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My grandma and great grandma talking about their life and how they came to the United States from Cuba

In this interview, we discussed topics on life and future plans. We also talked about childhood and past times.

This interview was conducted April 15th 2017.

This is the story of Roger Sosa’s life, and how the Cuban Revolution impacted his life.

This is a story of Roger Sosa’s life, and how the Cuban Revolution impacted it.

We talked a lot about past memories and what his hopes are for the future. We also talked a lot about family.

My mother, Isabel Concepción Gonzalez, giving a personal insight to what immigrating to the United States from Cuba was like.

Interview with Maria Tapias about emigrating from Cuba

Interview about life with my mother

Asking about how it was for my mom in the U.S. and her toughest moments back home and in the U.S.

My name is Gianna Mazorra and I am 18 years old. This interview was done with my grandmother, Maria Mazorra who is 75. This interview explored my grandmother’s life as an immigrant from Cuba in America and her struggles and...

an interview from a son to mother about her cuban childhood and life

In this interview, conducted in Miami, Florida on November 26,2017, I ask my grandma(Maria Romero) about her childhood and things that have impacted her life.

Tita and Abuelo discussed their history and struggles in Cuba with me.

This interview started with asking my grandmother for permission to record the interview, to which she said yes. We got into detail describing how her childhood was in Cuba and how she experienced living in a communist country. She went...

Eduardo Mendez is a husband and a father of three. His shares with me his values for life, love, and happiness.

Sarah Pearce (72) interviews her neighbor, Alcira Ruiz (85), about her life in Cuba, the Cuban Revolution, and immigration to the United States.

In this interview, Jackie Koepchen describes her relationship with her sister and how it changed during childhood, adulthood, and eventually when her sister passed away. When discussing her sister‘s passing, Jackie explained how she was able to cope and gain...

Mari Teresa Fernandez (67) and her husband, Albert R. Fernandez (71), discuss memories of growing up. Albert Fernandez describes growing up in the immigrant neighborhood of Ybor City in Tampa, Florida. Mari Fernandez describes migrating from Cuba at seven years...

Leslie and Tatiana share nemories about her childhood and how it was like in Cuba. She shares her journey to the United States. Tatiana gives advice on gratefulness toward others and God. Including interesting thanksgiving stories and rituals.

My father and I discussed the experiences we had growing up in the same home town. We focused on what being Cuban meant to us here and how it is dificult to maintain culture as imigrant families continue to exist...

Alina Acosta, senior in high school in Miami, interviews her Cuban-immigrant mother, Iliana Borges-Acosta. They discuss her mother’s childhood and relationships.

This interview was between me, Ashley Pazos and Jose Lenza, my great grandfather who is 86 while I’m 18. We talked about his life in cuba, and a brief mention of life in America.

Asking my half sister a couple of questions about her and her life.

This interview is about my mother. I ask her questions from her childhood to my childhood and what our religion means to her