The following is a brief history of my family tree.

1. Felix Esquijarosa
Chao
Father
Quintina Mora
Garcia
Mother
Atilano
Gonzalez
Gonzalez
Father
Leonor Gonzalez
Valdez
Mother
Tomas Esquijarosa Mora
(Father) Haydee Gonzalez Gonzalez
(Mother)
Tomas Esquijarosa Gonzalez
(student)

2. My family migrated to the United States March 11, 1966.
We arrived at Miami International Airport during the Freedom Flights from Cuba.
Our flight originated from Varadero Beach.

4. My family arrived in Miami, Florida during a time that things were
tough.
Miami was a tourist location and there weren’t that many jobs
available to people that could not speak the language.

5. My paternal grandfather worked in a sugar cane field
Southeast of Havana.
It was customary during that period of time that companies
would hire immediate descendants of their employees into
their place of work. My father along with some of his relatives
were grandfathered in to a job because of that law.
Unfortunately when we arrived in Miami, my father was not
able to exercise his skills since after all the nearest sugar cane
mill to Miami is near Clewiston, Florida

6. My recollection of my family history is vague. My maternal
grandparents were deceased when I was born and by the time I
was eleven both of my paternal grandparents were deceased.
My family tree goes back to countries like: The Basque Country
in Spain, Canton in China and somewhere in Africa. Currently
my complete maternal family is still in Cuba although some
have migrated to Europe. My paternal family is mostly in the
United States.

7. My family like most Spanish descendant families still practice
traditional Spanish events. Birthdays, holidays like Easter and
Christmas are important. We have also incorporated traditional
American events to our constant celebration such as: Halloween,
Thanksgiving and of course Independence Day.

8. Unfortunately I do not know the meaning of my family name. I
haven’t had an interest to find out about it since the few times I
have tried, it has netted zero results. As far as I know, my
paternal last name originated in the Basque Country of Spain
and my maternal in Spain.

9. Communism still rules Cuba after 56 years. Cubans flee the country
for the same reasons that they did in 1966. One of the big
differences is that when they arrive in this country they find it
easier to adjust because the area is now mostly populated by
Spanish people and the local culture suits them better.

10. This exercise has been very difficult for me for a couple of reasons:
• Lack of knowledge of my family tree put me at a disadvantage.
• Lack of knowledge of the program Powerpoint and zero
knowledge of the program Prezi.