Growing up Cuban in Decatur, Georgia — Carmen Agra Deedy

Storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy takes readers on her journey from Havana to Decatur.
Popular storyteller and author Carmen Deedy shares the story of the childhood journey that took her from her island roots in Havana, Cuba, to small-town Southern life in Decatur, Georgia.
This collection of twelve stories, many of which have been heard on National Public Radio's “Weekend All Things Considered,” introduces readers to the wise and witty Agra clan and the hilarious, often poignant collision of cultures they experience when they leave their Cuban home and immigrate to the United States.