Author: Gina Arias

Discover Boca Raton’s little-known piece of African American history, Pearl City, a historically Black community established in 1915.

When the story in Part 1 left off, Fred Ones’ mother, Fabiola, had just been denied permanent residency in the U.S. Find out what happened next.

Gina Arias and Fred Ones explore Dominican history through their parents’ firsthand accounts of life under dictator Rafael Trujillo and their immigration to the U.S.