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This story, as told by Ronni Litz Julien, is part of an oral history series. Sheila Presser (Bronx-born) and Norman Litz (a Philadelphian) both moved to…
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Miami Stories is a project by WLRN, the Miami Herald, el Nuevo Herald and HistoryMiami. To share your story, click here.In 1925, my parents and I…
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This story, as told by Ian Moffett, is part of an oral history series. I was born in Georgetown, Guyana, which is the only English-speaking country in…
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This story, as told by Marcos Oliveira, is part of an oral history series. My experience here in Miami has shown me that here you have the opportunity to…
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This story, as told by Mark Avila, is part of an oral history series. I was born in the city of San Pedro, California. Our family is very large and of…
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This is the story of T. Willard Fair as told by him.I was born in 1939 in Winston-Salem, N.C. I’m the last of eight children. I was born to John Fair and…
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This is the story of Joe Arango as told by him.My Miami story began the day my KLM flight touched down from Cuba at Miami International Airport.I was…
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Ligia Houben left Nicaragua for Miami after her father died. She lost her familiar homeland shortly after losing her parent. As part of her grieving…
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Southwest 132nd Avenue was on the edge of Miami in 1972, when Marily Reyes and her husband Frank moved into their new home just south of Bird Road. Their…
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Garth Reeves was a young World War II veteran when he came home to Miami and went to work at his father’s newspaper, the Miami Times.He bought property,…
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When I arrived in Miami in the early 1970s, I never could imagine that I would end up calling this city home.We came to Miami after a short stay in Spain.…
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Every day I wake up with a spirit of excitement and anticipation of what the day may bring, in large part because of the incredible community that has…