Chess Piece: The Elián González Story
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<p>At the turn of the millennium, a five-year-old boy from Cuba found off the Florida coast on Thanksgiving became the most talked about child in America. Elián González had left Cuba with his mom and a dozen other migrants, trying to make it to the U.S. but on the way, the boat capsized. Elián’s mother drowned. Before she did, she tied her child to an inner tube, saving his life.</p> <p>Relatives in Miami — Cuban exiles — took the boy in. His father in Cuba wanted him back. The ensuing international custody battle over Elián González became its own mini Cold War, pitting Cuban exiles in Miami against supporters of Castro’s regime on an island just 90 miles away. </p> <p>The fight over Elián’s future came down to neighbor against neighbor, family against family. Now, 25 years later — we revisit his story through the voices of people who lived it firsthand.</p> <p>________________</p> <p>Want to support our independent journalism? Join Futuro + for exclusive episodes, sneak peaks and behind-the-scenes chisme on all our latest podcasts. <strong>www.futuromediagroup.org/joinplus.</strong></p>
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<p>At the turn of the millennium, a five-year-old boy from Cuba found off the Florida coast on Thanksgiving became the most talked about child in America. Elián González had left Cuba with his mom and a dozen other migrants, trying to make it to the U.S. but on the way, the boat capsized. Elián’s mother drowned. Before she did, she tied her child to an inner tube, saving his life.</p> <p>Relatives in Miami — Cuban exiles — took the boy in. His father in Cuba wanted him back. The ensuing international custody battle over Elián González became its own mini Cold War, pitting Cuban exiles in Miami against supporters of Castro’s regime on an island just 90 miles away. </p> <p>The fight over Elián’s future came down to neighbor against neighbor, family against family. Now, 25 years later — we revisit his story through the voices of people who lived it firsthand.</p> <p>________________</p> <p>Want to support our independent journalism? Join Futuro + for exclusive episodes, sneak peaks and behind-the-scenes chisme on all our latest podcasts. <strong>www.futuromediagroup.org/joinplus.</strong></p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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