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Title
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Interview with Antonio Leon.
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Creator
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Leon, Antonio, Garreaud, Michael
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Abstract/Description
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Antonio Leon was one of 14,008 Cuban children who were part of ( Operation Pedro Pan (1961-1965). These children immigrated to the United States unaccompanied by their parents under the sponsorship of the Catholic Welfare Bureau in conjunction with the United States government. Antonio immigrated to the United States age fourteen in October of 1961. Antonio's experiences within the Pedro Pan program where unique, in that after arriving and temporarily settling in Miami, Florida, he was...
Show moreAntonio Leon was one of 14,008 Cuban children who were part of ( Operation Pedro Pan (1961-1965). These children immigrated to the United States unaccompanied by their parents under the sponsorship of the Catholic Welfare Bureau in conjunction with the United States government. Antonio immigrated to the United States age fourteen in October of 1961. Antonio's experiences within the Pedro Pan program where unique, in that after arriving and temporarily settling in Miami, Florida, he was relocated on three occasions to different regions within the United States- in the West in Reno, Nevada, the Southwest in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and in the Mid-West in Superior, Wisconsin.
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Date Issued
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2015
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007882_p
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Subject Headings
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Oral histories --Florida
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Format
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Set of related objects