We would be happy to be considered! A few family facts that might be of interest. Both my wife and I were born in Cuba, came to the US in 1960 at the age of 12, met in Miami and married in 1968. We both graduated from the University of Florida. Four wonderful children born in Miami, but raised in Texas. I worked for 27 years for oil companies..Shell, Amoco and BP British Petroleum. Have lived in Texas off and on, between various domestic...New Orleans, Abilene, Philadelphia, Chicago postings, and two overseas ...Mexico City and Madrid postings. Our children now in their early thirties and late twenties are married, and have undergraduate and graduate degrees from US Universities, and have very successful lives. Have one each in NYC, NJ, Austin, Texas, and here in Miami. Their perspective and experience as "white" Cubans of Spanish heritage...one of my boys is blond/blue eyed....is interesting and diverse...especially their elementary-high school years in Texas. My daughter still remembers the day that in Elementary School she was called "Mexican". She came home crying wondering what was to be "Mexican". All of my four children are truly Americans...but very Cuban at the same time...two of them visited the Island a couple of years ago. Let me know if interested... Regards, Jorge Piñon and family

Jorge, What does it mean to be Mexican? You make it seem like something was wrong with looking Mexican! I have my reservations about this solicitation for interviewees. I am a very proud Cuban. Although I came to this country an infant in 61 and was for the most part raised in Wisconsin, then Florida... I am 100% Cuban. Proud and happy! Good luck if chosen, Maru -----Original Message----- From: Jrpinon47@aol.com To: CUBA-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 11:44:01 EST Subject: Re: [CUBA-L] Seeking Cuban-American Interviewees for Documentary Film We would be happy to be considered! A few family facts that might be of interest. Both my wife and I were born in Cuba, came to the US in 1960 at the age of 12, met in Miami and married in 1968. We both graduated from the University of Florida. Four wonderful children born in Miami, but raised in Texas. I worked for 27 years for oil companies..Shell, Amoco and BP British Petroleum. Have lived in Texas off and on, between various domestic...New Orleans, Abilene, Philadelphia, Chicago postings, and two overseas ...Mexico City and Madrid postings. Our children now in their early thirties and late twenties are married, and have undergraduate and graduate degrees from US Universities, and have very successful lives. Have one each in NYC, NJ, Austin, Texas, and here in Miami. Their perspective and experience as "white" Cubans of Spanish heritage...one of my boys is blond/blue eyed....is interesting and diverse...especially their elementary-high school years in Texas. My daughter still remembers the day that in Elementary School she was called "Mexican". She came home crying wondering what was to be "Mexican". All of my four children are truly Americans...but very Cuban at the same time...two of them visited the Island a couple of years ago. Let me know if interested... Regards, Jorge Piñon and family ==== CUBA Mailing List ==== *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Posting any personal attacks will result in loss of posting privileges. La publicacion de cualquier ataque personal causara perdida del privilegio de usar la lista.