Cubans

In 1952, Fulgencio Batista came into power over Cuba for the second time. Politically and militarily supported by the United States, Batista became anti-communist and allowed American business to dominate the Cuban economy (Wikipedia.org). Batista’s tyrannical rule motivated Fidel Castro, a revolutionary, to overthrow his dictatorship. As the new Castro government self-proclaimed they were Marxist-Leninists, US relations with Cuba dissolved (History.com). Castro…

Nostalgia is empowering throughout Dreaming in Cuban not because of the end-point or destination that is reached, but instead because of the imaginative journey it inspires inside the women in the novel. When nostalgia—or a longing for the past—is considered in a discourse, in conjunction with Garcia’s characters’ questionings of the accuracy of memories, we see that the final object of nostalgic reflection becomes arbitrary in light of the ability to see oneself as capable of transforming the…

groups that reflect it's turbulent political and religious history. Roman Catholicism is the most dominant religion practiced today, it was introduced by Spanish settlers during mass migrations in the 19th and 20th centuries however, post the 1959 Cuban revolution, the country was considered to be an atheistic state. It was during this time that Cuba also promoted atheism which came in direct conflict with the church. Atheism accounts for roughly 23% of the total population. After the fall of…

The Bay of Pigs was an American CIA led attempt to overthrow the communist government of Cuba before the Soviet Union had a chance to get a foothold on the country, it did not succeed. The Cuban military has a force of 90,000 active troops; this is due to the two-year minimum compulsory service of all citizens. The current military budget of $700,000 sustains two thousand land vehicles, eighty aircraft, and twelve coastal defensive ships.…

One reason the Cuban embargo was established and approved by John F. Kennedy on Feb. 3, 1962 was to reduce “the threat posed by its alignment with the Communist powers” (Kennedy). Previous to this proclamation, the Cuban Revolution, nationalizing (to bring under the ownership or control of a nation, as industries and land) and confiscation (to seize as forfeited to the public domain) without reimbursing (to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred) of American property in Cuba, and the Bay…

Cuban Literature At first glance, Cuban literature may seem edgy or even quirky with its selection of settings and objects, but upon analyzing deeper, it is clear that Cuban poetry and literature is depressing and distressing, Themes of oppression and immigration surge through the literature of the region, developed by other literary devices, but why? Cuba, under the rule of Fidel Castro, is a downcast nation. The influence of the dictatorship is clear in Cuban poetry through theme, diction,…

Cuban Music Culture Cuba is an extremely diverse country, mixed with African, French, Asian and Spanish influences. Cuba is an extremely magnificent country filled with amazing people. The culture in Cuba is just as diverse and unique as the country itself. The most important cultural aspects that Cuba has is its music. Traditional music styles are still widely popular in Cuba and are often seen to this day. The best thing about these Cuban traditions is that although some of the countries…

safely and unnoticed. Now later as we began to be more open to the Cuban exhiles, we started to allow them citezenship if they realy wanted it.There was indeed regulations for who is qualified and who didnt qualifiy. In order for a Cuban to get citenenship they had to be educated and learn the English language.Because of the closest place from Cuba in the US is the coast of Floridia,Florida is where most of the Cubans live.When the Cubans heard Castro was taking over lots of private land in…

Agriculture has historically been of strategic importance to the Cuban economy due to itsmultiplier effect on other sectors of the economy, its ability to generate export income and increase gross national product, create employment, and contribute to food production. Cuba’s agricultural sector has been characterized by a high level of specialization in sugarcane production for export purposes. This heavy focus on sugarcane production had resulted in a severe lack of domestic food diversity and…

Congress woman Ileana Ros-Lehtien and Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida along with many other Cuban Americans, support keeping the embargo intact, that when the Cuban regime collapse, America will have the upper hand on foreign policy decisions. The fault in this assessment is many thought when Castro left office and stopped receiving aid from the Soviet Union, his regime would…