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A Visit with the Peruvian General Counselor
Cubans that came through Mariel in 1980, owe the country of Peru. They took in 10,672 Cubans in their embassy. They put up with our craziness, pig sty, and our volatility, day in and day out. Men like Ambassador Pinto Bazurco, who is now 77, still alive and well. He stood up face to face…
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Bittersweet 4th of July
Freedom is not free; it has to be paid with blood and then maintained. Maybe this is why Cubans are so patriotic when we come to the United States.
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My First American Apple
I was a 14-year-old girl, dehydrated, undernourished, and very confused. I was sure my dad was dead when we were on a small boat escaping Communist Cuba. Unable to cry anymore, I asked God to take me too. I was not going to leave my dead father’s side. I jumped on top of the gurney…
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Pride Month & Freedom
During pride month I am so proud to say that chapter 24 in my book was worth fighting for. The editor thought it would alienate the Christian conservative community. I didn’t listen, I didn’t even consider the argument.
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Writing Barefoot to Freedom
I was born and raised in communist Cuba. Until I was 14 years I had daily questions growing up. Why are gay men put in forced labor camps? Why do people go to jail for expressing an opinion about the government? Why do I have to go to school every day and be ridiculed because…
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