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Early Cuban Exiles: Memories of Loss, Struggle, and Rebirth

January 11, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Early Cuban Exiles: Memories of Loss, Struggle, and Rebirth

From 1959 to 1973, more than 600,000 Cuban exiles came to the US in two waves and laid the foundation for the modern Cuban American community. Almost all arrived with only a few clothes and pocket money. Based on interviews with 54 persons about early Cuban exiles, this presentation tells how and why they left Cuba, what they found when they arrived here, and how they built new lives. Admission is free to attend, but registration is required. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and the Columbia Journalism School, David Powell worked as a reporter for the Associated Press in New York, Miami, and Tallahassee. After earning a law degree from Florida State University, he practiced law for thirty years. Moved by the stories of Cuban Americans he met through his work, he began interviewing them for his oral history book about Cuban exiles who came to the US from 1959 to 1973. David and his wife reside in Tallahassee.

This Florida Talks program is a partnership between Florida Humanities and the Marco Island Historical Society. Funding for this program was provided by Florida Humanities and sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Event Details

Event Date/time:

January 11, 2023 @ 2:00 pm -
January 11, 2023 @ 3:00 pm

Other

Presenter Information:
David Powell, Author
Event Fee:
Free
Event Type:
Online
Event Registration Link:
Register Here

Event Contact:

April Holland
Phone:
(239) 389-6447

Event Venue:

Virtual/Online
Venue Phone:
(561) 313-5185

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