Tales From My Cuban Mother

Span277: Borderless Poetics & Expression for a New Time — Conversation with my Cuban mother about her life before and after immigrating to the U.S., the struggles she faced once she got here and how she overcame them.

SPAN 277 Community Interview with Leidiana Delgado

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

A Quick Interview That Looks Into The Lives Of Margaret and Ed Kloske

We discussed the challenges in their lives and how their relationship brings out each other's best and worst. My grandfather also enlighten us with his stories of his prior years living in Cuba.

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Regina Holloway and Lillian Holloway

Lillian Holloway (40) speaks with her sister Regina Holloway (42) as a birthday gift for Regina about how much they mean to each other, what freedom means, and how going to Cuba changed their lives.

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George Rodon and Eduardo Fernandez-Crespi

George Rodon (72) and mentee Eduardo "Eddie" Fernandez-Crespi (39) share thoughts on family, Cuban heritage, how they first met, race relations in Cuba vs U.S. and their view on government systems.

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For adventure 5 project pathway talking about my moms childhood and life raising me

Believing in Yourself in a World That Didn’t

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.

The Cuban roots

We talked a little about how her life in cuba was. We also talked about how she got here to the US and what difficulties she faced. Was it a easy journey?

The great listen

I interview my mom who only speaks Spanish so the interview had to be in Spanish and I asked her a bunch of things from what she did as a child to how she met my dad