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245 00 |a Separated from Her Husband for 3 Years: Immigrant Interview |h [electronic resource].
260        |a Edison, NJ : |b Middlesex College, |c 2023 December 15.
300        |a PDF transcript, audio recording .mp3
490        |a Immigrant Voices: New to Middlesex County.
500        |a (Biographical) I was born in Cuba, but my parents were originally from Spain. I technically have Spanish blood since my parents are from there and all my past family members are descendants. I did my schooling there at a Catholic School and graduated. At 18, right after I was done with school, I met my husband who was 25 at the time. We dated for 3 years then got married on October 6th, 1968. My husband was helping hide soldiers that were trying to kill Fidel Castro, during the Bay of Pigs. As known, the plan did not work out, and Castro’s people were trying to kill him. My husband and I had to flee the country as soon as possible. 4 days after we got married, on October 10th my husband left for Spain. We did not even get to plan a wedding ceremony because of how rushed it was, we were just able to sign the marriage papers. I tried to legally leave Cuba too to be with my husband, but they punished me when they saw. I was placed in a camp in Cuba to work. There I mostly farmed potatoes and other crops. It was so hot during the day because of the strong sun rays, so we wore hats called “Pamelas” that had a super far brim to protect our faces. After 3 years of traveling from the camp to where I lived back and forth, my papers were cleared so I could leave for Spain. August 1971 was when I got to Spain and reunited with my husband. It took another 3 months for some more documents to get approved so we could both immigrate to the U.S. I was even able to have a proper wedding ceremony at the church and I was super excited. We then started our life and family in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
500        |a (Venue) Recorded on December 11, 2023 at their home.
506        |a [cc by-nc-nd] This item is licensed with the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivative License. This license allows others to download this work and share them with others as long as they mention the author and link back to the author, but they can’t change them in any way or use them commercially.
520 3    |a Topics covered include: Cuba, family, husband, marriage, work camp, Bay of Pigs, Spain
520 3    |a This is a transcript [and/or recording] of an oral history interview that took place as part of the class projects for Middlesex College's History 221H class in the Fall of 2023.
533        |a Electronic reproduction. |c Middlesex College, |d 2023. |f (Middlesex County College) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software.
535 1    |a Middlesex College.
648        |a 1971-2023 |y Fall 2023.
650        |a Cuban Americans -- New Jersey -- Middlesex County.
650    0 |a Immigrants -- United States.
650        |a Middlesex County (N.J.) -- history.
655    0 |a oral histories.
720 1    |a Daroff, Brianna ( interviewer ).
720 1    |a Alvarez, Digna G. ( interviewee ).
720 1    |a Espinoza-Wulach, Cristóbal ( advisor ).
720 1    |a Dias, Nicholas ( videographer ).
830    0 |a Middlesex County College.
830    0 |a Middlesex College Oral Histories Collections.
830    0 |a Immigrant Stories: New to Middlesex County.
830    0 |a Our Memory, Our Community Archive.
852        |a MCC |c Middlesex College Oral Histories Collections
856 40 |u https://digital.middlesexcc.edu/AA00003074/00001 |y Electronic Resource
992 04 |a https:/digital.middlesexcc.edu/content/AA/00/00/30/74/00001/Abi-interview cover pagethm.jpg
997        |a Middlesex College Oral Histories Collections


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