ABSTRACT
This chapter intends to break away from the more established research and theoretical norms and contribute to the discussion on South-South migration within the context of globalization. It focuses on the lives, realities, and changing identities of Cuban doctors, who are based in Maputo as well as their transnational ties to Cuba. The chapter discusses an overview of Cuba's aid programs, in general, and to Mozambique, in particular, before examining the lives of the Cuban doctors in Maputo and their transnational ties back home. The Cuban doctors in Mozambique have had to find and create alternative mechanisms to stay in touch with their families and friends at home. Despite the very particular conditions and characteristics of Cuba's social assistance programs, their resulting South-South migration dynamics and transnational practices do not fundamentally differ from the more common North-South and East-West ones. Despite the difficulties involved in communicating with Cuba, the doctors have been able to establish transnational ties back home.
