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Daniel Shoer Roth
Daniel Shoer Roth is a columnist at El Nuevo Herald, where he has worked since 1999. He writes about the lives and issues that affect South Floridians but don't get enough public attention. View From El Nuevo Herald is his weekly column in The Miami Herald. Shoer Roth was born in Caracas, Venezuela, the grandson of Holocaust survivors. He has won several awards from the National Association of Hispanic Journalist, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and the National Association of Hispanic Publications. Last year, he published a bilingual book Punto de Partida: Stories of Truth and Hope with the Human Services Coalition, aiming to inspire readers to take action to improve their communities.

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Daniel Shoer Roth: Dismal future for Hispanic students

For students of English as a second language in Florida public schools the American Dream keeps fading away like a falling star.

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    Daniel Shoer Roth: U.S. gift to Cuban exiles abused

    A walk on the beach to count my blessings led me to understand with greater clarity the polarized debate on the Cuban Adjustment Act.

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    Daniel Shoer Roth: Dade’s dirty little secret: what everyone knows and no one says

    The discord among social, racial, ethnic and national groups in Miami-Dade is often palpable, though we like to sweep the dust under the rug opting instead to believe that we are a cohesive and harmonious community where people feel welcomed, accepted and comforted. Yet the often-touted warm reception is often a hypocritical smile with fleshy, silicone lips.

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    Daniel Shoer Roth: Hialeah ‘boletera’ a political scapegoat in ballot scandal

    Since the eruption of the electoral fraud volcano last summer, Hialeah ballot broker Deisy Pentón de Cabrera has been depicted by the authorities and the media as Snow White’s Queen Grimhilde transformed into a witch. Her basket hides not only a poisoned apple, but a complete harvest that, with the scandal’s shooting lava, has become rotten applesauce.

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    A quince party in Cuba: a real fairytale to be recalled at this weekend’s Cuba Nostalgia

    Like many teenage girls in Cuba, Lydia Hortensia de Castroverde yearned to be a quinceañera — to one day dress like a princess, enter a banquet hall full of family and friends on her father’s arm to dance a waltz, then blow out the candles on a spectacular cake. In effect, flying out as a butterfly from a cocoon. A beautiful human spring. Video Available

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