Rejecting the derogatory term "Gringos" and the accusatory epithet "Yanquis," Cubans prefer to refer to us, their North American neighbors, as "Yumas." This blog is simply one Yuma's way of sharing his thoughts on all things Cuban, a subject that often generates more heat than light.
Above is the 61-minute video of today's live Q&A between my students and a number of Cuba's leading bloggers. You can read a summary (in Spanish) and also view and download the audio/video file of the entire live interview at the Martinoticias website.
As a guide, below I sketch out a rough timeline of the event:
2:50 - Introduction of Baruch students
4:10 - Introductory remarks of Miriam Celaya
5:25 - Introductory remarks of Yoani Sanchez
9:25 - Introductory remarks of Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo
11:33 - Comments from Professor Ted Henken
13:40 - First student question: Mike Prada to Yoani Sanchez
16:55 - Introductory remarks of Dagoberto Valdes
20:30 - Second Student question: Darin Cardenas to Yoani Sanchez
23:55 - Remarks of Antonio Jose Ponte
26:15 - Remarks of Ernesto Morales ("El pequeno hermano")
29:27 - Third student question: Zhanna Kozlovski to Miriam Celaya
34:15 - Discussion about Twitter and Facebook with Juan Juan Almeida
37:33 - Discussion of Twitter by Yoani Sanchez
38:55 - Discussion of self-censorship by Carlos Ojeda and Lisandra Diaz
40:20 - Antonio Jose Ponte
43:45 - Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo
46:05 - Fourth student question: Erik Grimsland to Miriam Celaya
56:00 - Fifth student question: Wazima Suhail to Yoani Sanchez
Soy original de Pensacola, Florida - "La Riviera de los Redneck". Ávido de rodar por el mundo escapé a Massachusetts para hacer la universidad. Luego enfilé proa hacia el sur y vine a tirar el ancla en Ecuador, donde enseñé inglés durante 18 meses. De regreso a los EE.UU. hice escala en “La ciudad que el viento se llevó y el gobierno olvidó”: Nueva Orleans, que me acogió como suyo por 7 felices años. Ahora sin embargo soy un orgulloso neoyorquino. Mis ciudades favoritas son Nueva Orleans, Nueva York y La Habana. Actualmente imparto clases en la Universidad y me encanta enseñar. También me place mucho ofrecer hospitalidad a los amigos que llegan de visita a esta ciudad, cuyos mil y un barrios suelo explorar en mi bicicleta. @@@ I'm from the heart of the Redneck Riviera (Pensacola, Florida), escaped to Massachusetts for college (Holy Cross), and again to Ecuador for a few years. I lived for 7 blissful years in "The City that Care Forgot," New Orleans, Louisiana, and am now a proud New Yorker. My favorite cities are NOLA, NYC, & La Habana. I'm a college professor here in NYC, love teaching, hosting friends visiting the city, and exploring the 1,001 different neighborhoods on my bike.
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