Andrew Gomez

29-year-old Cuban American

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29-year-old Cuban American, getting his PHD at UCLA focusing on Cuban American History; American born and raised, his father fled Cuba during the Mariel Boatlift of 1980

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President Obama says isolation and punishment have not forced Communist Cuba to change, so he’s reversing 50 years of diplomatic policy.

Washington Opens Ties with Havana

President Obama says isolation and punishment have not forced Communist Cuba to change, so he’s reversing 50 years of diplomatic policy.

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