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- Elena arrives in Miami alone through without her family, she was able to do this through Operation Peter Pan, unfortunately she was separated from her family. She had to face a new that was imaginable. Page 5 — The Freedom Tower, Operation Peter Pan, brought fourteen thousand unaccompanied Cuban children and young people to the United States between 1960 and 1962.(Gibson, 386)
- You must be Elena Vidal, Welcome. Come with me and we'll take you to the Freedom Tower.
- This doesn't feel like home...
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- Elena went to the Freedom Tower and was processed as a refugee. Many others like her got processed. This was a movement that made Miami a place for the Cuban Refugees. "The Freedom Tower served as a reception center for Cubans from 1962 to 1974 — the Ellis Island of the South." (Gibson, 383)
- Freedom Tower
- You're registered under the Cuban Refugee Program. We'll help you find housing and get you on your feet.
- Where is my family?
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- Elena discovers Little Havana, a community that preserved Cuban culture in the heart of Miami, that was created from other people just like her.Little Havana became the heart of the Cuban exile community, a neighborhood that felt like Cuba but existed in a country not quite theirs. (from Module 13)
- I should introduce myself to others, to see if they can help me find where my family is.
- WOW! it feels very close to la Havana. this makes me feel a little bit better.
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