Juan Chavez

2 weeks ago | tbnweekly.com | Juan Chavez |Juan Carlos Chávez

SEMINOLE — On a quiet afternoon at her nail salon in Seminole, Liudmyla Nikohosian gently held a client’s hand while applying a layer of gel to make her nails strong and shiny. A flower arrangement sat in the corner. A flat-screen TV streamed videos of European cities as soft music played in the background. When clients asked for water or an espresso, Nikohosian brought it with a Ferrero Rocher chocolate wrapped in gold foil.

2 months ago | arcamax.com | Juan Chavez |Juan Carlos Chávez

For years, Cubans who arrived in the United States were treated differently from other immigrants. Many were quickly allowed to stay. They obtained work permits and became residents without a long wait. They even found a path to citizenship more easily than others. Credit the special treatment to a holdover from the Cold War, when U.S. foreign policy sought the hearts and minds of Cubans living under Fidel Castro. Over the past decade, that’s changed.