Today’s episode is doubly special because we celebrate the first anniversary of the launch of this podcast series and share the story of Tomas and Luis Puig, father and son.
This is a story of tangents, parallels, and possibilities.
For me, it’s a Cuban-American story, an immigrant story that echoes so many others. So why is this story different?
It’s different because it illustrates a historical view of Cuba during the first years of the Castro regime. For example, did you know that about 2000 Cuban CIA operatives worked to topple the government?
A Cuban Patriot Against Tyranny is a story we should all hear to understand that many fought the then-nascent communist regime. We need to say their names so they are remembered. Because as a Cuban nation, we just didn’t give up.
Luis Puig wrote about his family’s trials, and tribulations in an award-winning book recently published: Born Again - from Communism to American Submariner.