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From: (by way of Ed Elizondo <>)
Subject: Re: Owen in Santiago de Cuba, Ponce PR
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 11:26:01 -0700


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Hello Ines,

I'm sure you're not the only person that carries a bit of guilt regarding
ancestors. But we're not even sure they were your Owen family.

I'm not bitter. I've always known that part of my family were brought from
Africa as slaves. As you may know, Afro-Cubans aren't usually as hung up on
the slavery/prejudice thing as African Americans.

It was what happened. I'm proud of my family, what they might have gone
through, and my Afro-Cuban heritage which has given so much to the culture
of my country. I'm also proud that I can trace my lineage back that far and
know that I'm only 3 generations removed and worlds ahead of those times.

Don't be shocked, or upset. Oh, by the way, so you know, there is a 100
year old great aunt of one of my cousins living in Bethesda, Maryland, who
is an Owen. She's amazingly clear and has the history of my family in her
head. My cousin even recorded her once. Pretry cool, no?

:) thanks for touching base with me. Feel free to email again.

ivis



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