El Yuma

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.

Friday, May 2, 2025

Raúl Rivero: El Maestro

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Cuban dissident writer Raúl Rivero speaks to reporters from his home in Havana on Tues., Nov. 30, 2004, moments after being released from pr...
Monday, April 28, 2025

Hermanitos

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" El Yuma " & " OLPL "   Foto tomada por Mónica López la noche del viernes, 25 de abril de 2025, en Nueva York, 14 a...
Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Sinning Against the Revolution or Sinning Against Journalism?

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Last year I co-wrote the academic article “ Diasporic Epistemologies in Cuban Independent Journalism ” ( Digital Journalism , February 15, 2...
Friday, April 11, 2025

The Danger of Thinking and Loving: Yndamiro Restano and the Birth of Independent Journalism in Cuba

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El Yuma with Yndamiro Restano, June 30, 2023, Miami. Photo by Amparo López Pujol "La prensa independiente sirve para sacar a la luz lo ...
Friday, April 4, 2025

"Havana: The Forbidden City": The first thing I ever published about Cuba (spring 1998)!

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It has been almost five years since I last posted anything to my blog, " El Yuma ."  As you can see below, that was a post on Nove...
Sunday, November 1, 2020

Trump: Elections, What For?

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"We’re going to have to see what happens" was the response of President Donald Trump on September 23 when asked if he would accep...
Saturday, December 15, 2018

Carlos Acosta's 2007 memoir is titled "No Way Home" but with the 2018 film "Yuli," he may just have arrived!

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On a trip I made to Havana just over 10 years ago in the summer of 2008, I attempted to track down and interview Cuban ballet sensation Carl...
Friday, July 7, 2017

Cuba: Navigating in a Turbulent World

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Cuba: Navigating in a Turbulent World FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ​ Contact:   Blanca Silva 786-493-7210 blancaesilva@bellsouth.net   ASSOCIATION ...
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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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