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DiverseCity: Lorenzo Martinez on Being American

Houston resident Lorenzo Martinez talks about what being American means to him. Martinez was evacuated from Cuba as a young man when Fidel Castro came to power. He tells his story in his book, Cuba, Adios: A Young Man’s Journey to Freedom. This segment is part of DiverseCity, a year-long initiative looking at what Houston’s […]

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Houstonian Lorenzo Martinez is the author of "Cuba, Adios: A Young Man's Journey to Freedom," which tells the story of his escape from Cuba as a young man. (Photo: Edel Howlin, Houston Public Media)Houston resident Lorenzo Martinez talks about what being American means to him. Martinez was evacuated from Cuba as a young man when Fidel Castro came to power.

He tells his story in his book, Cuba, Adios: A Young Man’s Journey to Freedom.

This segment is part of DiverseCity, a year-long initiative looking at what Houston’s diversity really means for the city. We’ll be examining how it connects or divides us and how it shapes the nation’s fourth-largest city.

(Above: Houstonian Lorenzo Martinez is the author of “Cuba, Adios: A Young Man’s Journey to Freedom,” which tells the story of his escape from Cuba as a young man. Photo: Edel Howlin, Houston Public Media)

MORE:Â Houstonian Lorenzo Martinez Recalls Escaping Cuba As a Child (Houston Matters, Nov. 28, 2016)

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Michael Hagerty

Michael Hagerty

Senior Producer, Houston Matters

Michael Hagerty is the senior producer for Houston Matters. He's spent more than 20 years in public radio and television and dabbled in minor league baseball, spending four seasons as the public address announcer for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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