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November 5, 2009
Cuban Tomas Regalado was elected mayor of Miami with a pledge to control spending, limit property-tax increases and curtail development
November 4, 2009
Legendary Omara Portuondo to become first Cuban national on stage at Latin Grammys
October 27, 2009
BS&F Partner and ABA President-Elect Stephen N. Zack Named to HISPANIC BUSINESS Magazine’s Top 100 Influentials 2009 List
October 17, 2009
Sacerdote cubanoamericano es nuevo obispo en Colorado – Fernando Isern
Miami-Beach Florida’s Mayor Matti Herrera Bower’s 19 Day Countdown to Mayoral Re-Election – city’s first female and Cuban-American Mayor
October 14, 2009
A Cuban blogger who has become an international sensation for offering frank criticism of her country’s communist system said she was denied government permission Monday to travel to New York to receive a top journalism prize. – Yoani Sanchez
October 12, 2009
Cuban expatriate Dafnis Prieto shakes up the drum world – arguably the hottest percussionist in jazz and Latin music today
October 6, 2009
American Bar Association Diversity Commission Names 2010 Spirit of Excellence Awardees including Francisco Angones
October 1, 2009
A poll showed that most Cuban-Americans now approve of the concert that Juanes put together in Havana.
September 29, 2009
Juanita Castro, the exiled sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro, is set to release a first-person memoir in which she talks at length about her brothers.
September 28, 2009
RIP: The Man Behind Sazón Goya, José Antonio Ortega Bonet
More than Cuban: Miami author Jennine Capó Crucet gives second-generation American characters their own voice – “How to Leave Hialeah”
September 24, 2009
Cubans tell of capture and torture on Mexican journey
Torturan a ilegales cubanos en México
September 22, 2009
Outspoken Cuban-American writer Achy Obejas to address Indiana University community for Hispanic Heritage Month
September 18, 2009
Cuban punk rocker Gorki Aguila visits US
September 17, 2009
Data and Resources: Country of Origin Profiles – Pew Hispanic Center
September 14, 2009
Cuban Exile’s Plan for a Ferry From Miami to Havana Is Awaiting U.S. Approval
September 8, 2009
Human rights groups are outraged that a Cuban who created an online sensation by interrupting a video interview has been sentenced to two years for his actions.
September 1, 2009
Dramatic drop in Cuban migrants arriving in Florida, economics, law enforcement likely reasons
August 27, 2009
El polifacético artista cubano Manolo Torrente falleció en Miami el pasado jueves 20 víctima de varios problemas de salud. Tenía 83 años.
August 24, 2009
Cuban blogger the voice of youth-oriented counterculture – Yoani Sánchez
August 17, 2009
La banca del ex senador hispano republicano por Florida, Mel Martínez, podría ser ocupada por otro cubanoestadounidense, el representante de este estado Lincoln Díaz Balard, dijo este lunes
August 14, 2009
Immigrant of the Day: Alejandro Mayorkas (Cuba), New U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director
August 10, 2009
Latina Dances Way To SYTYCD Season 5 Title – Latina/Cuban-American Jeanine Mason
Juanes responde al exilio cubano de Miami
August 6, 2009
Cubanos interpretan a Shakespeare en EEUU
August 4, 2009
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION ELECTS MIAMI LAWYER STEPHEN N. ZACK PRESIDENT-ELECT – First Hispanic American Prepares for ABA’s Highest Office
July 28, 2009
Honored Today With The Cabot Journalism Prize, I Will Use It To Grow The Cuban Blogosphere – Yoani Sanchez
July 27, 2009
“RANDY JACKSON PRESENTS AMERICA’S BEST DANCE CREW” this season with Afroborike, a Latin salsa crew comprised of Cuban & Puerto Rican dancers
July 16, 2009
Cuban women’s plight, pain preserved in book – Recuento Para La Historia, or Retold for History – Nelson Rodríguez Diéguez
July 14, 2009
Long-time political mover and shaker Joe Garcia -a Democrat from Miami Beach, was nominated Tuesday to be director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact for the U.S. Department of Energy.
July 9, 2009
Leaders of Cuban and Venezuelan communities across the U.S. have become among the loudest supporters of the military ouster of Honduras’ president because they see it as a strike against socialist influence in Latin America.
June 25, 2009
El cantautor cubano Francisco Céspedes describió su nuevo álbum, “Te acuerdas”, como un homenaje a grandes compositores y a las canciones que le recuerdan momentos íntimos.
June 17, 2009
Board of Directors Names Jarrett Barrios as President of GLAAD
June 5, 2009
Marco Rubio Is the “Cuban Newt Gingrich”?
Carlos Pascual nominated as U.S. ambassador to Mexico – The Cuban-born diplomat, an expert in ‘failed states,’ would take over one of the largest American embassies and confront a host of complex bilateral issues.
June 4, 2009
Cristy C. Road, a voice for Cuban punk lit
May 28, 2009
In 1961, Albert Pinelo moved to the United States from Cuba with dreams of making a name for himself. Now almost 48 years later Pinelo has done more than that. Pinelo, a retired political science professor, began teaching at Northern Kentucky University in 1972. He was recently awarded the title of emeritus professor.
May 27, 2009
Cuban Exile Emilio Izquierdo Mobilizes For Fellow Survivors Of Castro’s Prison Camp
May 7, 2009
The number of Cuban Americans visiting Cuba is up 20 percent so far this year and will likely keep rising as Washington eases travel restrictions, the Cuban tour operator for U.S. traffic said on Wednesday.
April 20, 2009
Mexico has approved a Cuban-American with expertise in conflict management as the new U.S. ambassador, the Foreign Relations Department said Monday. – Carlos Pascual
March 21, 2009
MIAMI — Cuban-American voters here remain dominated by an older generation with more extreme views on U.S.-Cuba foreign policy, including support for the U.S. embargo against their communist homeland, according to an exit poll taken during the 2008 election.
March 19, 2009
Attorney and journalist Mario Enrique Mayo, imprisoned in 2003 by the Cuban government, arrived Wednesday in Miami on a commercial flight from Mexico.
March 12, 2009
Cubans say Washington’s easing of travel and spending restrictions for Cuban-Americans visiting the communist island will be a boon to small business and a key step toward warmer relations with the United States.
February 5, 2009
El cantante y compositor cubano Francisco Céspedes promete volver a enamorar a los puertorriqueños con su voz cuando se presente el próximo sábado 9 de mayo a las 8:30 p.m. en el Centro de Bellas Artes de Caguas.
February 1, 2009
El salsero cubano Paulito FG declaró que su presencia en Miami ha sido polarizada para generar enfrentamientos ajenos a su quehacer artístico, y afirmó que su música sirve para transmitir cubanía “sin ningún tipo de mensaje político”.
January 28, 2009
As we Cubans rejoice, let’s lead our own change
January 23, 2009
Fidel Castro’s reemergence stirs little emotion among Cubans in Miami.
January 20, 2009
Isabel Toledo, the Cuban-born designer of Michelle Obama’s inaugural outfit, did not know positively until Tuesday morning if the new first lady would wear the lemongrass-yellow coat and matching dress she specially designed for her.
January 15, 2009
A Taste of Cuba in Los Angeles – Nice Listing of Restaurants
December 28, 2008
The third time may the charm for a Cuban-born judge seeking appointment to the Florida Supreme Court. Gov. Charlie Crist said Wednesday he has interviewed all six nominees for a current opening and was impressed with each, including Judge Jorge Labarga of West Palm Beach.
December 23, 2008
El bailarín de origen cubano David Álvarez tuvo que aprender inglés y simular acento británico para ponerse en la piel del protagonista de la obra “Billy Elliot”, que triunfa estos días en Broadway con música de Elton John.
December 22, 2008
Database of Cuban exiles rekindles memories – A Miami Herald database of Cuban exiles arriving on the Freedom Flights has attracted thousands of visitors and struck a chord with exiles.
December 21, 2008
In defiance: Cuba’s women prisoners – While Cuban male political prisoners have long captured the media limelight, the women have mostly kept their memories private.
December 19, 2008
Miami Cuban American Frank Jimenez nominated for Florida Supreme Court
December 17, 2008
Cuban exiles in South Florida and across the country who arrived penniless can experience a sense of personal history with the launching of The Miami Herald’s Cuban Freedom Flights Database Project.
December 15, 2008
She danced from Havana’s clubs to Virginia Beach’s ballet scene -Teresa Martinez
December 12, 2008
Cell phone costs slashed for Cubans
December 10, 2008
Cuban police are detaining activists prior to Human Rights Day – Cuban activists are being stopped from attending Human Rights Day events in Havana, exile groups said.
December 6, 2008
Con motivo del reciente nombramiento como vicegobernador de Illinois, el cubanoamericano Dean Martínez declaró a Radio Martí sentirse sumamente orgulloso por el honor que se le hace.
December 5, 2008
La exhibición de una película sobre Ernesto “Che” Guevara, protagonizada por el puertorriqueño Benicio Del Toro generó polémica y protestas en Miami, la capital del exilio cubano por considerarla una afrenta.
A veteran spy catcher, Lt. Col. Chris Simmons, who publicly named people he claims are Cuban government agents, was sued Thursday in Miami federal court, where he was accused of malicious defamation by Silvia Wilhelm.
Mexico is sending illegal Cuban migrants home for the first time under a new accord aimed at cutting off an increasingly violent human-trafficking route to the United States, an official said Thursday.
On Wednesday, Republican congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen got a call from President-elect Barack Obama, didn’t believe it was him, and hung up on him. Twice.
December 3, 2008
El cubanoamericano Dean Martínez se convirtió este martes en el primer hispano vicegobernador de Illinois, a cargo del desarrollo económico del estado, infraestructura, regulaciones comerciales y medio ambiente.
Poll: Miami’s Cuban-Americans favor end to embargo
December 2, 2008
Alberto Riverón, of Cuban descent, is the only Latino leading an NFL officials crew
November 21, 2008
Con sus 78 años a cuestas, la cantante cubana Omara Portuondo se encuentra realizando una extensa gira mundial que ya la llevó por América del Sur y que actualmente cumple en Europa, en base a su nuevo disco, titulado Gracias.
A Cuban man who lost both of his arms — after he tried to escape from prison following a failed attempt to reach Florida — denounced the Cuban government Wednesday for keeping his family on the island even though they have been issued visas to join him in the United States. – Jorge Albart Rodriguez
November 19, 2008
Cuba won’t let our kids leave, medical workers say – Former Cuban doctors are contemplating taking their quest to get their kids out of Cuba to an international court.
Orlando C. Manrique — who smuggled weapons into Cuba to try and overthrow the government, was later shot seven times in a failed 1957 coup and took part in the Bay of Pigs invasion — died Saturday. He was 84.
November 18, 2008
Muere en Miami el actor cubano Julito Martínez
Cubans are more than just stereotypes and dictators
November 11, 2008
Cuban American Senator Mel Martinez Slams Anti-Immigration Rhetoric In Republican Party
November 3, 2008
R.IP. – A Cuban native, Maria T. Ortiz-Alvarez immersed herself in Cuban-American and Hispanic charities in Chicago and helped many displaced and needy Hispanic families through her volunteer work.
October 20, 2008
Mexico agreed Monday to deport Cubans who sneak illegally through Mexican territory to reach the U.S., a step toward cutting off an increasingly violent and heavily used human trafficking route.
Three Cuban men who were forced to work against their will repairing ships for a Cuban joint venture in Curacao won an $80 million judgment Monday in U.S. federal court in Miami.
October 19, 2008
McCain should court all Latinos, not just Cubans
October 17, 2008
Michelle Obama viste creaciones de diseñadora cubana – Isabel Toledo
October 15, 2008
FOR CUBANS – U.S. ELECTION ISSUE IS THE EMBARGO – When it comes to the U.S. presidential elections, the Cuban public doesn’t believe everything it’s told.
October 2, 2008
The United States has reversed itself and decided to allow two journalists for the Cuban news agency Prensa Latina to return to their posts at the United Nations, the State Department said Wednesday.
September 25, 2008
Cuban population in Miami-Dade up again – Since 2000, the number of Cubans in Miami-Dade has grown larger as a percentage of all Hispanics, reversing a three-decade demographic trend.
September 18, 2008
Niurka, la cara nueva de TV Azteca – La polémica cubana podría retomar su carrera como actriz en la serie Pobre rico… pobre de esta televisora
September 9, 2008
Children of Cuban revolution figures die in crash – Celia and Abel Hart Santamaria
Newark Archdiocese gets first Cuban-born bishop – Manuel Cruz
September 3, 2008
Flaco, de impecable guayabera, siempre sonriente, así recordaron los cubanos en el centenario de su natalicio, al legendario Joseíto Fernández el compositor de “La Guantanamera”, la canción emblemática de la isla.
La actriz cubano-americana Natalie Martínez superó las extenuantes audiciones de la cinta “Death Race” (Carrera de la muerte) para quedarse con el personaje de Case en la película producida por Tom Cruise y protagonizada por el actor británico Jason Statham.
Cuban punk rocker Gorki Aguila expected to face trial Friday
Paquito D’Rivera Joins BUCL.org in Denouncing Arrest of Punk Rocker Gorki Aguila
August 18, 2008
Defecting Cuban doctor: ‘I had never been freer’ – Assigned by the Cuban government to Venezuela, a family doctor defected. In Caracas now, he waits for a U.S. visa.
Meet the Cuban doctor, the most widely deployed and effective ideological and diplomatic weapon in the almost 50 years since Fidel Castro seized control of the island. And, in the past few years, the most profitable export of the country’s economy.
Cuban doctors build new lives in Florida – Dozens of Cuban doctors who have left their posts in the medical missions abroad are working to establish a new life in Florida.
August 14, 2008
Cuban-American Storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy Speaks Sept. 15 – University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Cuban Mijaín López: first gold for Latin America in Beijing
August 11, 2008
Cuban posters don’t just flog a film, they distinguish their audience – Continuing our series examining great film posters. Today, Paul Rennie explains the origins of Cuban cinema promos
August 8, 2008
Spy catcher claims four are agents for Cuba – A U.S. intelligence expert has named four people as Cuban agents in the United States, including two in the Miami area.
August 7, 2008
Narciso Rodríguez will be honored at the Alma Awards – The Cuban American designer will receive a great achievement award
July 30, 2008
Authorities say a former official with a Cuban-American group that was once the foremost voice representing the exile cause in Washington was shot dead in a Puerto Rican suburb. – Emiliano Infante Segrera
July 26, 2008
Cuban dissident writer Raul Rivero has won a prestigious Spanish journalism award for his work as a journalist reporting on his native country, where he spent two years in jail on charges of trying to undermine President Fidel Castro’s government.
