by "here" I mean OKP, and America as well
for example NYC. During the segregation era there was a large latino population. What was their deal?
same thing on the west coast with the chicanos and asians.

From what I've read about Miami, it was the deep south back then, and the latino population was negligible.
In fact, most Cubans in the immediate aftermath of the revolution migrated to Tampa and the tri-state.
That all changed with the bay of pigs and the peter pan flights.