Engineer, Real Estate Investor, and now Author Nelson A. Diaz has just published his book, Gracias, Fidel!: A Young Boy’s Journey Escaping Castro’s Cuba and Realizing the American Dream, which is now available in Spanish: Gracias, Fidel!: El viaje de un niño escapando de la Cuba de Castro y realizando el sueno americano.

About the Book

What if you had to leave everyone you love and everything you know to start a new life-at age 13, by yourself?

That’s the story of Nelson A. Diaz, a successful engineer and real estate investor who fled Castro’s Cuba alone as a teenager-to escape his certain fate as a soldier in the Cuban Army. Nelson’s journey took him to two countries, six cities, and many adventures until he was reunited with his family in Miami, Florida. Then Nelson navigated the uncertainties as an immigrant, the prejudices as a Cuban-American, and the language barriers as a Spanish-speaker–all while simultaneously trying to survive adolescence!

Nelson went on to found a successful real estate business in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and he shares his best business advice at the end of his book.

Gracias, Fidel! is the quintessential success story, the underdog’s triumph, and the American dream realized.

 

Spanish edition description: ¿Qué pasaría si tuvieras que dejar a todo los que amas y todo lo que conoces para comenzar una nueva vida, a los 13 años, solo?

Esa es la historia de Nelson A. Díaz, un exitoso ingeniero e inversionista de bienes raíces que huyó solo de la Cuba de Castro cuando era adolescente, para escapar de su destino seguro como soldado en el ejército cubano. El viaje de Nelson lo llevó a dos países, seis ciudades y muchas aventuras hasta que se reunió con su familia en Miami, Florida. Luego, Nelson navegó por las incertidumbres como inmigrante, los prejuicios como cubanoamericano y las barreras del idioma como hispanohablante, y todo mientras intentaba sobrevivir la adolescencia! Nelson fundó un exitoso negocio de bienes raíces en Allentown, Pensilvania, y comparte sus mejores consejos de negocios al fi nal de su libro.

¡Gracias, Fidel! es la historia de éxito por excelencia, el triunfo del desvalido y el sueño americano realizado.

 

Both editions of this book are available at our local bookstore partner Let’s Play Books Bookstore and through IngramSpark, which distributes to Amazon and everywhere books are sold.  Here are the links to the English edition: Amazon English Edition and the Spanish edition: Amazon Spanish Edition.

About the Author

With the support of his family, Cuban-born Nelson A. Diaz escaped a certain fate as a soldier in Castro’s army by emigrating to America-via Spain-when he was just thirteen. Several years later, he graduated with an advanced degree in engineering from Rutgers University.

Today, Nelson is the founder/owner of Mi Casa Properties in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He and his team focus on acquiring, rehabilitating, and managing single, multi-family, and commercial properties in urban areas of Lehigh County. Nelson led Mi Casa while serving as a Project Manager in the Nuclear Department for PPL Electric Utilities, until his retirement from PPL a few years ago.

Nelson has three sons and two grandsons, and he lives in Allentown. He enjoys sailing and traveling with his family. Gracias, Fidel! is his first book.

To learn more about Nelson, please check out his online presence through his LinkedIn account and a wonderful video interview posted on Facebook:

LinkedIn:  Nelson Diaz

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelson-diaz-494a62106/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=638694110798217

Nelson will be having two upcoming events at the end of July.

His first event will be held at the Allentown Art Museum Writer’s Café on Saturday, July 29 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. https://www.allentownartmuseum.org/calendar/

His second event will be an interview on RCN TV’s “Nuestro Valle” with Tony Ortiz which will air on Sunday, July 30 at 7 :00p.m. The will interview will be conducted in Spanish.

 

Information provided to TVL by:
Colleen Gorsky
Communications Director
Bright Communications
https://brightcommunications.net/

Bright Communications LLC

Bright Communications LLC is a woman- and veteran-owned independent publishing company in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. Jennifer Bright founded Bright Communications LLC in 2004, fueled by her love of books and helping people.

Over the years, the company has grown from a small one-woman business providing editorial services to other publishing companies to a robust organization employing more than 25 independent professionals and publishing more than 35 books a year in most book categories, including fiction, health, inspiration, parenting, memoir, and children’s books.