Cuban Exile Memories
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Cuban Exile Memories
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Author : Talek Nantes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-01-28
Cuban Exile Memories written by Talek Nantes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-28 with categories.
This book is for anyone interested in stories of courage and the pursuit of freedom. It is a collection of memories about the Cuban exile experience of the mid-20th century: a testament to the courage, persistence, and determination of people whose lives were upended quickly, dramatically, and irrevocably by a political movement. These anonymized experiences tell of the sometimes-improbable circumstances that led a generation to leave their homeland and everything they knew to come to a foreign country and start their lives again from scratch. The memories have been collected from anecdotes passed down over generations, interviews, and personal recollections. Many of the stories are in the speaker's own words, which sometimes revert to Spanish, and these are accompanied by English-language translations. Each story is told by a different exile sharing his or her own memory. The main thread that runs through the book is the chaos and confusion of the communist takeover in Cuba and the subsequent exodus of a significant portion of the island's population. Also covered are the struggles and sacrifices the exiles made during the early years of arrival in their new countries as well as humorous examples of cultural clashes while attempting to adapt. Lastly, this is a declaration of unabashed appreciation to the United States, the country that gave so many of us the opportunity to pursue our own destinies in peace and freedom.
Exiled Memories
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Author : Pablo Medina
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Exiled Memories written by Pablo Medina and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A Cuban poet and exile's recollections of his first twelve years (1948-1960) growing up in prerevolutionary Cuba.
Cuban Memory Wars
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Author : Michael J. Bustamante
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
Cuban Memory Wars written by Michael J. Bustamante and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with HISTORY categories.
Ninety Miles And A Lifetime Away
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Author : David Powell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-09-05
Ninety Miles And A Lifetime Away written by David Powell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-05 with categories.
Bringing together an unprecedented number of extensive personal stories, this book shares the triumphs and heartbreaking moments experienced by some of the first Cubans to come to the United States after Fidel Castro took power in 1959.
Cuban Memory Wars
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Author : Michael J. Bustamante
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-03-22
Cuban Memory Wars written by Michael J. Bustamante and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-22 with categories.
For many Cubans, Fidel Castro's Revolution represented deliverance from a legacy of inequality and national disappointment. For others--especially those exiled in the United States--Cuba's turn to socialism made the prerevolutionary period look like paradise lost. Michael J. Bustamante unsettles this familiar schism by excavating Cubans' contested memories of the Revolution's roots and results over its first twenty years. Cubans' battles over the past, he argues, not only defied simple political divisions; they also helped shape the course of Cuban history itself. As the Revolution unfolded, the struggle over historical memory was triangulated among revolutionary leaders in Havana, expatriate organizations in Miami, and average Cuban citizens. All Cubans leveraged the past in individual ways, but personal memories also collided with the Cuban state's efforts to institutionalize a singular version of the Revolution's story. Drawing on troves of archival materials, including visual media, Bustamante tracks the process of what he calls retrospective politics across the Florida Straits. In doing so, he drives Cuban history beyond the polarized vision seemingly set in stone today and raises the prospect of a more inclusive national narrative.
Cuba Another Side Of The Story
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Author : Iris M. Diaz
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2010-01-27
Cuba Another Side Of The Story written by Iris M. Diaz and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-27 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Cuba: Another Side of the Story is a memoir of how life changed for many children growing up in a country slowly dying under constant political conflict. The story is told in three parts: Part I “Before Castro,” Part II “Life under Castro,” Part III “Life in Exile.” This book creates a vivid sense of time and place through childhood memories of pre- and post-Castro Cuba, from 1945 to 1967. The forty two stories, told through the voice of a child, highlight moments of injustice in the eyes of a young girl who does not understand why the world around her is so strange. Her nanny, a poor black woman, shaped her soul and showed her the other side of the story, the story of the poor who are voiceless in a world where only those who can afford to pay for elite private schools can get ahead in life. This nanny becomes the spiritual guide who enables a very sensitive young child to navigate in a confusing world. Every one of the 42 stories focuses on a moment where the child relives memories of what she witnessed growing up. The first story is dedicated to Nana, the person whose memory guides her to write her life story. The title of the stories clearly describe how Nana influenced the author and helped her see the other side of the story. “El Barrio” describes a neighborhood where the rich, middle class and the poor lived in close proximity, a reflection of what Cuban society was in the 1950’s-“Everyone lived under the same sun, moon and stars but our worlds were very different.” The chapter about “Sunday Mass” describes the well-dressed parishioners who every Sunday walked through the park next to the Church and ignored the beggars who held their arms out, palms up, hoping to get a nickel or dime. “I don’t think the beggars got any of the money the priests collected every Sunday because they came back every Sunday. I never understood why God didn’t take care of everybody the same way.” Religious conflict plus the rich versus poor struggles are present throughout the book. Castro started his revolution claiming he wanted to help the poor. In the end, everyone, including the poor, were deceived by a charismatic man who understood what the poor wanted to hear, a promise of equality for all. His communist doctrine doomed the possibility of ever achieving equality for all. During Sunday Mass the priests would often remind poor parishioners how much God loved the needy by quoting verses like, “Blessed are the poor for they shall inherit the Kingdom of God,” or “For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” Religion and poverty seem to be two themes that prevail throughout this book, expressed clearly by the voice of the author who puts into words her thoughts by writing, “I never understood why God didn’t take care of everybody the same way.” The stories “The Day the Old Cuba Died“ and “The Bay of Pigs Invasion” describe the days leading to the failed attempt by Cuban exiles to get rid of the Castro regime. All hope and dreams died. The only dream left was to find a way to leave the island. The chapter “Adios Cuba” is a vivid memory of what it means to become a political exile. “Exile is more than a change of address, it is a spiritual displacement.” This book is not a research study about Cuban maids, family, religion or politics; it is a story about a young child and the life of her nanny and maids who allowed her to enter their world, a world that many don’t dare to acknowledge.
My Lasting Memories
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Author : Henry Pujol
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-10-01
My Lasting Memories written by Henry Pujol and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-01 with History categories.
Henry Pujol was born in Havana and spent most of his childhood in the town of Sagua la Grande, Las Villas, Cuba where he completed his primary studies at the Jesuit school Sagrado Corazon de Jesus. He left Cuba with his family in 1960 to reside in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. After graduation from high school he moved to New York City where he completed his Bachelors in Electrical Engineering at The City College and later his Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering at Rutgers University. He spent his professional career at RCA, Martin Marietta and Motorola where he retired in 2003. He is the author of many technical papers in the high tech industry and was one of the pioneers in the CMOS technology. He is presently retired and spends his time with his wife of 50 years, Katy Mata. They have two children and four grandchildren. They reside in Lake Worth, Fl . This book tells the story of a young Cuban man, who at a young age, had to leave his country and his entire way of being to live in exile in another country. It is also the story of his will and struggles to live a life of dignity, realize his dream, raise a family and do it all within the Christian principles he learned from his parents and from his Jesuit school in Sagua la Grande, Cuba. This testimonial also recounts a part of Cuba's recent history and shows new generations what Cuba used to be and how the Cuban exile community worked miracles.
Spared Angola Memories From A Cuban American Childhood
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Author : Virgil Suarez
language : en
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
Release Date : 1997-01-01
Spared Angola Memories From A Cuban American Childhood written by Virgil Suarez and has been published by Arte Publico Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-01-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
pared Angola: Memories from a Cuban American Childhood is a powerful and original first collection of autobiographical stories, essays and poems. The successful novelist here lays bare the makings of his conscience as a writer and human being, detailing the psychological pressure of male expectations, family gender battles, emigration and adjusting to a new culture. Hoping to spare their only child the fate of thousands of young Cubans conscripted to fight in the revolution in Angola, Su‡rezÕs parents left Cuba, unaware of the sentence destiny would impose instead. Su‡rezÕs compelling piece invokes the agony and frustration borne of growing up in terminal exile and cultural limbo. From anguish and turmoil, the artist has wrought one of the most eloquent and commanding voices of contemporary American literature.
In The Land Of Mirrors
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Author : Maria de los Angeles Torres
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2001-02-20
In The Land Of Mirrors written by Maria de los Angeles Torres and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-02-20 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
DIVReflects on changes in the politics of the Cuban exile community in the forty years since the Cuban revolution /div
Memory Mambo
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Author : Achy Obejas
language : en
Publisher: Cleis Press
Release Date : 2016-10-18
Memory Mambo written by Achy Obejas and has been published by Cleis Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-18 with Fiction categories.
Memory Mambo describes the life of Juani Casas, a 25-year-old Cuban-born American lesbian who manages her family's laundromat in Chicago while trying to cope with family, work, love, sex, and the weirdness of North American culture. Achy Obejas's writing is sharp and mordantly funny. She understands perfectly how the romance of exile—from a homeland as well as from heterosexuality—and the mundane reality of everyday life balance one another. Memory Mambo is ultimately very moving in its depiction of what it means to find a new and finally safe sense of home.