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LA PLAZA, WGBH
Far From Cuba
Producer, Co-Writer
Running Time 26:46, airdate February 2002
 In 1960, as a Marxist revolution swept Cuba, rumors swirled that Castro's government would take children from their parents and make them wards of the state. Many anxious parents used special visas to place their sons and daughters on flights to Miami and into the care of the Cuban Children's Program -- a program organized by several religious organizations and funded by the US Government. Dubbed Operation Pedro Pan, the resulting transportation of 14,000 children grew into the largest child refugee program in US history.
About the LA PLAZA Series: In Latin American Communities, the plaza is the cultural center of town - a place where people meet, where the community celebrates, and where ideas are exchanged. One of the nation's longest running television series devoted to Latino themes, LaPlaza offers viewers a vista into the Latino community through an eclectic mix of award-winning documentaries, cutting-edge music programs, and provocative in-studio interviews.
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