Title	Interview with Elsa Solis
Interviewee	Solis, Elsa
Interviewer	Martin, Eliana
Summary	Elsa Solis, 56, and her sister Eliana Martin, 47 talk about their parents and their struggle to leave Cuba and bring their family to the U.S.
Content	08:50 Elsa remembers her parents struggling with the decision of whether or not to leave Cuba; her mother was very close to her extended family and did not want to leave them and her father, felt very Cuban and did not want to leave his country. 13:50 Elsa remembers that even in he car on the way over to the airport in Varadero, where they would take a plane to the United States, his parents kept hesitating and asking themselves if they were asking the right decision. She remembers her father turned to her (who was 12 years old at that time) and asking her what she thought they should do. 18:00 The sisters talk about the many jobs their parents had to take on in Maryland in order to support the family 29:00 The sisters remember their mother as Eliana’s best friend, a loving mother, and a beauty queen with jet black hair and gorgeous legs. Their father was handsome and wise, a singer and a poet. 33:00 Eliana talks about the story of how her parents met. Her father was at his store, with the blinds half-closed and catching a glimpse of their mothers legs confused her with one of his co-workers. Their mother corrected him with sass and attitude and caught his attention.
Note	Elsa Solis identifies as Cuban, Cuban-American, speaks Bilingual Spanish/English; Eliana Martin identifies as Cuban, speaks Bilingual Spanish/English
Keyword	Memorial Day immigration stories family traditions family reunions first impression of America singing memories of former times historical events/people siblings parents grandparents children extended family Cuba Havana Varadero airport Mayland South Florida Miami memorial day Kijak University of Maryland McDonalds legs Palestinian Palestine caibarien Castro Fidel Castro volunteer work factory farm
Genre	Oral histories (document genres) sound recordings
Project Description	The interview was conducted as part of the StoryCorps Historias initiative, and this copy is housed at the Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries.
Creation Date	2010-01-20
Interview Location	Miami (Fla.)
Physical Description	1 streaming audio (38:58 min.)
Language	eng
Repository	University of Miami. Library. Cuban Heritage Collection
Collection Title	StoryCorps Historias
Collection No.	CHC5246
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Object ID	chc5246000077
Digital ID	chc52460000770001001
Kaltura Reference	chc52460000770001001
Interview No.	MBX006253
Type	Sound
Format	audio/mp3
Original Filename	MBX006253.WAV
Archive	video77.mp4

Interview with Elsa Solis

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