The Ruston Academy was a private bilingual American school founded in Havana, Cuba, in 1920. It was forced to close in 1961, after the nationalization of all private schools on the island by Fidel Castro's government. Tony Leal's documentary, "Ruston Academy: From Dreams to Reality," is based on a book written by the school's director, […]

Dr. Abel Sierra Madero's new work reconstructs the systemic and structural character of forced labor and, more broadly, state violence in Cuba. The book focuses on the Military Units to Aid Production (the UMAPs, their Spanish acronym), which operated between 1965 and 1968 in the province of Camagüey, as repressive enclaves of a totalitarian society. […]

This Briefings on Cuba by Ruth Behar examines a timely issue, the renewed but difficult ties between Cubans on and off the island during the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Behar explores telling examples of how many Cuban Americans have attempted to bridge the gap between the island and the United States over the past two years. […]

This Briefings on Cuba by Ruth Behar examines a timely issue, the renewed but difficult ties between Cubans on and off the island during the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Behar explores telling examples of how many Cuban Americans have attempted to bridge the gap between the island and the United States over the past two years. […]

Books & Books and FIU's Cuban Research Institute present… An Afternoon with Eloy L. Nuñez and Renest G. Vendrell Escape from Cuba: Personal Accounts of Those Who Fled Castro's Regime (McFarland & Company, $39.95)  Friday, April 29, 2022 1 PM ET Please note this is a free event! However, if you would like to make […]