Elise Gregg | Editor-in-Chief The Board of Trustees unanimously voted this afternoon to approve a $10 million gift from Benajmin Leon, Jr. for FIU’s CasaCuba project. The money will be used for the creation of a new building for the Cuban heritage project, which was founded in 2017, presently housed in Primera Casa. “FIU and […]
Conor Moore and Kaysea Suzana | Staff Writers Cuba is on track to becoming one of the world’s oldest countries. On Sept. 7, Cuban expert and researcher Sergio Díaz-Briquets and Visiting Scholar Elaine Acosta González discussed a potential crisis scenario in the coming decades if Cuba continues business as usual. In a slideshow of graphs […]
Andres Davila | Asst. News Director The Soviet influence on Cuba and the Caribbean is not to be forgotten as the Cuban Research Institute hosted a panel discussion on the history and its impacts on May 16 at Graham Center. The discussion centered on the history of Soviet communist activities in the Caribbean region, with […]
Victor Garcia | Contributing Writer On March 31 FIU’s Cuban Research Institute presented a discussion comparing the Cuban and Venezuelan revolutions and exile diaspora. The panel was split evenly with University of Michigan professor Silvia Pedraza and CRI Director Jorge Duany representing the Cuban perspective while FIU Professors Brian Fonseca and Ofelia Riquezes Curiel handled […]
Diego Diaz | Asst. News director Chants, jeers, and comparisons to Communist Cuba engulfed FIU’s Wertheim Performing Art Center on Dec. 9 as the crowd made their opposition known to Susan Eckstein’s work “Cuban Privilege: The Making of Immigrant Inequality in America.” The Boston University professor of sociology would subsequently publish a guest column in […]
Elena Key / Staff Writer FIU’s CasaCuba initiative recently announced plans for the university’s first Cuban cultural center on the Modesto Madique campus, a $35 million project. The 57,000 square foot facility will be a multidisciplinary platform for scholars and artists to illuminate unique perspectives of Cubans and the greater diaspora. “For me, it represents […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer Dear non-Cuban lefties and righties, I have a bone to pick. What we are witnessing is a political phenomenon unlike anything in our lifespans. Cubans on the island have sparked the flames of a revolt against the regime that has governed them since 1959. Frustrations over the looming health crisis, the lack […]
Julia Gomez/Staff Writer This short story was originally published in 2018, in volume XXVII of Miamibiance Dedicated to my Abo, te quiero mucho. The hopeful faces of desperate men and women lined up outside the US Embassy in Havana. The long row of makeshift beds and dirty, starving bodies went on for miles. Pablo Marino […]
Damielys Duarte/Staff Writer Cuba’s dictatorship has always been a sore spot for politicians, especially those trying to cater to hispanic demographics. On Sunday, Feb. 23, Senator Bernie Sanders made some comments that may have cost him the latin vote after he naively defended certain programs introduced by the Castro Regime, to the horror of Cuban […]
Gabriela Enamorado/Staff Writer As the Democratic party becomes increasingly divided, candidates in the 2020 presidential race continue to muddle themselves in controversy. Most recently, Senator Bernie Sanders caused a stir on Sunday, Feb. 23 when he made some comments about the late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. His harmless statement is now one of the many […]
Valenti Govantes/Contributing Writer In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, the Phillip and Patricia Frost Art Museum celebrated the debut of a new sculpture by Julio Larraz. Larraz, a Cuban-born artist, has been creating sculptures and paintings since 1961. His works have been featured in venues such as the Perez Art Museum. His work has also […]
By: Gabriella Pinos/Opinion Director The session, titled “Initiative for Democratic and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS) for Cuba,” discussed the role of Cuba in Latin America, as well as ways to combat attacks against democracy in the region. On Friday, Jan. 10, the second day of the State of the World 2020 kicked off with a […]
