Böcker av Nelson A. Diaz

¿Qué pasaría si tuvieras que dejar a todo los que amas y todo lo que conoces para comenzar una nueva vida, a los 13 años, solo?Esa es la historia de Nelson A. Díaz, un exitoso ingeniero e inversionista de bienes raíces que huyó solo de la Cuba de Castro cuando era adolescente, para escapar de su destino seguro como soldado en el ejército cubano. El viaje de Nelson lo llevó a dos países, seis ciudades y muchas aventuras hasta que se reunió con su familia en Miami, Florida. Luego, Nelson navegó por las incertidumbres como inmigrante, los prejuicios como cubanoamericano y las barreras del idioma como hispanohablante, y todo mientras intentaba sobrevivir la adolescencia! Nelson fundó un exitoso negocio de bienes raíces en Allentown, Pensilvania, y comparte sus mejores consejos de negocios al fi nal de su libro.¡Gracias, Fidel! es la historia de éxito por excelencia, el triunfo del desvalido y el sueño americano realizado.

What if you had to leave everyone you love and everything you know to start a new life-at age 13, by yourself?That's the story of Nelson A. Diaz, a successful engineer and real estate investor who fled Castro's Cuba alone as a teenager-to escape his certain fate as a soldier in the Cuban Army. Nelson's journey took him to two countries, six cities, and many adventures until he was reunited with his family in Miami, Florida. Then Nelson navigated the uncertainties as an immigrant, the prejudices as a Cuban-American, and the language barriers as a Spanish-speaker--all while simultaneously trying to survive adolescence! Nelson went on to found a successful real estate business in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and he shares his best business advice at the end of his book. Gracias, Fidel! is the quintessential success story, the underdog's triumph, and the American dream realized.

Nelson A. Díaz, who graduated from St. John’s University in 1969 and from Temple University Law School in 1972, was the first Puerto Rican lawyer to pass the Pennsylvania Bar Examination and the first Latino judge, administrative judge, and partner in a top-100 law firm in the state. Appointed by President Jimmy Carter to a White House Fellowship and by President Bill Clinton as General Counsel to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, he has had a legendary career serving as a public defender, as Philadelphia City Solicitor, and as a member of several corporate boards, including Exelon Corporation, a Fortune 100 company. His fight for civil and human rights and his promotion of neighborhood economic development and housing reform have blazed a trail for other Latinos. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife Sara Manzano.