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Eliseo “Lichi” Alberto

“It’s impossible, to speak poorly of him.,” said my daughter Charlene. I discovered someone who insisted on seeing everyone as good, in each individual case scrutinizing all possible virtues – no matter how slight.

Staying Power in Cuba

I imagine that at some moment in our lives almost all of us have wanted to disappear, die or at least be far from our job, our house, the neighborhood, our family and even our friends.

What’s Happening with Alternative Culture in Cuba?

If one were to believe in some theory of malicious omniscience, they could easily demonstrate this by observing the development of alternative culture in Cuba.

Cubans with Hard Times & Happy Faces

If it wasn’t for the Creole humor that characterizes Cubans — making us act the same way at a party, in a baptism or at a wake — I don’t know what would have become of us during all these years of extreme shortages and dire economic crisis.

Cuba’s July 26th, Then and Now

The date July 26, the most celebrated day on the Cuban political calendar, has meant different things for me at different stages of my life.

Cuba’s Adios to Students in the Fields

If I told you that the FAPI, the BETs and the BUTS’s are now history, readers from around the world would more than likely draw a blank. But these strange abbreviations more than likely take the thoughts of the average Cuban back to their student years.

The DR for Cubans: Fatal Attraction?

Strong historical and cultural relationships have existed between Cuba and the Dominican Republic. A part of the Cuban national legacy is in some way related to the DR, and Dominicans always remember that it was Cubans who restarted their sugar production in the 19th century.

Cuba in the ‘90s, Special Memories

What kind of country are we building? Is it a nation where we see ourselves forced to live here or the one that we exaggerate with our desires?

July 26: Cuba’s Revolution, Morality and Solidarity

The main cause for failure was a missing vehicle with their heavy weaponry. Nevertheless they were able to cause three times the numbers of casualties that they suffered. Nearly one-half of the rebels were killed but most of them died under or following torture.

Reconciliation, Dangers & Model Change for Cuba

For years, some of us within the revolutionary ranks have been advocating changes toward a participative and democratic form of socialism as well as the holding of a national dialogue with all blocs involved.