Antonio Morales-Pita is an inborn writer, one who despite his struggles always kept looking forward. His grit, tenacity, and desire to always learn gave him opportunities who were impossible to get for anyone in his native country, Cuba. Living in a Communism country only made him for tenacious and more courageous. His burning desire for learning made him a scholar and a traveler. One of the few Cubans to have lived and studied in USSR, Scotland, Mexico, and have visited countless other countries, Antonio passionately shared with me what it was like living in a Communist country, how was he able to bridge two very different ideologies: Communist and Capitalism when he moved to the US, and why he never stops teaching in one form or another: via being a university professor and having taught to over 10,000 students or via his books.

Some of his books include “Gladys, My Unforgettable Love”, “Havana-Merida-Chicago” and lots of other economics books including Economy and Programming of the Sugar Cane Harvest, “Introduction to Cybernetic Economics”.

An immigrant from Bulgaria, Elena has accomplished a lot in the US. She has been in charge of all COVID-19 communication and guideline setting for the city of Chicago ensuring the right measures were set in place since 2020. She shares what that experience was like and what being an immigrant means to her. 

From the Caribbean island of Dominican Republic to Chicago after spending some time in Michigan and Florida, Carla shares her experience in the US, noting similarities and differences not only between Dominican Republic and the US but also how the states she lived in were different for her.