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A Trip Back To Cuba

January 27, 2017 Adriana Falero 0 Comments Cuba

After a rather long four-year, four-month wait, I visited the island I was raised in. Cuba is known for its timelessness—a deep-seated perception that the antique cars, the 58-year-old communist system, and the people‘s lost sense of hope, have remained intact. So while I was enjoying my winter break… Read the rest at our website.

Viviám María López working on her laptop.

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Wolfson Campus Executive Assistant Blends Administrative Work With Love For Music

November 19, 2016 Riane Roldan Music, Cuban, Cuba, Radio

The only visible hint that Viviám María López, the business suit-wearing executive assistant to Wolfson Campus president Richard Soria, is a veteran host of a weekly radio program is the microphone stand tucked away in a corner of her office. López’s active role outside the College is based on… Read the rest at our website.

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The Future Of Cuba Continues To Be Uncertain

November 19, 2016 Jessica Alvarez Cuban, Cuba, Opinion

Cuba is a country that is changing, currently filled with young and old entrepreneurs. The little amount of money paid by the government has shoved Cubans to create their own small businesses. The community doctor, the scientist, the lawyer, the teacher, after many years of studying and sacrificing, have… Read the rest at our website.

An opened door to a brick house with no roof.

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From Cuba, With Love

November 4, 2016 Omar Negrin Cuba, Photography

Last month I went to Camagüey, Cuba with my family for a weekend to celebrate my father’s birthday in the city he was born and raised. After landing at Ignacio Agramonte International Airport, we drove in a private car, owned by a local resident who makes money on the… Read the rest at our website.

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Nonprofit Links Young Cuban Americans To Their Roots

October 3, 2016 Jorge De Pena Briefing, Cuba, Cuban American, CubaOne

CubaOne, a donation funded organization, invites Cuban Americans interested in traveling to Cuba for an all expense covered trip including flight, meal and lodging. Ten participants are selected based on an essay application that explains how Cuba inspires them and how they’re influenced by the country. The organization believes… Read the rest at our website.

West Campus Briefing

West Campus Honors Cuban Comedian Tres Patines

September 9, 2016 Carolina Panduro Cuba, Dance, Tres Patines, Cuban

Miami Dade College will pay tribute to Cuban comedian/actor Leopoldo Fernandez, better known as Tres Patines, with an exhibition at West Campus, 3800 N.W. 115th Ave. The opening ceremony will take place on Sept. 19, at 6 p.m. in Room 1102. The exhibit, Cosa Más Grande: Memories of the… Read the rest at our website.

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How Relations With Cuba Can Be Good

April 18, 2016 Gabriel Exposito Cuba, Human Rights, Cubans, President Barack Obama

I was doing my Sunday grocery shopping recently when I overheard a group of older men talking about President Barack Obama’s visit to Cuba and the change of policy toward the island nation. One man screamed that Obama had made a “huge mess” with Cuba and proceeded to describe… Read the rest at our website.

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The Similarities Between Cuba And Syria

January 15, 2016 Alexander Aspuru Syria, Cuba

Across the United States, citizens are contemplating whether or not the U.S. should accept Syrian refugees. However, no matter what stance you take on the issue, it is hypocritical for Cuban Americans to be opposed to the settlement of Syrian refugees. The parallels between the Syrian refugee crisis and… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Wolfson Campus

MOAD Hosts The Exile Experience: A Journey To Freedom

December 8, 2015 Neosman Flores MOAD, Freedom Tower, Cuba

The College’s Museum of Art + Design is hosting a permanent exhibition, The Exile Experience: A Journey to Freedom, at the Freedom Tower, 600 Biscayne Blvd. The pictorial account depicts the struggles that the exiled Cuban population had to endure during the rise of the island nation’s communist president… Read the rest at our website.

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College ‘Joyful But Watchful’ Over Freed Cuban Artist

October 27, 2015 Nicolette Perdomo 0 Comments Cuban, Cuba

Graffiti artist Danilo Maldonado Machado was freed from a Cuban jail on Oct. 20, nearly 10 months after he was first jailed for transporting two pigs with the names “Raul” and “Fidel” painted on them as artistic protest. Maldonado Machado was charged with disturbing the peace with a political… Read the rest at our website.

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