#soscuba

[michellewithwings]

This is what really happened in Havana on New Year’s Eve in 1958

#fake news #hollywood #Cuba #history #cuba libre #soscuba #cuban revolution

[belascoainyneptuno]

Acabo de recibir mis ejemplares de “Con #Cuba en el bolsillo”. Acuso recibo, yo que la llevo en el corazón. Agradezco a @adriannacuevas por escribir esta hermosa e impactante #novela, y por el voto de confianza al permitirme llevarla al español, lengua en la que transcurrieron muchas de las vivencias que se narran en este texto. Doy gracias también a @trishadeg, nuestra excelente editora, con quien ha sido un placer y un privilegio colaborar. *** I just received copies of my translation of “#CubaInMyPocket.” I, who carry that island in my heart. I’d like to thank #AdriannaCuevas for writing such a beautiful and moving #novel, and for her vote of confidence in allowing me to bring the story into Spanish, a language in which many of the events narrated in the book occurred. I’d also like to thank #TrishaDeGuzman, our wonderful editor, with whom it has been a privilege and a pleasure to collaborate. *** #Cuba 🇨🇺 #SOSCuba 🇨🇺 #PatriaYVida 🇨🇺 #DPEPDPE #CubaEsUnaDictadura 🇨🇺 #CubaEstadoFallido #FreeLuisMa #FreeLuisManuel #FreeMaykel #FreeMaykelOsorbo https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp8EvMIun8H/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#cuba #novela #cubainmypocket #adriannacuevas #novel #trishadeguzman #soscuba #patriayvida #dpepdpe #cubaesunadictadura #cubaestadofallido #freeluisma #freeluismanuel #freemaykel #freemaykelosorbo

[mrthvb]

#Cuba #varadero #soscuba

[ecocuban]

How Nina Ahmadi Weaves their Cuban Heritage into their Artwork

Nina Ahmadi explains how they discovered their Cuban heritage at the age of twelve and have since been on a self-discovery journey to connect to their cultural roots.

What’s your Cuban background?

So I actually didn’t know that I was Cuban until I was like 12, which is funny. I grew up mostly in Miami, like when I was six years old. We moved from New York to Miami. And all my friends were Cuban. And I grew up with my mom and my dad. But then when I was 12, I found out that my dad who raised me wasn’t my biological dad, my biological dad was actually a lovely Afro Cuban man. So, my only experience [up until that point] with being Cuban was my friends and the culture around me.

So how would you say your Cuban identity influences your art, then? If it does?

The first body of work that I ever did, that I felt has been really important for me and I felt really accomplished with was about my culture and about wrestling with who I was.

In school [when I was 15 or 16], I created … [this] painting… And that was the first time I really poured my heart into artwork. And so I guess that was the first time and it was just processing who I was and what it meant to me. And since then, I have tried to learn more about culture and about my family. I incorporated [that] into my work. I’ve been very inspired by Santería which is a big thing for a lot of Cuban people. And religion and spirituality and also just family lines. And I’ve been just trying to make work around that.

And I was actually proud, because the first couple years, like I was processing that “Oh, my dad is not my dad.” And then afterwards at that point, I had arrived at the point of being like, “What does that mean now?” It’s not just that I’ve grown up around Cuban culture, but I also am Cuban. And that’s part of my lineage.

Did you feel like you were having struggles with connecting to your Cuban heritage at first?

I definitely did struggle with it. That’s why I made art about it. It’s very challenging to find out that you’re not who you thought you were. Cuban culture is an incredibly beautiful culture. So, it’s been a privilege to be able to connect with my family and feel connected in that way. And regardless of how it may feel, I know who my family is. My family knows who I am. And I’m connected to them. But yeah, definitely. Definitely was a struggle for a time.

So what would you say right now makes you feel most Cuban? Is it our language, dance food? Do you cook?

It’s tough because… it’s the whole thing of not feeling “blank enough,” you know, of anything. So like, not feeling Hispanic enough or not feeling Cuban enough, or not feeling like Iranian enough or not feeling all of these different intersections of my identity.

My family is what makes me feel Cuban. And also just being in Miami at home. I feel very lucky to be able to speak Spanish because, you know, a lot of people, their parents didn’t teach them Spanish growing up. And so now they feel very disconnected from that part of themselves. You know what I mean? And sometimes it’s because the parents did it out of their best interests. But sometimes that ends up having adverse effects.

So it’s been challenging. Like feeling connected to it even still. It’s hard. Just because now I’m also far from my immediate family. And yeah, it’s tough. The one thing now that helps me is talking to friends. And music, talking to people on the street, having a conversation with someone randomly, speaking Spanish and chatting about it.

Whenever I’m sad or bored, I’ll just play some salsa in my room and it’s very uplifting. My dad taught me how to dance the first time I met him in Cuba. He taught me how to dance salsa. So it’s always been associated with very good memories.

Original interview conducted on March 21st, 2022.

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#ecocuban #cuba #cuban #cubana #cubano #cubanx #nina ahmadi #heritage #culture #diaspora #soscuba #patriayvida #reconnect #artwork #artist #artbasel #miami #miami artist #interview #carribbean #artists

[notadelcielo-blog]

CARTA A LA IGLESIA CUBANA

Del autor de best sellers del New York Times, Eric Metaxas, llega una nueva y fascinante película que desafía al público a tomar una posición, hablar y actuar frente al mal. “Carta a la Iglesia Americana” es una adaptación documental del último libro de Metaxas del mismo nombre. Eric guía al público a través de las sorprendentes similitudes entre la iglesia en la Alemania nazi de Hitler a…

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#Carta a la Iglesia Americana #Charlie Kirk #David Engelhardt #Dietrich Bonhoeffer #eric Metaxas #James Lindsey #John Amanchukwu #Letter to the american church #Rob McCoy #Seth Gruber #SOSCuba #Victor y Eileen Marx

[solavalla]

#cubanos #éxodo #represión #gobierno #soscuba

[machupichumuchapicha]

Viva 🇨🇺C_U_B_ A _F _R_E_E 🇨🇺 libertad para todos los míos

#soscuba #freedom #presos políticos #dictadura militar #cuban #cubanos #for you #🇨🇺 #twitter #artists on tumblr

[elartedelguerrero-blog]

Una obra dedicada a toda esa juventud en cuba que ha salido a las calles pacíficamente pidiendo libertad y a cambio ha recibido represión brutalmente por parte del gobierno comunista de Cuba, ya es hora de una cuba libre. mis respetos y mi apoyo por esta causa. A work dedicated to all that Cuban youth that has gone out peacefully for freedom and in return has been brutally repressive by the Communist government of Cuba, it is time for a free Cuba. my respects and my support for this cause. Patria y Vida Mixed media on canvas 31.5” x 54.5” ©️2021 Antonio Guerrero www. guerreroart.com 🙏🇨🇺🙏🇨🇺🙏🇨🇺🙏🇨🇺 - - - - - - - #soscuba #soscuba🇨🇺 #soscuba🆘🇨🇺 #soscuba🇨🇺💔💪🏼 #patriayvida #patriots #guerrero_archive #guerreroart #artbyguerrero #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #cubanartist #cubanart #cuban @elblosaldeanos @al2elaldeano.oficial @willychirino @omerpardillocid @celiacruz @emilioestefanjr @gloriaestefan @pitbull @camila_cabello @yotuel @gentedezona @melany_k.a.p @cubanosdelmundo @cubanosdesaparecidos @cubanosinla @cubanospalante @hanselyraulofficial @libertad.cubana @somos.cubanos @cuba_art_ny @adncuba @cubanosporlibertad @noticiascubanet @cubaenmiami @alexandrasart.954 @carlosvarelaoficial @guerrero_archive @johntravolta @artseehudson @mannyrevuelta @macfineart #viral #viralpost #viralposts @aniel_ariz (at Miami Beach, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRsRZ1IDtg0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#soscuba #soscuba🇨🇺 #soscuba🆘🇨🇺 #soscuba🇨🇺💔💪🏼 #patriayvida #patriots #guerrero_archive #guerreroart #artbyguerrero #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #cubanartist #cubanart #cuban #viral #viralpost #viralposts

[fordalove]

Somos Martí

This is a very personal project for me. When I started sketching, my intention was just to find an outlet, I never thought I would ever be showing my art to anyone. Much less in a gallery for an Art Walk in downtown Colorado Springs. Like what?!?

Somos Martí is about the beauty and the pain that I have witnessed being from Cuba. I grew up going to Cuba every year to see my family since I was born. Going to visit them 3-4 months out of the year, was not luxury vacation, I really lived what my family lived when I was there. My family is from a very poor part of the island. From boiling water so you can shower out of a bucket because there is no running water, to cutting newspaper for toilet paper on Sundays. I lived it all and I have such an appreciation and gratitude for my life and my experience. What an honor it has been to have seen what I have seen. To have lived what I have lived.

I hope that my art can express the spectrum of emotions that I feel for my country. The beauty of our traditions and the agony of our history. A unique story, different from those of our other Hispanic brothers and sisters. I am proud of my Cuban culture and I’m proud of my African roots. All Cubans want is the freedom of their country, to be able to speak without being persecuted by our own people. Democracy. Equality. Respect. Martí fought Spain for freedom not ever knowing that what came after would be far, far worse. Not communism, nor socialism as we are made to believe, but rather a dictatorship of oppression. Never ending oppression of our people by our people. We all want what Martí wanted. Somos Martí. “We are all Martí.”

I dedicate this exhibition to my family. I have learned so much from them, their resilience has inspired me and has made me who am today. They are all at the core of what I do and how I have lived me life. The good and the bad. I hope to make you proud.

To Cuba. I love you. Thank you. Forever.

#cubana #afro cuban #cubano #cuban #hispanic heritage month #hispanos #history #culture #soscuba

[gmartinezmolina]

#Repost @yoanisanchez Amanecimos y seguimos sin electricidad. #SOSCuba #Cuba #HuracánIan https://www.instagram.com/p/CjDGDK-uKiE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#repost #soscuba #cuba #huracánian

[aembarcar]

✝️ DOMINGO CONTRARREVOLUCIONARIO, TODOS A MISA.

#mendezilustracion #cristorey #cristianlivesmatter #defend europe #lacruzprevalece #lacruznosetoca #viva cristo rey #vivacubalibre #vivalavida #stopabortion #stopcomunismo #stopeuthanasia #stopaborto #soscuba #nicaragua #venezuela #vivacristorey #cristodelabuenamuerte #cristo #iglesiacatólica #iglesia

[michellewithwings]

#cuba #soscuba #cuba libre #history #american history #cuban revolution

[belascoainyneptuno]

Oda urgente a la Liga del ibuprofeno Liga del ibuprofeno que empiezas al mediodía y nos traes la alegría con lluvia, sol y sereno: hoy que el clima está tan bueno, con ilusión compartida, te damos la bienvenida, saltamos a la palestra, en esta tierra, que es nuestra, con jonrones, patria y vida. *** #Cuba 🇨🇺 #SOSCuba 🇨🇺 #PatriaYVida 🇨🇺 #DPEPDPE #CubaEsUnaDictadura 🇨🇺 #CubaEstadoFallido #FreeLuisMa #FreeLuisManuel #FreeMaykel #FreeMaykelOsorbo https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq0wNgKOPTR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#cuba #soscuba #patriayvida #dpepdpe #cubaesunadictadura #cubaestadofallido #freeluisma #freeluismanuel #freemaykel #freemaykelosorbo

[ambedo-blog]

necesito que me saquen de Cuba

#soscuba

[ecocuban]

Book Recommendation: Cuba: An American History

“As many people who know Cuba and Miami well have observed, each is a peculiar mirror of the other… Two facts are clear: it is impossible to understand the Cuban Revolution without understanding Miami, and it is impossible to understand Miami without understanding the Cuban Revolution.”

— Cuba: An American History, page 419

What’s this book about?

Cuba: An American History is a chronicle of US-Cuba relations and history. The book draws on more than thirty years of research and includes extensive research from the author’s own travels into the island country. The novel is written by Ada Ferrer, a Julius Silver Professor of History and Latin American and Caribbean Studies at New York University.

What is the importance of a book such as this?

Cuba, as is emphasized again and again throughout the book, has an intimate history with the United States that extends past the Cuban Missile Crisis, Bay of Pigs, and the Platt Amendment. Given the relevance of Cuba in American international policies, it’s important for Americans, Cubans, and non-Cubans alike to learn about the country’s history with the United States as we advance into further discussions related to the island.

What’s especially unique about Cuba: An American History is the inclusion of the human-side of the events that occur in the book. Ferrer weaves in testimonies and stories of Cuban exiles and those who still live on the island. It is rare that we not only get the human-side of Cuban history, but that it is also written by someone Cuban as well.

Where does the book leave off?

The book begins in 1492 with the Spanish voyages into the Americas and ends with the election of Joe Biden and the San Isidro protests in 2020 and 2021.

#Cuba #cuban american #ada ferrer #cuba: an american history #cuba an american history #cuban #cuban politics #american politics #us-cuba relations #us-cuba #soscuba #san isidro #patria y vida #history #hispanic heritage month #hispanic #latino #latine #latina #representation matters #female authors #book recommendation #book #book rec #platt amendment #bay of pigs #cuban missile crisis

[dodypaz]

Régimen de Cuba entra en modo de pánico por convocatoria a huelga general este 20 de junio

Régimen de Cuba entra en modo de pánico por convocatoria a huelga general este 20 de junio

“Gobierno de Cuba cataloga como de “situación compleja” en el país, a la convocatoria a huelga general que se ha hecho a través de las redes sociales” Tras una situación insostenible en Cuba, donde los apagones son constantes, la falta de alimentos y un país que implosiona por la desidia y la incapacidad de sus dirigentes, la ciudadanía ha tomado la decisión de hacer una convocatoria a través de…

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#Apagones en Cuba #convocatoria a huelga general #crisis social en Cuba #cuba #Dictadura Cubana #explosión social en Cuba #huelga general en Cuba #régimen cubano #SOSCuba