Francisco M谩rquez, a Harvard MBA graduate, returned to his native Venezuela as a young adult to work as chief of staff for an up-and-coming mayor. His bright future took a harrowing turn when he was detained with 50 leaflets promoting the release of a political prisoner.
Two hours later, M谩rquez was imprisoned himself.
In the Portraits in Patriotism video series, M谩rquez talks about being held as a political prisoner in four Venezuelan prisons and being labeled a high-value hostage because he had dual citizenship. His is one of a dozen stories shared in the Emmy-nominated project featuring personal histories of immigrants from politically oppressed countries, available to teachers in Florida.
The series is a collaborative effort between the OB体育官网鈥檚 College of Education and USF Innovative Education Studios. The team has created videos and curriculum materials for the featured narratives, with the stories presented as age-appropriate vignettes for elementary, m