Guantánamo Public Memory Project

Archive: May 2012

Interview with Dr. Eugenio M. Rothe

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Video produced by Debbie Rolf. My project focused on the time period where Cuban rafters were the primary occupants of the Guantánamo Bay naval base. I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Eugenio M. Rothe about his experiences treating Cuban refugee children. I was floored by the level of psychological damage that these children endured.…

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Interview with Raul Hernandez

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Video produced by Bryan Trotman and David Laffey. This personal memoir is part of the Guantánamo Public Memory Project. The University of Miami is participating in the Guantánamo Public Memory Project‘s National Dialogue and Traveling Exhibit. Opening at NYU’s Kimmel Center for University Life Windows Gallery in December 2012 and traveling to 9 sites (and…

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The Haitian Guantánamo Bay Experience : The Legal Journey

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Video produced by Rachelle Salnave and Phil Bouknight. This personal memoir is part of the Guantánamo Public Memory Project. Mr. Ira J. Kurzban litigated over fifty federal cases concerning the rights of immigrants, including Jean v. Nelson, Commissioner v. Jean, and McNary v Haitian Refugee Center, Inc., all of which he argued before the United…

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