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A Way Forward

A Way Forward

Wishing everyone a belated but heartfelt happy new year! To start our blog posts for 2022, we are glad to feature an important and moving essay by Ana Hebra Flaster, a journalist and writer, who addresses complex topics not always spoken about in our Cuban community....

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Siempre Pa’lante

Siempre Pa’lante

¡Les deseamos a todos/todas un feliz año nuevo, un poco tarde pero con mucho corazón! Para comenzar nuestro blog en 2022, estamos encantados de presentar un importante y a la vez emotivo ensayo de Ana Hebra Flaster, una periodista y escritora, que escribe sobre temas...

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Beyond Cold War Rhetoric: Rethinking Cuba Today

Beyond Cold War Rhetoric: Rethinking Cuba Today

It’s been a month since the protests in Cuba on July 11 and Cubans on the island and in the diaspora are still discussing what it all means and how to move forward as a nation and a people. We can’t think of anyone more sharp-eyed than political scientist María de los...

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The Beautiful Disappearing

The Beautiful Disappearing

Truly, there’s no one doing the kind of epic photographic reportage that Lisette Poole has been doing for the last few years, bringing to the world’s attention the look and feel of contemporary Cuban reality. When we learned of her extraordinary photobook, La paloma y...

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La bella desaparición

La bella desaparición

Hoy en día, en verdad no hay nadie que haga el tipo de fotorreportaje épico que Lisette Poole ha desarrollado en los últimos años, con lo que ha llamado la atención del mundo sobre la apariencia y la percepción de la realidad cubana contemporánea. Cuando su...

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Érase Una Vez En Costa Rica

Érase Una Vez En Costa Rica

Muchos cubanos, como Susannah Rodríguez Drissi y su familia, no viajaron directamente a los Estados Unidos, sino que emigraron antes a un “tercer país”. En este evocador ensayo, Rodríguez-Drissi relata su experiencia como doble inmigrante y reflexiona sobre aquellos...

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Once Upon a Time in Costa Rica

Once Upon a Time in Costa Rica

Many Cubans, like Susannah Rodriguez Drissi and her family, didn’t come directly to the US; instead, they were immigrants first in a “third country,” “un tercer país.”  In this evocative essay, Rodriguez-Drissi shares her double-immigrant experience, reflecting back...

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The Truth in Bronze

The Truth in Bronze

Hola Reader-Friends, Our blog until now has featured the visions and voices of Cubans of many different backgrounds who hold a variety of perspectives on the island, the diaspora, and their identity. Only occasionally, so far, have we featured the work of writers and...

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Cubana-Irlandesa: Inhabiting a Centre that Cannot be Occupied

Cubana-Irlandesa: Inhabiting a Centre that Cannot be Occupied

After a brief hiatus due to the many changes between Cuba and US relations, we are reigniting our blog to offer new reflections and keep building bridges to/from Cuba (please read our updated “ABOUT” page).  To kick-off this month, we are thrilled to feature the acute...

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Trance y tránsito: Chucho Valdés y Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Trance y tránsito: Chucho Valdés y Gonzalo Rubalcaba

After a few months' hiatus, we are glad to feature a different kind of piece on our blog: Alan West-Durán's passionate and informative essay about musical bridges between Cuba, the U.S. and Africa. We include links to the music of Chucho Valdés and Gonzalo Rubalcaba...

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