A Cuban Refugee's Journey to the American DreamIn February 1962, three years into Fidel Castro's rule of their Cuban homeland, the Gonzlez familyan auto mechanic, his wife, and two young childrenlanded in Miami with a few personal possessions and two bottles of Cuban rum. As his parents struggled to find work, eleven year old Gerardo struggled to fit in at school, where a teacher intimidated him and school authorities placed him on a vocational track. Inspired by a close friend, Gerardo decided to