Liberan a Los Presos Politicos

AN FRANCISCO.— Un grupo de alrededor de 35 personas vestidas de blanco se dieron cita el mediodía del miércoles 31 de marzo frente a la alcaldía de San Francisco en un gesto de apoyo hacia las Damas de Blanco cubanas, y exigiendo la liberación y respeto a los derechos humanos de los presos políticos de Cuba.

La organización conocida como las Damas de Blanco surgió espontáneamente en La Habana, Cuba, en 2003 cuando un grupo de mujeres, madres, hijas, hermanas y esposas de presos políticos comenzaron a reunirse y marchar en actos de protesta pacífica, vestidas de blanco y llevando flores, pidiendo por la liberación de sus seres queridos.

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President Obama courts anti-Castro stars

MIAMI BEACH — President Barack Obama raked in millions for the Democratic National Committee during a stop here Thursday, but the real prize is an unprecedented endorsement from two of the most influential ambassadors to a critical Florida voting bloc.
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[Posted by: Araceli Vazquez]

Gloria Estefan's speech at fundraiser hosted for President Barack Obama

Welcome everyone to our home!
Emilio, Emily and I are very happy that you’re here and we hope you very much enjoy this afternoon!
When our parents brought us to the United States as children they never imagined that the country that had opened its arms to them at a time of crisis would eventually become their country and in turn, our country. They came here to raise us in freedom and democracy so that we could thrive and learn. And that we did. We learned how to listen to and respect different ways of thinking, different nationalities, and different political ideologies.Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/16/1582647/gloria-estefans-speech-at-fundraiser.html#ixzz0lrPoLgBf
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[Posted by: Araceli Vazquez]

Cubans caught between generations

My nephew Julian turned 16 this past week. When I called on Wednesday to wish him a happy birthday I told him he was now an adult. This is it, I said, childhood is far behind; adolescence is over. You are now a grown up.

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/17/1583981/cubans-caught-between-generations.html#ixzz0lPZGhoKR

[Posted By: Araceli Vazquez]

The Mariel exodus: from trickle to tsunami

It was April 3, 1980, just days before the Mariel boatlift erupted, and senior Carter Administration officials were meeting to consider the turmoil lashing Cuba.

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/17/1584464/the-mariel-exodus-from-trickle.html#ixzz0lPYeGeVD

[Posted by: Araceli Vazquez]

Now 16, Elian Gonzalez shown at Cuba youth meeting

HAVANA -- Cuba has released photos of one-time exile cause celebre Elian Gonzalez wearing an olive-green military school uniform and attending a Young Communist Union congress.

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/05/1564560/now-16-elian-gonzalez-shown-at.html#ixzz0kjfL27Ok

[Posted by: Araceli Vazquez]