Growing up near the Mexican border and having spent a few of my first few Holiday seasons in Sonora as well as Arizona, provided me the opportunity to observe and take part in various Holiday traditions. My family’s personal tradition of devotion was honoring Our Lady (La Virgen) de Guadalupe on December 12. This began […]
Obama Announces Plans to Bring Cuba One Step Closer to Democracy
January 14, 2011 By
The White House said on Friday that the President has directed that changes be made to regulations and policies governing travel and cash sent to Cuba. “The President believes these actions, combined with the continuation of the embargo, are important steps in reaching the widely shared goal of a Cuba that respects the basic rights […]
Cuban-American Singer Leads Miami March in Support of Cuba’s Las Damas de Blanco
March 26, 2010 By
On Thursday, Grammy-Award winning singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan led a march on the famous Calle Ocho in Miami, in support of Cuba’s Las Damas de Blanco, or the Ladies in White. At a press conference earlier this week, Estefan called on exiles to join her in protest of the treatment received by the women […]
Obama Vows More Engagement with Latin America
April 20, 2009 By
President Barack Obama attended the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago this past weekend along with 33 other democratically elected heads of state and government in the Western Hemisphere. In Obama’s first meeting with his regional counterparts he used the opportunity to engage in a new relationship with countries of the Americas […]
Guest Blogger Series:Hopeful about Policy Changes towards Cuba
April 17, 2009 By
By: Carmen Peláez On Thursday, President Barack Obama said it was up to Havana to take the next step after his gesture of removing some of the restrictions that have prohibited money and travel to Cuba. This morning, Raul Castro responded within hours, saying “we have sent word to the U.S. government in private and […]
Obama Announces New Cuba Policy
April 13, 2009 By
According to a senior administration official, President Barack Obama will direct his administration to allow unlimited travel and money transfers by Cuban Americans to family in Cuba to ease U.S. restrictions on the island. The formal announcement will be made at the White House’s daily press briefing with Robert Gibbs. The Wall Street Journal also reported […]
U.S. Lawmakers Meet with Fidel Castro
April 7, 2009 By
Three members of the Congressional Black Caucus met with former Cuban president Fidel Castro today. This is the first known meeting with American officials since he fell ill in July 2006. A spokesman at the U.S. Interests Section in Havana confirmed that Rep. Barbara Lee, a California Democrat, and two other lawmakers met with the […]
Raul Castro Meets with U.S. Lawmakers
April 7, 2009 By
The Associated Press reports that Cuban President Raul Castro met Monday with six visiting members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC). These were his first face-to-face discussions with U.S. leaders since assuming the presidency last year. The lawmakers came to talk with Castro about improving U.S.-Cuba relations amid rumors that Washington could possibly be ready […]
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