Pink Boots and a MacHete: My Journey From NFL Cheerleader to National Geographic Explorer by Mireya Mayor; Jane Goodall

Author:Mireya Mayor; Jane Goodall
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Autobiography, Travel
ISBN: 1426207212
Publisher: National Geographic
Published: 2011-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

My grandmother, Mima, along with thousands of other Cubans, was forced to “volunteer” cutting sugarcane in the early days of Castro’s regime.

In 1965, at age 20, my mom made the news as she stepped onto a boat fleeing Cuba, the only home she had ever known.

Here I am with my three mothers and grandfather. Left to right: Aunt Ica, Pipo, Mami, and Mima. I am wearing a Snow White dress Mima made me for my birthday.

I proudly wore the nurse’s outfit Mima made for kindergarten career day. But it was not to be.

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