The First Day of Many: A Cuban Girl's Story to Reunite with Her Mother in America

Nine-year-old Luisa Maria thought she was dreaming when she heard her father whisper very softly and calmly, "Honey, get up, stay low, and do not say a word." He held her hand and, in a crouched position, led her to the top of the stairs where she saw her mother holding Luisa Maria's newborn brother. Her twelve-year-old brother was kneeling next to her mother. She thought this was not the way she would usually wake up every morning. Where was the unique sound of the tocororo bird letting he...