Undocumented - Fernandez, Harold
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In the early hours of October 27, 1978 a thirteen-year-old boy was crammed with other undocumented immigrants in a small boat fighting against the ravages of the treacherous waters of the Bermuda Triangle-not a fair fight by far. As he stared at the faces of the other people inside the cabin, he was terrified, praying, crying, and thinking that this was his last day on earth. He feared that he would never see his parents and grandmothers again. As the boat forcefully rocked back and forth and left to right, and everyone struggled to stay in place, he was overtaken with fear and desperation.…mehr

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In the early hours of October 27, 1978 a thirteen-year-old boy was crammed with other undocumented immigrants in a small boat fighting against the ravages of the treacherous waters of the Bermuda Triangle-not a fair fight by far. As he stared at the faces of the other people inside the cabin, he was terrified, praying, crying, and thinking that this was his last day on earth. He feared that he would never see his parents and grandmothers again. As the boat forcefully rocked back and forth and left to right, and everyone struggled to stay in place, he was overtaken with fear and desperation. The darkness, the solitude of the night, and the ferocious movements of the boat were terrifying. He prayed and begged the lord for another day so that he could see his parents. Despite the prayers, the force of the ocean seemed to get worse, as each second slowly passed by in a time that felt like an eternity. He asked God, as he tried to stay calm, "Please, my lord, give me one more day in the arms of my mother, let me feel her kisses and her arms around me just one more time." This boy had not seen his parents for several years. This boy risked his life for the opportunity to live in America with his parents as an undocumented immigrant.Nearly seven years later, that same boy graduated from Princeton University and received the highest award that is given to a graduating senior. This is an epic journey that brings him from the violence and the drug wars in the turbulence of Medellin, Colombia to the charm and beauty of the mythic classrooms, libraries, and laboratories of Princeton University and Harvard Medical School. On his way to fulfilling his childhood dream of helping others, this boy had to endure the challenges and struggles of living in the margins of American society as an undocumented immigrant. This is an extraordinary story of love, romance, struggle, hope, courage and determination. It shows that in America all dreams are possible.
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Harold Fernandez is Professor of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at the Hofstra- Northwell Health School of medicine in New York. He is also Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery at Southside Hospital, and the Northwell Health System Director of Surgical Heart Failure. For the last several years, he has been selected by Castle-Connolly as one of the top thoracic surgeons in New York. More recently, he has developed a web-based program, "Show del Doctor Fernandez: Su Salud en Espanol", to inform the Hispanic community about a wide variety of health-related topics, including whole food plant-based nutrition, which is one of his dearest endeavors. Dr. Fernandez has received national publicity for his story as an undocumented immigrant who has made his childhood dream of helping others a reality. He came to the United States at age of 13 from Medellin, Colombia in an epic journey that included risking his life in a small boat through the perilous waters of the Bermuda Triangle to reach the coast of Miami, and then join his parents in New York. While living in America as an undocumented immigrant, he received a degree in Molecular Biology from Princeton University, where he was also awarded the Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize (the highest general distinction at Princeton), Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude. Following his Princeton years, he was accepted into the highly selective Harvard Medical School--MIT program in health sciences and technology. After graduation from Harvard, he underwent training in general surgery and cardiothoracic surgery at the New York University (NYU) Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital.Recently, he has published a memoir entitled "Undocumented: My Journey to Princeton and Harvard and Life as a Heart Surgeon," and has been featured in national media stories, including the New York Times. Meanwhile, he has not forgotten his roots. Dr. Fernandez participates in numerous volunteer activities to improve the health of people in his community, and promote the rights of undocumented immigrants in America. Over the last ten years, Dr. Fernandez has been active in reaching out to immigrant youth to promote the importance of staying in school, and the message that with faith, hard work, passion for your dream and sacrifice everything is possible.Dr. Fernandez is married to Sandra Yasmin Fernandez, who grew up in the same neighborhood of Barrio Antioquia, in Medellín, where Dr. Fernandez was raised. They met during one of his visits to his grandmothers. The Fernandez's have two children: Jasmine and Brandon.