Here’s Your Cuba

What You See When You Look At Us

Cuba is a small island nation that occupies a large, perhaps even outsized, place in the American imagination. Cut off by embargo from the United States since 1961, Cuba is as much a memory and an idea to Americans as it is a concrete place. Cubans are aware of this. They know that in many ways the peculiarities and hardships of their lives are, in the eyes of outsiders, scenery. And what scenes in particular do Cubans think we see? We asked Cuban photographer Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo to answer …

Everyone’s Got a Havana

Cuba's Most Famous Dissident Blogger Writes About Life Inside the Sepia Postcard

The cast bronze sculpture rests one of its arms on the rail of the bar. It seems like he’s going to ask for another daiquiri, but in reality his metal …

Mexicans vs. Mexico

Jorge Castañeda Explores Contradictions Between Character and Country

Former Mexican foreign minister Jorge Castañeda loves his home country deeply, but he’s not afraid to poke a bit of fun at it.

Regarding the shutdown of the 405 Freeway scheduled …

Oscar Garza on ‘Latin Music USA’

How Latin Music Shaped American Pop Culture

 

This week, PBS debuts “Latin Music USA,” a four-part documentary series that seeks to highlight the influence of the genre on American music.

Hmmm…must be Hispanic Heritage Month. (More on that …