When you think of Cubans, which of these two images comes to mind?

[Daven]

Both come to my mind honestly.

[Alexandro]

The first, easily.

I didn't know really any Afro Cubans in Miami.

[Celestia]

1.

Houston didn’t have many Afro-Cubans

[calxpal]

1.

[SineNomine]

Cuban Americans or Cubans in central Cuba (1)
Cubans in the Oriente or Havana today (2)

[Daven]

The first, easily.

I didn't know really any Afro Cubans in Miami.

Wow. There has to be a few at least (especially now when they are migrating to Miami).

[Alexandro]

Wow. There has to be a few at least (especially now when they are migrating to Miami).

Yeah, no doubt. There are many Afro Cubans, but I believe they are more on the lower class side of things, socioeconomically (especially since many are newer arrivals). I come from a upper middle class background personally, so just did not have much exposure to 'em. The vast majority of Cubans I knew growing up were like second or third generation, and often times their families came during the first wave or around that period of time.

Although....I did know one black Cuban kid in middle school, and he kind of had like a psuedo zambo phenotype.

[Cristiano viejo]

First picture for the Cuban diaspora.
Second picture for the current population of Cuba.

[Andullero]

First picture for the Cuban diaspora.
Second picture for the current population of Cuba.

Not so. There are still many guajiros left on the island, in fact, I'd say they are the only peasant population of its type in the Caribbean, as in, a pred. Euro peasantry.

[Rumata]

Both. And personally Che and Fidel.