My American Story
June 22, 2021
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as posted by the channelManny Garcia was an infant in the early 1960s when his parents and grandparents suddenly fled dictator Fidel Castro’s rule in Cuba. They left behind everything — their cars, furnishings and even the food in the refrigerator — to make a new life in the United States.
Because of this moment, and the countless stories of what was lost, told by his parents and grandparents, Garcia says he knows how fragile democracy is. So he’s dedicated his career to protecting it through journalism, and now he’s the executive editor of the Austin American-Statesman in Texas.
“I have a heartfelt appreciation for the freedoms that this country holds true — specifically the First Amendment,” he said. “I get to openly practice journalism in the United States, where in Cuba, my birthplace, there is no freedom of the press. In Cuba, reporters end up jailed and silenced.”
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