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Husband and wife Israel Rodriguez (54) and Katia Garza (47) reflect on their time as dancers. They discuss their early lives in Cuba and Mexico, why they both first fell in love with ballet, and the highs and lows of...

One Small Step partners Mei Lun "Jessica" Chau (50) and Stephan Lowy (64) discuss their personal and professional backgrounds, experiences with travel, and the problems with extreme views in politics.

I interview my grandma on her life and the story of how she immigrated to America from Cuba. She faced many hardships in her childhood such as poverty and war but persevered and has made a great life for her...

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.

My name is Priscilla Colon and I interviewed my grandma, Norma Castellanos. She is 79 years old and was born in La Habana, Cuba. I asked her questions about her life in Cuba, her life in the United States, and...

Christian Escudero interviewed his grandmother, Carmela Escudero who is 77 years old from Pola, Italy. In the interview she explains her early life in Italy and the lessons she has learned on her way to the United States.

Carmen Iglesias was born in a town run by a Boston Sugarmill company in Cuba. Today we interview my grandmother about her time as a citizen in Cuba. We get to hear first hand experience about how Cuba was like...

At age 10, after 5 years of hardship, sacrifice, and intimidation under the Fidel Castro Regime, Isabel Fleitas Gruba (62), her mother, Pastora Lopez Fleitas , and her father, Gonzalo Fleitas (93) board a Freedom Flight to Miami in 1970...

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

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...

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

John Friedrich (56) talks with his friend Bob Alpern (92) about his visit to Cuba in 1979, where he had some of the best ice cream he’s ever tasted, and one of the greatest beaches in the world (Varadero), meeting...

This is an interview about my moms experience in moving to the United States from Venezuela and how it affected her.

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

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

I talk with my mom about her life in Cuba and how she settled into this country.

I interviewed college student Leidiana Delgado about her Cuban heritage, her community, and her experience during COVID-19.

Claudia Sherman interviews her mother, Dr. Leticia Toledo Sherman about her life as an immigrant and how she never doubted her ability to succeed in her field of chemistry.

Me and my aunt talked about her early life her proudest moments. And her past a big thank you to her for participating in this interview.

We spoke about my moms upbringing and experience immigrating from Cuba to America.

My grandfather spoke of his life born in Camagüey and moving to havana and then his life going throughout up until Castro and my grandmother did about the same.

This interview was conducted April 15th 2017.

At the age of seven, Jesse Marino and his family came to America to seek asylum from communism in Cuba. On December 22nd in Toluca Lake, Mia Phillips sat down with her family friend, Jesse Marino(58 years old), to learn...

This in an interview with my aunt Hilda, my father’s sister.