Cuba’s Diaspora & its Impact on the Homeland A lecture by Vincent Bloch TUESDAY, MARCH 08, 2015 6 PM SULZBERGER PARLOR, 3RD FLOOR BARNARD HALL LECTURE<http://barnard.edu/category/event-type-3> CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA<http://barnard.edu/category/topics-104> Exiles and emigrants have often played crucial roles in the economic and political transformation of their homeland. Is this happening in the case of Cuba, particularly in light of the recent changes in American diplomatic relations with the Castro government? Sociologist Vincent Bloch from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris addresses these questions by discussing the different waves of the Cuban exodus, its destinations, integration into receiving societies, and interaction with the homeland. More info: http://barnard.edu/events/cubas-diaspora-its-impact-homeland?