Born in Havana, Cuba, Mirta Ojito grew up in the midst of the Communist revolution. As a child, she longed to join Castro’s Young Pioneers, but as a teenager in the 1970s, when she learned more about life from relatives living abroad, she wondered if her family would be safer and happier elsewhere. When the government opened Cuba’s borders for those who wanted to leave, her family took the opportunity to flee their homeland. In this memoir, Ojito, now an award-winning reporter, uses her journalism skills to explore her family’s experiences during and after the Mariel boatlift.
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