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Cuban mother with her children
Family portraits
Cuban mother with her children
Family portraits
Cuban mother with her children
Family portraits
Cuban refugee children at a day care center, one of many services coordinated by the Cuban Refugee Program
The Cuban Refugee Program coordinated and allocated funds for federal, state, and local assistance initiatives as well as those of voluntary agencies and private sources. The Program provided education and health services for all ages, and vocational…
Elderly couple with daughters
Family portraits
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Entrance to Freedom House, Miami International Airport
Freedom Gate, Freedom House, and the Cuban Refugee Center were the three points of service of the Cuban Refugee Program. After clearing customs and immigration in the Freedom Gate area of the airport, arriving refugees met their waiting relatives or…
Four Cuban boys sled in the snow in Columbus, Ohio
Between December 12, 1960 and October 23, 1962, over 14,000 Cuban children arrived unaccompanied in Miami. Through the Operation Pedro Pan program headed by Father Bryan O. Walsh, Cuban parents expedited their children's expatriation ahead of their…
Graduation ceremony for Cuban doctors at the University of Miami
With the support of the Cuban Refugee Program, the University of Miami sponsored programs for Cuban professionals - lawyers, teachers, physicians - to validate their credentials and resume their professions in the United States. The University of…
Hernández family, ca. 1962
The Hernández family looks at a map to find Los Angeles, California, where they were to resettle with the assistance of Catholic Relief Services.