This post is a selfish act, just like many of the online essays or rants that I have read in the last few days (even if they don’t want admit it). It is selfish because I am doing it for myself, because I need to do it, because I don’t know…
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The Un-Exceptionality of the Cuban Community and Why it’s Time to Bring it into Dialogue With Latin@ Activism
A New York Times article published last week, “Tension Simmers as Cubans Breeze Across [Mexico-]U.S. Border,” highlights both the distance and proximity of Cuban and other Latin American immigrants in the United States. There is a longstanding tradition of talking about the Latin@ community as excluding Miami/Cubans and of talking…
Brave New Habana?
Since the announcement of the first steps towards the normalization of relations between the US and Cuba, every so often notes of «progress» have made their way into the news. Very few people (save a number of Southern Florida politicians) would argue against dropping the ineffective and outdated economic embargo…