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.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

MinRex Conference on the rise of Digital Media

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A notable conference is taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week at Havana's Centro de Convenciones . It is titled, "Alte...
Monday, November 28, 2011

Pallí: The loans are coming!

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Here's a good assessment of Cuba's new real estate and loan provisions from José Manuel Pallí (H/T EthnoCuba). " The Loans ...
Sunday, November 27, 2011

IRI: Cuban Public Opinion - Not so fast!

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Here's another survey report about Cuba, this time from the IRI - International Republican Institute. It found much less enthusiasm a...
Thursday, November 24, 2011

AP: Small-farmer and micro-enterprise loans on the way in Cuba

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Cuba to launch bank loans for farmers, small-business owners, others in December By the Associated Press HAVANA — Cuba is announcing a new c...

Padurisima (4): "¿Para qué (no por qué, sino para qué) se escribe una novela?

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El Yuma's favorite Cuban writer Leonardo Padura has just won the 2011 Roger Caillois Literary Prize for his novel 'El hombre que ama...
Saturday, November 19, 2011

NPR: Operation Peter Pan, 50 years later

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Children Of Cuba Remember Their Flight To America 5 min 24 sec Add to Playlist Listen Now Operation Pedro Pan Group At Miami's airpor...
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Friday, November 18, 2011

Cuban Barbers to Gain More Freedoms

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Cuban Barbers to Gain More Freedoms BY  THE WORLD   ⋅  NOVEMBER 18, 2011  ⋅   POST A COMMENT Play in New Window  |  Download We’re taki...

Freedom House, CDA, and now Brookings: Reaching out to Cuba

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The past month has seen the appearance of three special reports from Washington think tanks, all of which recognize the significance (if sti...
Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Hipoteca, no; compra y venta, si: 50 years after urban reform, a paradigm shift

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Surfing around the Internet the other day trying to get some background on the history of urban reform and housing law in Cuba over the las...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Are cooperatives next?

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Cuban Co-operatives Set to Expand [?] By Patricia Grogg (IPS) HAVANA, Nov 14, 2011 (IPS) - The creation of co-operatives forms part of t...
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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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