Local museum hosts authors on books of the experiences of first-wave Cuban exiles
By Eluney Gonzalez | Sep. 21, 2023A crowd gathered in the Great Southern Music Hall exhibit in the Matheson History Museum to meet authors David Powell and Mario Cartaya. The event, entitled “Early Cuban Exiles: Memories of Loss, Struggle, and Rebirth,” centered around an interview between these authors on their respective books.


![Board member of the Gainesville Immigrant Neighbor Inclusion Initiative Ethan Maia de Needell speaks at the GINI Anniversary celebration at the Matheson History Museum on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Ethan Maia de Needell, miembro de la junta de Inclusión de Vecinos Inmigrantes de Gainesville [Gainesville Immigrant Neighbor Inclusion], habla en la celebración del aniversario de GINI en el Museo de Historia de Matheson el viernes 8 de septiembre de 2023.](https://snworksceo.imgix.net/ufa/a1ed9b2a-d1fc-4337-81db-ccd3ac1a32d0.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=1500&ar=4%3A3&fit=crop&crop=faces&facepad=3&auto=format)










