[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 204 (Tuesday, December 17, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1601]
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                     IN RECOGNITION OF JOE CARDONA

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                         HON. DONNA E. SHALALA

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 17, 2019

  Ms. SHALALA. Madam Speaker, I rise in recognition of Joe Cardona, the 
award-winning documentarian and former Miami Herald columnist. Mr. 
Cardona recently received a David Burke Distinguished Journalism Award 
from the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) for his show 
``Arcoiris,'' the first program in Radio Marti's history to address 
LGBTQ+ issues in Cuba.
  ``Arcoiris,'' which means rainbow in Spanish, premiered last year and 
is produced and hosted by Mr. Cardona. The program provides a platform 
for the LGBTQ+ community in Cuba to express goals and concerns and to 
engage with other LGBTQ+ communities around the world. ``Arcoiris'' has 
already been enormously successful. The show has aired numerous 
stories, including on the experiences of gay prisoners in Cuba and the 
policies of Mariela Castro, director of Cuba's National Center for 
Sexual Education (CENESEX).
  Mr. Cardona has created a space for the long-underserved LGBTQ 
community to prosper. I'm proud that USAGM has recognized his important 
work.

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