In the early 1960s more than 14,000 Cuban children arrived alone in the United States in the movement now known as Operation Pedro Pan. Dick Lobo moderated a roundtable discussion with scholars and Operation Pedro Pan participants about the legacy of the largest recorded exodus of unaccompanied minors in the Western Hemisphere. The panelists also responded to questions from members of the audience.
“The Legacy of Operation Pedro Pan: A Round Table Conversation” was held by the Smithsonian Latino Center in the National Museum of American History’s Carmichael Auditorium.