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40:26 Interview with Claudia Kelen Meijides Interview with Claudia Kelen Meijides	Interview with Claudia Kelen Meijides Claudia Kelen Mejides, 20, talks about how she and her parents spent a year in detention at Krome Detention Center after they left Cuba in 1994, and about the families that helped them get out. family trips and excursions first impression of america traumatic memories regrets neighborhood life prison life tires rubber raft havana habana cuba united states coast guard guantanamo guantánamo key west miami florida fidel castro bill clinton wet foot dry foot policy cuban adjustment act 1994 penicillin neighbors portugués krome detention center vending machine bunkers bunk-beds shower immigration From - UM Libraries 0 likes 0 plays Access Restrictions Access to this content is limited to computers in the Richter Library on the University of Miami campus. Please visit the library to view this content. Visitors not affiliated with the University of Miami should consult the library’s patron access policy. Digital Collections Link University of Miami Digital Collections Creator Meijides, Claudia Kelen Sullivan, Lilly Genre Oral histories Language English Creation Date January 21, 2010 Creation Place Miami (Fla.) Contributing Unit University of Miami Libraries Repository Cuban Heritage Collection Rights Statement Courtesy of StoryCorps, a national nonprofit dedicated to recording and collecting stories of everyday people. www.storycorps.org. Any other uses of this material--for commercial or non-commercial distribution, editing, exhibition, publishing, publicly performing, publicly displaying, reproducing on a website, or quotation beyond "fair use"--requires the permission of StoryCorps. For clearance, please contact StoryCorps at http://storycorps.org/about/inquiries/. Content Type Sound Local Identifier chc52460000850001001
44:07 Interview with Ana Maria Rabel Interview with Ana Maria Rabel	Interview with Ana Maria Rabel Ana Maria Rabel tells her daughter Laura Alfonso about coming to Miami on the Mariel boats from Cuba in 1980. Ana Maria discusses how her father was a political prisoner when she was growing up in… immigration stories family traditions first impression of america marriage memories of growing up traumatic memories historical events/people neighborhood life prison life siblings parents children From - UM Libraries 0 likes 1 plays Access Restrictions Access to this content is limited to computers in the Richter Library on the University of Miami campus. Please visit the library to view this content. Visitors not affiliated with the University of Miami should consult the library’s patron access policy. Digital Collections Link University of Miami Digital Collections Creator Rabel, Ana Maria Alfonso, Laura M Genre Oral histories Language English Creation Date January 08, 2010 Creation Place Miami (Fla.) Contributing Unit University of Miami Libraries Repository Cuban Heritage Collection Rights Statement Courtesy of StoryCorps, a national nonprofit dedicated to recording and collecting stories of everyday people. www.storycorps.org. Any other uses of this material--for commercial or non-commercial distribution, editing, exhibition, publishing, publicly performing, publicly displaying, reproducing on a website, or quotation beyond "fair use"--requires the permission of StoryCorps. For clearance, please contact StoryCorps at http://storycorps.org/about/inquiries/. Content Type Sound Local Identifier chc52460000300001001
38:55 Interview with Herinio Roig Interview with Herinio Roig	Interview with Herinio Roig Krystal Roig (28) interviews her father Herminio Jesus Roig (62) about his immigration from Cuba to the U.S., and how he has made a living in the U.S. ethnic foods immigration stories ethnicity family traditions family trips and excursions workday life apprenticeships craft skills and procedures bosses money job satisfaction marriage death anecdotes (humorous but true stories) personal experiences jokes school day memories memories of growing up historical events/people political beliefs and practices economic beliefs and practices social beliefs and practices discrimination town life neighborhood life urban life community businesses community organizations community characters influential people community history prison life schools teachers college achievements and awards spouse children siblings parents extended family roast pig christmas eve spanish cuban galicia barcelona europe meter reader water and sewage lead specialist roof painter mechanic farmer attorney construction jacksonville florida coming to america emigration wealthy bank poor house fort lauderdale aviation school english put back a grade fidel castro equality republican democrat saving lucrative work goals race the bridge of northeast florida florida power and light armed forces duval prison low income african american possibility homicide grades loans tuition uncle wife maine ronda roig ricky and lucy i love lucy From - UM Libraries 0 likes 0 plays Access Restrictions Access to this content is limited to computers in the Richter Library on the University of Miami campus. Please visit the library to view this content. Visitors not affiliated with the University of Miami should consult the library’s patron access policy. Digital Collections Link University of Miami Digital Collections Creator Roig, Herinio Roig, Krystal Genre Oral histories Language English Creation Date November 19, 2009 Creation Place Jacksonville (Fla.) Contributing Unit University of Miami Libraries Repository Cuban Heritage Collection Rights Statement Courtesy of StoryCorps, a national nonprofit dedicated to recording and collecting stories of everyday people. www.storycorps.org. Any other uses of this material--for commercial or non-commercial distribution, editing, exhibition, publishing, publicly performing, publicly displaying, reproducing on a website, or quotation beyond "fair use"--requires the permission of StoryCorps. For clearance, please contact StoryCorps at http://storycorps.org/about/inquiries/. Content Type Sound Local Identifier chc52460000190001001