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May 21, Beverly Hills Book Award winner Soda Springs 21 May 2013 | 10:41 pm
Terry Marshall’s novel, Soda Springs, won first prize for Multicultural Fiction in the 2013 Beverly Hills Book Award contest.
Nov 1, End the Cuban embargo . . . and let us travel freely to that country 1 Nov 2012 | 09:34 pm
The U.S. blockade of trade with Cuba has gone on for more than 50 years. It’s time to end the Cuban embargo, as well as repeal the laws that prohibit Americans from traveling freely to Cuba.
Oct 29, All-inclusive Cuba: pointers on living the good life 29 Oct 2012 | 08:19 pm
Melia las Dunas, an all-inclusive resort 240 miles from Havana, delivers up carefree, sun-drenched vacation. It’s a land all its own, a world apart from the Cuba that Cubans know.
Oct 19, Cuba today after 53 years of Castro’s rule 19 Oct 2012 | 06:35 am
After 53 years of Fidel Castro’s brand of socialism, how has Cuba fared? We see progress and promise . . . but also decay, hardships, poverty, opportunity lost. Here’s what we saw on our trip to Cuba.
Oct 16, Cuban life: visiting with the locals in Havana and Hanoi 16 Oct 2012 | 05:35 am
Cuban life surprises us with monuments to both John Lennon and Vladimir Lenin. More striking are the doors it closes to outsiders . . . particularly when compared with Communist Hanoi
Oct 8, Ernesto Che Guevara, a “living” hero in today’s Cuba 8 Oct 2012 | 07:15 pm
Ernesto Che Guevara ’s image is everywhere in Cuba, but nowhere more than at his massive monument in Santa Clara. The pilgrimage takes us to his 19-foot bronze statute, his mausoleum, and a museum.
Oct 4, Cuban people welcome Americans to their island 4 Oct 2012 | 08:18 am
We found Cuban people to be warm, helpful, and friendly . . . especially to Americans. We’ll introduce you to some of them.
Oct 1, Cuba classic cars used to hustle tourists in Havana 1 Oct 2012 | 08:43 pm
Day one in Havana: classic car hustlers are on us in a flash. But Cuba isn’t Marakesh or Mexico: no pushy vendors, beggers or swarms of pleading kids. Best of all, we meet a delightful Cuban.
Sep 26, Cuba has its own Holocaust memorials and exhibits 27 Sep 2012 | 04:16 am
Cuba has a small Jewish community, but it keeps memories of the Holocaust alive with an excellent exhibit in Havana, and a small memorial in Santa Clara. This blog introduces you to those exhibits
Sep 24, Jews in today’s Havana; a small, but increasingly vibrant community 24 Sep 2012 | 05:36 am
In 1959, nearly 15,000 Jews lived in Cuba; today, only 1,500 do. Why the decline? Anti-Semitism? Economics? How do Cuban Jews fare today? We’ll explore those questions three Havana synagogues
