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Elián González

Elián González's history is fictionalized in Jennine Capó Crucet's "Make Your Home Among Strangers" as the character Ariel Henandez. "Elián González Brotons (born December 6, 1993) is a Cuban technician who, as a child, became embroiled in a heated international custody and immigration controversy in 2000 involving the governments of Cuba and the United States, his father Juan Miguel González Quintana, his other relatives in Cuba and in Miami, and Miami's Cuban community." Read more using the links below.

Rono, Vanessa. (2023, February 8). Elián González nearly became an American. Now he's poised to become a Cuban lawmaker. NPR https://www.npr.org/2023/02/08/1155292248/elian-gonzalez-cuba-national-assembly-nomination

Elián González. Wikipedia
Includes a description of events and links out to additional webpages, articles, etc.
A Chronology of the Elián Gonzalez Saga. Frontline
A chronology of the events from November 25, 1999 with Gonzalez's rescue off the coast of Ft. Lauderdale to his return to Cuba June 28, 2000
Elian. 60 Minutes. 2005 (video)
"At age 6, Elian Gonzalez became the center of an epic custody battle between the U.S. and Cuba. At 11, Elian spoke out for the first time, telling Bob Simon about his memories of that period, his current life in Cuba and his relationship with Cuban leader Fidel Castro."
Why the Elián Gonzalez saga resonates 20 years later.
Vox news article from 2019 recaps the events surrounding Gonzalez's rescue off the Florida coast and return to Cuba.

The Cuba Reader by Aviva Chomsky (Editor); Barry Carr (Editor); Alfredo Prieto (Editor); Pamela Maria Smorkaloff (Editor)
Call Number: F 1776 .C85 Brandon, Dale Mabry, Ybor libraries
ISBN: 9781478003649
Publication Date: 2019-05-17
Includes a chapter on Gonzalez

Ground Zero (From the series The 2000s: A New Reality) [video]
Includes a 6:23 minute segment on Elian Gonzales and how this incident influenced the Bush/Gore election.
"Elian Gonzalez." Immigration and Multiculturalism: Essential Primary Sources, edited by K. Lee Lerner, et al., Gale, 2006, pp. 304-306. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints,

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