Jorge Dorrbecker
name: label: Collection Interviewer
content: Velasquez, Steve
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content: Exiles in America: Cuban Pedro Pans and Balseros Collection
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content: Exiles in America: Cuban Pedro Pans and Balseros Collection / Series 1: Oral History Interviews
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content: 2014 August 23
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content: Item AC1377-BDA0001
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content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Audio
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content: Jorge Dorrbecker was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1940. Jorge moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1958 to attend school. After Castro took over, Jorge's family left Cuba in 1961 and settled in Spain. He remained in Atlanta and after finishing school in 1964 he moved to Miami. He first worked for architecture firms in the city and later worked 24 years for the Miami-Dade County public school system. He retired 3 years ago. In 1971, he was granted American citizenship.  In the 90s, Jorge volunteered for the Cuban American Pilot Association for 4 years. He took several flights along the Florida straits.