Object Details
- Collection Interviewer
- Velasquez, Steve
- See more items in
- Exiles in America: Cuban Pedro Pans and Balseros Collection
- Exiles in America: Cuban Pedro Pans and Balseros Collection / Series 1: Oral History Interviews
- Sponsor
- The project was funded by the Consortium for the American Experience. The digitization of the addendum materials (Series 3) was made possible through a grant from the Smithsonian Latino Center's Latino Initiatives Pool (2020).
- Date
- 2014 September 22
- Container
- Item AC1377-BDA0011
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- Audio
- Collection Citation
- Exiles in America: Cuban Pedro Pans and Balseros, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
- Collection Rights
- Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
- Scope and Contents
- Carlos Saladrigas was born on August 31, 1948. He was 12 years old when he was sent to Florida in 1961. Carlos lived with family members and friends, before he reunited with his parents a year later. He lived a normal life until his mother was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer. He dropped out of school and held different jobs. Years later, he became a very successful entrepreneur. He currently lives in Miami with his wife Olga.
- Collection Restrictions
- Collection is open for research. Interviews and supporting documentation available only in the Smithsonian Institution Digital Asset Management System (DAMS). Correspondence is available for access (physically and digitally).
- Record ID
- ebl-1503512114707-1503512114711-4
