Honors College Theses
Publication Date
2017
Major
History (B.A.)
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis (open access)
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Christina Abreu
Abstract
Over 14,000 unaccompanied children came from Cuba to the United States during Operation Pedro Pan. Once they arrived they were faced with an entirely new living situation and were forced to adapt. One of the remaining similarities to their Cuban home was the Catholic Church. The Church played a significant role in shaping these children’s fluid concept of their ethnic, national, and religious identities. Previous scholarship has not addressed the role of the Church in the program or the issue of the fluidity of identity among these children. This study builds on the existing scholarship and aims to fill in a missing piece of the historical memory of Operation Pedro Pan and its participants.
Recommended Citation
Still, Caleb M., "Lost Boys and Girls: Navigating Experience and Identity during Operation Pedro Pan" (2017). Honors College Theses. 264.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/honors-theses/264
Included in
History of Religion Commons, Latin American History Commons, Oral History Commons, United States History Commons
