Our recent trip to Cuba with the Florida Bar’s international law section stirred up age-old controversies about U.S.-Cuba relations integral to South Florida life.

For our part, we approached the trip from very different perspectives: one as a Cuban-American daughter of immigrants who is keenly aware of the suffering endured by countless families; the other from the perspective of most Americans who, while sensitive to the plight of the Cuban community, lacks the raw emotional connection to the island and its history.