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In this episode, my cousin shares her experience on being raised in Cuba, what she had to tell the government in order to be granted permission to leave her homeland and how she started her life anew here in the States.
En este episodio, mi prima comparte su experiencia al ser criada en Cuba, lo que tuvo que decirle para que el gobierno le concediera permiso para salir de Cuba y cómo comenzó su vida de nuevo aquí en los Estados Unidos.
The composite objective is to facilitate a cultural exchange between the nations of the United States and Cuba.
Please join me on this journey to delve into a deeper understanding of the dynamic past between Cuba and the States in order to reach the Truth in its most raw form.
In this episode, we talk with Grandma about her experience in Cuba during the transition from Batista's dictatorship to when Fidel fabricated power and how it affected daily Life. Also, what influenced her decision to leave Cuba and come to the United States as well as her opinion on many other related topics.
Vamos a hablar con Abuela sobre su experiencia en Cuba durante la transición de la dictadura de Batista a cuando Fidel fabricó el poder y cómo afectó la vida en Cuba. Además, lo que influyó en la decisión de ella salir de Cuba y venir a los Estados Unidos, así como su opinión sobre muchos otros aspectos relacionados.
Granma is the yacht that was used to transport 82 fighters of the Cuban Revolution from Mexico to Cuba in November 1956 for the purpose of overthrowing the regime of Fulgencio Batista.
The Moncada Barracks was a military barracks in Santiago de Cuba. On July 26, 1953, the barracks was the site of an armed attack by a small group of revolutionaries led by Fidel Castro. This event is widely accepted as the inception of the Cuban Revolution The date on which the attack took place, July 26, was adopted by Castro as the name for his revolutionary movement (Movimiento 26 Julio or M 26-7) which eventually toppled the Batista dictatorship.
The Cuban Missile Crisis, or Crisis de Octubre, was a 13-day (October 16–28, 1962) confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba.
The Bay of Pigs Invasion, or Batalla de Girón, was a failed military invasion of Cuba sponsored by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to train and arm a group of counter-revolutionary Cuban exiles to overthrow Fidel Castro on 17 April 1961.
Operation Peter Pan, or Operación Pedro Pan, was a mass exodus of over 14,000 unaccompanied Cuban minors to the United States between 1960 and 1962.