cuban refugees

Courage and desperation lead fifteen-year-old David and his father to flee Cuba's repressive regime and seek freedom by taking to the sea on a raft headed for Miami.

Provides background information about Operation Pedro Pan during which over 14,000 children were sent alone from Cuba to America by their parents who wanted to protect them from Castro's regime, and presents interviews with some of those children, now grown, in which they discuss their experiences.

Courage and desperation lead fifteen-year-old David and his father to flee Cuba's repressive regime and seek freedom by taking to the sea on a raft headed for Miami.