For the first time the International Congress of Latin American Studies Association included Cuban scholars who were previously not allowed to leave the island.
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Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo describes trips to a mall in Hollywood and a museum in New York, explaining that the former felt more “real” than the latter.
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Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo discusses racism, discrimination and fundamental rights regarding Afro-Cubans on the island.
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Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo continues his tour of the US with a stop in Miami, where he compares the mindsets of Cubans there versus in Havana.
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Rosa Maria Payá, daughter of Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, is demanding an investigation into the deaths of her father and Harold Cepero.
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Cuban bloggers Yoani Sanchez and Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo visit the White House to discuss military relations between Cuba and the U.S.
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Former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s death sends the public into “collective hysteria” around the change of government.
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Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo argues that even though journalist Yoani Sanchez is now able to travel abroad, “Castroism” continues to affect her off the island.
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Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo discusses Alain Robert’s choice to climb one of Fidel Castro’s favorite buildings in Cuba in the name of individual freedom.
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Though Cuba has allowed the live broadcasting of foreign network TeleSur, Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo ponders how long this will continue uncensored.
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