Maria Trzcinski and Megan Murray
Recorded
April 30, 2016
Archived
April 30, 2016
40:35 minutes
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Id:
mby014814
Description
Maria Duyos Trzcinski (66) talks to her daughter, Megan Murray (30) about her teenage years in Cuba when Fidel Castro came to power. She shares the struggles her family went through after applying to leave the country, and she remembers how it felt to finally gain freedom.Subject Log / Time Code
Maria Duyos Trzcinski (MT) talks about being 10 years old when Castro took over Cuba.
MT talks about her private school being closed by the government.
MT talks about the "Peter Pans," a way out of Cuba for children.
MT talks about saying goodbye to her cousins with her grandfather.
MT talks about losing her childhood as a result of the dictatorship.
MT talks about the time after her parents presented their papers to leave, and her father had to do forced labor.
MT talks about what the authorities did after her family requested to leave Cuba.
MT talks about her father begging her not to stay behind and marry her boyfriend.
MT talks about how she felt flying into New York.
Megan Murray (MM) talks about how MT's parents made her go to college.
Participants
- Maria Trzcinski
- Megan Murray