No this is not about the Cuban baseball thing again. A few years ago, before his passing, my father came over to my little hole of an office all excited. He said that a bird had gotten into the house and was flying around the living room. That bird turned out to be a bat. [...]
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Most Americans are under the impression that Bacardi is Puerto Rican rum…, but its not. And many people think that the term “Cuba Libre” came about after the Castro takeover of Cuba…, but it didn’t. The name Bacardi has been synonous with the term “Cuba Libre” since 1900 and have both been an integral part of Cuban history and culture, [...]
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When we hear the word exile in relation to Cuba we think of the many victims of oppression who have fled to other countries to escape the clutches of the Cuban government. Surprisingly enough there are also political exiles who have fled to Cuba seeking political asylum. Most of these political exiles have sought refuge [...]
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The production of sugar in Cuba started at a rather slow pace at the end of the 16th. century. Sugar cane cuttings were first brought to the island by Columbus where the rich soil and tropical climate made for an abundant crop. The Spaniards first used the original inhabitants of Cuba, the Tainos indians, to harvest [...]
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Last month on January 28th Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Relations presided over a large gathering in Havana’s Parque Central to place a floral offering before the statue of National Hero, José Martí, for the 157 anniversary of his birth. Marti famous for his poetry, was an inspiration to Cubans in their fight [...]
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The year 1960 was a pivitol turning point in Cuban history. In July of that year all U.S. businesses and commercial property on the island were nationalized by the new Castro government. And in December Castro aligned himself and Cuba with the Soviet Union. It was also the last time I was in Cuba. Unlike most of the harrowing [...]
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I don’t watch TV, per say. I watch hulu.com. As some of you may know Hulu is an internet service that streams television programs and movies. One of the nice things about Hulu is that it has a desk-top platform where one can program their favorite television programs and watch them at their leisure. When [...]
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I live and work in the Princeton, NJ area. Besides Princeton University, there are a number of well established schools near here. The other day I was talking to a friend who graduated from one of these schools, The Lawrenceville School to be exact. We were talking about the many different Spanish dialects in the Caribbean, when the [...]
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Different cultures celebrate the coming of Christmas in many ways. Like most Cuban-Americans I have adopted the American way of having all the presents under the tree by Christmas Eve. I remember that as a young child, my mother would let me open one small present before going to bed, but the rest were opened on Christmas [...]
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Reunions of one kind or another are not uncommon at resorts like the Eden Roc Hotel in Miami Beach. Hundreds of lavish weddings, anniversaries and other comemorative celebrations are held there every year. There was a recently held reunion that was not a lavish affair in any way. It was a small, somber gathering, only 33 [...]
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