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Cubans in Atlanta talk about ongoing uprising in Cuba

The Fernandez family owns and operates Mojitos Bistro and talks about their experiences in Cuba and concerns with the Cuban uprising, they say feels different from uprisings in the past, on Monday, July 26, 2021 at their Peachtree Corners location. Maria Fernandez, left, and her son Luis Fernandez, right, moved to Atlanta from Miami in 2008 with intent of bringing authentic Cuban food to the Atlanta area. Luis and his wife Yanin Fernandez, in green, all gather at the restaurant with Yanin's father, Ramon Cortes, second from left, and Luis and Yanin’s youngest son Lincoln Fernandez, 6, center. Concerns for the people of Cuba, currently rebelling against the socialist regime, have the family working to organize and do what they can to support the Cuban-American in hopes of a free Cuba. (Jenni Girtman for

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