Gustavo Perez Firmat is the David Feinson Professor of Humanities at Columbia University
Prologue: Born in Cuba, Made in the U.S.A.
p. 1
Waving Good-Bye
The Past Is a Foreign Country
p. 17
A Crash Course in Americana
p. 47
Mooning over Miami
p. 63
Family Ties
On the Corner of Paula and San Ignacio
p. 95
Domino Theory, Canasta Klatch
p. 125
The Ghosts of Nochebuenas Past
p. 155
Billita, Who Am I?
p. 171
Discovering America
The Gusano as Bookworm
p. 191
Love in a Foreign Language
p. 211
Ricky Ricardo with a Ph.D.
p. 227
Earth to Papi, Earth to Papi
p. 243
Epilogue: This Must Be the Place
p. 267
Postscript 2000: Que Pasa USA?
p. 275
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