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OH 1769

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeJO GALLENT, Julio Cesar (b. 1986)

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1769
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionFor the DFW Metroplex Immigration Oral History Project. Cuban-born immigrant to Garland, Texas. Childhood in Cuba as a second generation Spanish-Korean; escape from Communism via boat; refugee experience in Guantánamo Bay; first memories of the U.S.; transition to American life; move to Texas; comparison of life in Cuba to life in America; effects of U.S. trade embargo on Cubans.
Interviewer(s)Timothy A. Malone
Physical Description28 pp.
Terms of UseOpen