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  Jesus & Son es una compania que se dedica al mantenimiento de su hogar en Tampa Bay.

  Jesus E R es el fundador de esta humilde compania establecida a finales del siglo pasado.  (Est circa 1997)

  Desde aquellos lejanos principios nuestros objetivos principales eran tirarle un cabo (ayudar/sin cobrar) a toda aquella persona propietaria de casa en la bahia de Tampa que por vicisitudes de la vida no se encontraba en condiciones de fluides financiera para pagar por reparaciones y emergencias que atacan al funcionamiento de nuestros hogares cuando uno menos se lo espera.

  Por aquellos anos entonces se solia llamar a Jesus&Son y  quien respondia era mi padre Jesus E R, quien ocupaba en cargo de presidente y unico empleado de la compania, por lo cual estaba a cargo de secretaria, atencion al cliente, contabilidad (cuando cobraba, la mayoria de los trabajos eran gratis) gerencia, y otras actividades de las cuales demandan una compania de servicios del calibre de Jesus & Son.  Pero gracias a las cualidades de liderazgo, organizacion y profundo conocimiento del campo del mantenimiento y reparaciones de casa es que hoy en dia Jesus&Son sigue adelante mas fuerte y servicial que nunca.  

  En este nuevo siglo 21 son muchas las metas por alcanzar pero nos sentimos confiados que las alcanzaremos ya que para este nuevo milenio se nos a unido un hombre que es toda una leyenda en el mantenimiento general.  Jesus R R (Son de Jesus&Son) acabado de egresar de la universidad de Harvard con un titulo honorario de Suma Cum Laude en Mantenimiento e Instalaciones, asi como ingenieria en reparaciones generales porque este discipulo si que se las ingenia para resolver su problema o emergencia.

  Sin mas preambulos querido lector, bienvenido sea a Jesus&Son. 

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               Pictorial trip of Cuba

              Viñales Valley - Pinar del Rio, Cuba

      Cayo Levisa - Levisa Cay.  Pinar del Rio, Cuba

 La catedral de la Habana, Old Havana.  Habana, Cuba

El Morro of Habana, entrance to the bay of Habana, Cuba

  Centro Asturiano - Asturian Center. Habana, Cuba

              Hotel Nacional.  Habana, Cuba

 Statue of Jesus in Habana, Cuba (2nd in size to Brazil's)

   Bacardi (Rum) building before Castro.  Habana, Cuba

 Lonja del Comercio - Comerce Guild.  Old Havana, Cuba

Bacunayagua's bridge.  Matanzas, Cuba.  Cuba's highest.

          Varadero beach.  Matanzas, Cuba

  Varadero beach one of Cuba's most beautiful beaches

   Dupont family Villa before Castro.  Varadero,Cuba

 Las Morlas Cay, Matanzas, Cuba.  (where Varadero is)

        Valle de los Ingenios.  Trinidad, Cuba

       Playa Sirena- Mermaid Beach. Cayo Largo, Cuba

  Hacienda Iznaga, Valle de los Ingenios. Trinidad, Cuba

  Playa Paraiso - Paradise beach.  Cayo Largo, Cuba

   Palma Real, Cuba's national tree.  Camaguey, Cuba.

     Peasant's bohio in Jobabo. Las Tunas, Cuba

Sugarmills's valley - Valle de los Ingenios.  Trinida, Cuba

  Steam train.  Valle de los Ingenios. Trinidad, Cuba

               Playa Ancon.  Trinidad, Cuba

  Monument La Demajagua.  Granma, Cuba

  Caridad del Cobre church in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

El Morro and Sierra Maestra Mts. Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

               Baracoa.  Guantanamo, Cuba

   Landmarks found in Cuba and United States.

                    Capitol Washington DC

   Jose Marti (The Apostle) - Cuba's national hero

           Jose Marti - Parque Central. Habana, Cuba

               Jose Marti - Central Park, New York

        Amigos de Jose Marti Park - Tampa, FL

We are proud to be Cuban-American !

Cuban American Cubano Americano
Notable Cuban Americans: Cesar Romero · Gloria Estefan · Cameron Diaz · Cathy Areu Andy Garcia · Christina Milian · Carlos Gutierrez · Enrique Murciano
Total population
Cuban 1,611,478 Americans 0.5% of the total US population (2007)
Regions with significant populations
Languages
American English and Spanish
Religion
Predominantly Roman Catholic; minority Protestant, Santeria, Jewish and others.
Related ethnic groups
Spaniards · Italians · Portuguese · Hispanics White Cuban · Afro-Cuban · Jewish Cuban · Chinese Cuban

A Cuban American (Spanish: Cubano americano) is a United States citizen who traces his or her "national origin" to Cuba. Cuban Americans form the fifth-largest Hispanic group in the United States and also the largest Spanish-speaking group of white descent in the US.

Many communities throughout the United States have significant Cuban American populations.  However Miami, Florida stands out as the most prominent Cuban American community, in part because of its proximity to Cuba. It is followed by North Jersey, particularly Union City and West New York.

Immigration

Prior to the Louisiana Purchase and the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819, all of Florida and Louisiana were provinces of the Captaincy General of Cuba (Captain General being the Spanish title equivalent to the British colonial Governor). Consequently, Cuban immigration to the U.S. has a long history, beginning in the Spanish colonial period in 1565 when St. Augustine, Florida was established by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, and hundreds of Spanish/Cuban soldiers and their families moved from Cuba to St. Augustine to establish a new life. Thousands of Cuban settlers also immigrated to Louisiana between 1778 – 1802 and Texas during the period of Spanish rule.

Many early Cubans migrated to New York City, St. Augustine, Florida, Miami, Key West, and Tampa, Florida. Many Cubans were absorbed into the mainstream of American culture after the United States claimed Florida from Spain in 1821.

In the late 1800s, a Cuban entrepreneur named Vicente Martinez-Ybor started a cigar making business in Tampa. Soon, other Cuban businessmen (Fuente, Villazon, Garcia, and Vega) followed Ybor's example. Within several years, Tampa had a thriving cigar-making industry. Numerous Cuban families lived and worked in the area known as Ybor City near Tampa, and there are many third and fourth generation Cuban Americans who trace their Cuban heritage directly to this early immigration.

Smaller waves of Cuban emigration to the U.S. occurred in the early 20th century (1900-1959); most settled in Florida and the northeast U.S. The majority of an estimated 100,000 Cubans arrived in that time period usually came for economic reasons (1929 depression, volatile sugar prices), but included anti-Batista refugees fleeing the military dictatorship, which had pro-U.S. diplomatic ties.

1960 - 1980

Political upheaval in Cuba created new waves of Cuban immigrants to the U.S. In 1959, after the Cuban revolution led by Fidel Castro, a large Cuban exodus began. From 1960 to 1979, hundreds of thousands of Cubans left Cuba and began a new life in the United States, often forming the backbone of the anti-Castro movement. Most Cuban Americans that arrived in the United States came from Cuba's educated upper and middle classes. Between December 1960 and October 1962 more than 14,000 Cuban children arrived alone in the U.S. Their parents were afraid that their children were going to be sent to some Soviet bloc countries to be educated and they decided to send them to the States as soon as possible. This program was called Operation Pedro Pan (Peter Pan). When the children arrived in Miami they were met by representatives of Catholic Charities and they were sent to live with relatives if they had any or were sent to foster homes, orphanages or boarding schools until their parents could leave Cuba. In order to provide aid to recently arrived Cuban immigrants, the United States Congress passed the Cuban Adjustment Act in 1966. The Cuban Refugee Program provided more than $1.3 billion of direct financial assistance. They also were eligible for public assistance, Medicare, free English courses, scholarships, and low-interest college loans. Some banks even pioneered loans for exiles who did not have collateral or credit but received help in getting a business loan simply because they were of Cuban descent. These loans enabled many Cuban Americans to secure funds and start up their own businesses. With their Cuban-owned businesses and low cost of living, Miami, Florida and Union City, New Jersey (dubbed "Havana-on-the Hudson") were the preferred destinations for many immigrants, and soon became the main centers for Cuban American culture. Miami was particularly attractive due to its similar climate, geography, and architecture; Union City for the opportunities offered by the embroidery industry. However, Westchester, Florida within Miami-Dade County, stands as the area most populated by Cubans and Cuban Americans in the United States, followed by Hialeah, Florida in second.

1980s

Another large wave (an estimated 125,000 people) of Cuban immigration occurred in the early 1980s with the Mariel boatlifts. Along with the 125,000 immigrants came 25,000 criminals, mentally ill, and other dregs among Cuban society which Fidel Castro knowingly infiltrated into the country to corrupt the so-called "American Imperialist Society". Some of the "Marielitos" became prosperous through their own efforts, with government assistance and assistance from earlier immigrants, relatives and charitable organizations.

Mid-1990s to 2000s

Since the mid-1990s, after the implementation of the "Wet Foot, Dry Foot" policy immigration patterns changed. Many Cuban immigrants departed from the southern and western coasts of Cuba and arrived at the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico; many landed on Isla Mujeres. From there Cuban immigrants traveled to the Texas-Mexico border and found asylum. Many of the Cubans who did not have family in Miami settled in Houston; this has caused Houston's Cuban American community to increase in size.^[5] The term "dusty foot" refers to Cubans immigrating to the U.S. through Mexico. In 2005 the Department of Homeland Security had abandoned the approach of detaining every dry foot Cuban who crosses through Texas and began a policy allowing most Cubans to obtain immediate parole.

Jorge Ferragut, a Cuban immigrant who founded Casa Cuba, an agency that assists Cuban immigrants arriving in Texas, said in a 2008 article that many Cuban immigrants of the 2000s left due to economic instead of political issues.  By October 2008 Mexico and Cuba created an agreement to prevent immigration of Cubans through Mexico.

US communities with high percentages of people of Cuban ancestry

The top 25 US communities with the highest percentage of people claiming Cuban ancestry are:

1. Westchester, Florida 65.69%
2. Hialeah, Florida 62.12%
3. Coral Terrace, Florida 61.87%
4. West Miami, Florida 61.61%
5. University Park, Florida 59.80%
6. Olympia Heights, Florida 57.65%
7. Tamiami, Florida 56.63%
8. Hialeah Gardens, Florida 54.31%
9. Medley, Florida 51.91%
10. Sweetwater, Florida 49.92%
11. Palm Springs North, Florida 43.59%
12. Miami Lakes, Florida 42.28%
13. Kendale Lakes, Florida 38.58%
14. Fountainbleau, Florida 37.29%
15. Miami, Florida 34.14%
16. Miami Springs, Florida 31.83%
17. Richmond West, Florida 29.30%
18. Coral Gables, Florida 28.72%
19. Virginia Gardens, Florida 26.11%
20. South Miami Heights, Florida 25.70%
21. Kendall, Florida 21.31%
22. Miami Beach, Florida 20.51%
23. Surfside, Florida 20.15%
24. Country Club, Florida 19.97%
25. West New York, New Jersey 19.64%

U.S. communities with the most residents born in Cuba      

Top 101 U.S. communities with the most residents born in Cuba are:  (We are proud to live in the #35 in Tampa)

1. Westchester, FL 55.8%
2. Hialeah, FL 53.5%
3. Coral Terrace, FL 51.9%
4. West Miami, FL 50.5%
5. South Westside, FL 48.3%
6. University Park, FL 48.1%
7. Hialeah Gardens, FL 47.5%
8. Medley, FL 46.0%
9. Tamiami, FL 45.7%
10. Olympia Heights, FL 45.2%
11. Sweetwater, FL 45.2%
12. Westwood Lakes, FL 44.9%
13. Sunset, FL 32.7%
14. Fountainbleau, FL 32.3%
15. North Westside, FL 30.4%
16. Miami, FL 30.3%
17. Miami Lakes, FL 30.1%
18. Palm Springs North, FL 29.8%
19. Kendale Lakes, FL 28.9%
20. Kendale Lakes-Lindgren Acres, FL 24.3%
21. Stock Island, FL 23.3%
22. Miami Springs, FL 22.2%
23. Glenvar Heights, FL 21.0%
24. Chula Vista, FL 20.9%
25. Kendall West, FL 20.4%
26. South Miami Heights, FL 20.0%
27. Coral Gables, FL 19.2%
28. Virginia Gardens, FL 19.0%
29. West New York, NJ 18.3%
30. Richmond West, FL 17.7%
31. Miami Beach, FL 17.5%
32. Carol City, FL 15.6%
33. Surfside, FL 14.8%
34. Leisure City, FL 14.7%
35. Egypt Lake-Leto, FL 14.1%
36. West Little River, FL 14.0%
37. South Miami, FL 13.7%
38. Kendall, FL 13.6%
39. Union City, NJ 13.2%
40. Country Club, FL 12.8%
41. Key Biscayne, FL 12.8%
42. Rolling Oaks, FL 12.4%
43. The Crossings, FL 12.1%
44. Country Walk, FL 11.0%
45. The Hammocks, FL 10.9%
46. Gun Club Estates, FL 10.9%
47. Riverland Village, FL 10.8%
48. Miami Gardens, FL (Broward County) 10.7%
49. Lakes by the Bay, FL 10.7%
50. North Bay Village, FL 10.5%
51. Tavernier, FL 10.4%
52. Princeton, FL 10.2%
53. Kendall-Perrine, FL 10.1%
54. Broadview Park, FL 10.0%
55. Guttenberg, NJ 9.7%
56. Doral, FL 9.7%
57. Northwest Dade, FL 9.6%
58. Three Lakes, FL 9.5%
59. Marathon, FL 9.3%
60. Cutler Ridge, FL 9.0%
61. Sunny Isles Beach, FL 8.5%
62. Middle Keys, FL 8.4%
63. Clewiston, FL 8.4%
64. Bal Harbour, FL 8.3%
65. Key Colony Beach, FL 7.5%
66. Pinecrest, FL 7.5%
67. Country Estates, FL 7.4%
68. Bay Harbor Islands, FL 7.2%
69. Opa-locka North, FL 7.1%
70. Key Largo, FL 7.0%
71. East Perrine, FL 6.9%
72. Canal Point, FL 6.7%
73. Golden Gate, FL 6.6%
74. Royal Palm Estates, FL 6.6%
75. Gladeview, FL 6.4%
76. Palmetto Estates, FL 6.4%
77. Utopia, FL 6.3%
78. Lake Clarke Shores, FL 6.3%
79. Palm Springs, FL 6.3%
80. Belle Glade, FL 6.0%
81. Cutler, FL 6.0%
82. Big Coppitt Key, FL 5.9%
83. Naranja, FL 5.9%
84. Golden Beach, FL 5.9%
85. Loughman, FL 5.9%
86. Pine Castle, FL 5.9%
87. Miramar, FL 5.7%
88. Homestead, FL 5.5%
89. Opa-locka, FL 5.3%
90. Pinewood, FL 5.3%
91. Islamorada, Village of Islands, FL 5.3%
92. Upper Keys, FL 5.3%
93. Pembroke Pines, FL 5.2%
94. Westview, FL 5.2%
95. Haverhill, FL 5.0%
96. Naples Manor, FL 5.0%
97. Ojus, FL 5.0%
98. Stacey Street, FL 4.9%
99. Sunshine Ranches, FL 4.9%
100. Elizabeth, NJ 4.8%
101. West Perrine, FL 4.7%

Assimilation

Many Cuban Americans have assimilated themselves into the American culture, which includes Cuban influences.

Since the 1980s, Cuban Americans have moved out of "Little Havana" to the suburbs of Miami, such as Hialeah and Kendall as well as the more affluent Coral Gables and Miami Lakes.

Many new South and Central Americans, along with new Cuban refugees, have replaced the Cuban Americans who have relocated elsewhere in Florida (Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Tampa Bay and West Palm Beach) and dispersed throughout the nation.

Cuban Americans live in all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, which received thousands of anti-Castro refugees as well in the 1960s, and Cuban American population growth is found in California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, New York, North Carolina, and Virginia.

More recently, there has been substantial growth of new Cuban-American communities in places like Hazleton, Pennsylvania; Raleigh, North Carolina, Palm Desert, California and recently a small increase in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Cuban Americans have been very successful in establishing businesses and developing political clout by transforming Miami from a beach retirement community into a modern city with a distinct Caribbean flavor.

Cuban American culture

Political beliefs

Cuban Americans tend to be significantly more politically conservative than other Hispanic groups in the United States and form a major voting block for the Republican Party (GOP) in the state of Florida. Many Cuban Americans fled the island to escape the political and economic oppression that they experienced under the Castro regime. As such, they tend to identify with the strong anti-communist stance of the Republican Party.

The failed Bay of Pigs invasion, and its association with John F. Kennedy, left many Cubans distrustful of the Democratic Party. Ronald Reagan, on the other hand, is particularly popular in the Cuban exile community (there is a street in Miami named for Ronald Reagan). More recently, the Clinton administration's heavy handed use of armed INS agents in the seizure and return of Elián González to his father in Cuba under the direction of Janet Reno and Eric Holder may have affected the outcome of the 2000 Presidential election by stoking the passions of the exile community and serving to increase the Republican turnout in a contest that was ultimately decided by fewer than 1,000 votes in Florida. Cuban Americans along with the Vietnamese Americans are the only two ethnic minority blocs that support the Republican Party in large numbers. Although Cuban Americans still vote mostly Republican, their support for the Party has somewhat eroded in recent years as younger American born Cuban Americans continue to assimilate within the general population. In contrast to the earlier waves of Upper and Middle Class Cubans who fled the island between 1960-1980 as political exiles, many recent arrivals to the US tend to be more racially diverse and lower skilled workers drawn to America by the promise of economic opportunity. As such, they are generally more in tune with the message of the Democratic Party than their predecessors.

Food

Cuban food is varied, though rice is a staple and commonly served at lunch and dinner. Other common dishes are arroz con pollo (chicken and rice), pan con bistec (steak sandwich), platanos maduros (sweet plantains), lechon asado (pork), yuca (cassava root), flan, batido de mamey (mamey milkshake), papayas, and guava paste.

Cuban versions of pizza contains bread, which is usually soft, and cheese, toppings, and sauce, which is made with spices such as Adobo and Goya onion. Picadillo, ground beef that has been sauteed with tomato, green peppers, green olives, and garlic is another popular Cuban dish. It can be served with black beans and rice, and a side of deep-fried, ripened plantains.

Beverages

Materva

Cubans often drink cafe cubano: a small cup of coffee called a cafecito (or a colada), which is traditional espresso coffee, sweetened, with a sugar foam on top called espumita. It is also popular to add milk, which is called a cortadito for a small cup or a cafe con leche for a larger cup.

A common soft drink is Materva, a Cuban soda made of yerba mate. Jupiña, Ironbeer and Cawy lemon-lime are soft drinks which originated in Cuba. Since the Castro era, they are also produced in Miami.

To provide nationalized alternatives to imported soft drinks, bottled water and beers, Cuba offers a line of "Refresco Nacional" which includes cola flavor and "Limon", or lemon-lime. Their bottled water line is Ciego Montero and is a mineral spring water from the Cienfuegos province. The two nationalized beers are Cristal and Bucanero. They are made in partnership with Canadian brewers Labatts. Bucanero comes in two varieties, Bucanero Fuerte and Bucanero Max. Both are stronger than Cristal, with Max being the strongest, though Bucanero Fuerte is most popular with Cubans.

The rum of choice is Havana Club, which is widely available and comes in light and dark varieties, as well as a large range of years, starting at 3.

Demographics

Official Immigration to the U.S
Year of Immigration	White	Black	Other	Asian	Number
1959-64	93.3	1.2	5.3	0.2	144,732
1965-74	87.7	2.0	9.1	0.2	247,726
1975-79	82.6	4.0	13.3	0.1	29,508
1980	80.9	5.3	13.7	0.1	94,095
1981-89	85.7	3.1	10.9	0.3	77,835
1990-93	84.7	3.2	11.9	0.2	60,244
1994-2000	85.8	3.7	10.4	0.7	174,437
Total	87.2	2.9	0.6	0.2	828,577
Race by Cuban national Origin, 2000
Country of Origin			White	Black	Other
Cuba			85.0%	3.6%	7.1%
Total: 1,241,685			1,055,432	44,700	88,159

The ancestry of Cuban Americans comes primarily from Spain, with many others being of French, Portuguese, Italian, Irish, Lebanese (Arab), north African, Chinese and Russian descent, with a sizable population of sub-Saharan African or mixed African Mulatto ancestry.

During the 18th, 19th and early part of the 20th century, large waves of Canarian, Catalan, Andalusian and Galician emigrated to Cuba. Much of Haiti's white population migrated to Cuba after the Haitian War of Independence in the early 18th century. Also, minor but significant ethnic influx is derived from diverse peoples from Middle East places such as Lebanon and Palestine. There was also a significant influx of Jews, especially between the World Wars, from many countries, including Sephardic Jews from Turkey and Ashkenazic Jews from Poland, Germany and Russia. Other Europeans that have contributed slightly include Italians, Germans, Swedes, and Hungarians. Many Chinese also settled Cuba as contract laborers and they formerly boast the largest Chinatown in Western Hemisphere as most Chinese Cubans left for Florida. In the most recent census in 2000 there were 1,241,685 Cuban Americans, both native and foreign born and represented 3.5% of all Hispanics in the US. About 85% of Cuban Americans identify themselves as being White, mostly Spanish, which is the highest proportion of all other major Hispanic groups. In Florida, Cuban Americans have cultural ties with the state's large Spanish American or European Spanish community.

Economics

The median household income for Cuban Americans is $36,671, a figure higher than other Hispanic groups, but lower than for non-Hispanic whites.

In contrast, US-born Cuban Americans have a higher median income than even non-Hispanic whites, $50,000 as compared to $48,000 for non-Hispanic whites.

Education

25% of Cuban Americans have a college education, about twice the average of all other Hispanic groups, and lower than that of non-Hispanic whites, of which 30% are college graduates. 

However, 39% of US-born Cuban Americans have a college degree or higher, as compared to only 30% of non-Hispanic whites, and 12% for all other Hispanic groups. 

Religion

Being of primarily Spanish extraction, most Cuban Americans are Roman Catholic, but some Cubans practice the African Traditional Religions (such as Santeria or Ifá), which evolved from mixing the Catholic religion with the traditional African religion. However, there are many Protestant (primarily Pentecostal) with small numbers of syncretism, nonreligious or tiny communities of Jewish Cuban and Muslim Americans.

Immigration policy

Before the 1980s, all refugees from Cuba were welcomed into the United States as political refugees. This changed in the 1990s so that only Cubans who reach U.S. soil are granted refuge under the "wet feet, dry feet policy". Cuban immigration also continues with an allotted number of Cubans (20,000 per year) provided legal U.S. visas.

According to a U.S. Census 1970 report, Cuban Americans as well as Latinos lived in all 50 states. But as later Census reports demonstrated, the majority of Cuban immigrants settled in south Florida. A new trend in the late 1990s showed that fewer immigrants arrived from Cuba than previously. While U.S. born Cuban Americans moved out of their enclaves, other nationalities settled there.

In late 1999, U.S. news media focused on the case of Elián González, the 6-year-old Cuban boy caught in a custody battle between his relatives in Miami and his father in Cuba. The fiasco ended on April 22, 2000, when INS agents took Elián González to the Cuban Interests Section in Washington, D.C. From there, his father took him back to Cuba.

Political representation

There are now four Cuban American members of the United States House of Representatives and two Senators (Mel Martinez of Florida, and Bob Menendez of New Jersey) in the United States Senate, as well as the Cuban American Secretary of Commerce, Carlos M. Gutierrez.

In 2006 Marco Rubio became Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives. Eduardo Aguirre served as Vice Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States in the George W. Bush administration and later named Director of Immigration and Naturalization Services under the Department of Homeland Security. In 2006, Eduardo Aguirre was named US ambassador to Spain. Cuban Americans have also served other high profile government jobs including White House Chief of Staff, John H. Sununu.

Cuban Americans also serve in high ranking judicial positions as well. Danny Boggs is the current chief judge of United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and Raoul G. Cantero, III, served as a Florida Supreme Court justice until stepping down in 2008.

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