Today, October 20th, is known as the Day of Cuban Culture in commemoration of the first time the Cuban National Anthem, also known as La Bayamesa, was sung in Bayamo on October 20, 1868. To learn more about this very significant date, click here.
Abroadia Founder and Executive director Tom Millington wrote a letter to the Finger Lakes Times in response to a comment made in passing by a reader regarding Cuba. Abroadia remains firm in its commitment to building bridges between Cuba and the US and looks forward to supporting friendships across political boundaries.
Forty four years ago today Cubana flight 455 en route from Barbados to Havana, exploded, killing everyone on board, including members of the Cuban fencing team. Orlando Bosch and Luis Posada Carriles, who masterminded the terroristic attack were never brought to justice. In fact, they were treated as heroes in Miami.
Abroadia commemorates the victims of this tragedy and hopes that justice will soon be served.
On September 30th Yoan Miguel Parra stopped by to describe how he is inspired to write poetry. Much of the lyrical imagery and poignancy and sense of memory in his book of poems En algún lugar are related to sense of place and movement. He is a prodigious writer and he has five publications coming up! Stay tuned!
Abroadia joins the world in mourning the passing of Joaquín Salvador Lavado “Quino”, the artist who created the Mafalda cartoon. Such was the power, connection and poignancy of the cartoon that Mafalda went beyond her Argentine borders and the whole Spanish-speaking world fell in love with her.
Abroadia counts Mafalda and Condorito as the two most inspiring and impactful Latin American cartoons. Can you name some others?
¡Descansa en paz, maestro!
Today at 2pm EST Abroadia hosts Cuban poet Yoan Miguel Parra in its Global Thoughts session. Join us as the author shares with us his vision for his latest publication En algún lugar.
Google reminds us today (September 21) that Jovita Idár was a dedicated educator, writer and activist who promoted the rights of Mexican-Americans and women in the early part of the 20th century. As we are currently celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15), “quitamos el sombrero” and pay homage to this inspiring woman.
To learn more about Jovita Idár, check out the Humanities Texas website.
¡Siempre adelante!
Note: Source for the picture above: https://www.humanitiestexas.org/programs/tx-originals/list/jovita-idar. Detail from an image of Jovita Idár (middle) in the print shop of El Progreso, 1914. We Can Fly (Austin: Ellen C. Temple, 1983)
Abroadia is pleased to shine the spotlight on New Jersey City University, which is honoring Hispanic Serving Institution Week (September 14-20, 2020) by featuring Gina Ann Garcia as its Keynote speaker today. NJCU is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and Abroadia is likewise committed to providing more Hispanic students with international opportunities. We are thrilled that this convocation is open to the public. To participate, click on this link: https://www.njcu.edu/directories/offices-centers/registrar/convocation-2020.
Abroadia wishes a Feliz Día de la Independencia to Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Honduras!
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Harvey Charles, professor of international education at University of Albany, SUNY, will be our Global Thoughts guest on November 17th at 2pm EST. Among the topics to be discussed will be how to use international education as an anti-racist tool.
There is no cost to participate. To register, click this link:
https://www.abroadia.com/global-thoughts
¡¡Nos vemos!!
Today Cuba celebrates the Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre, the patron saint of the country.
Abroadia sends un abrazo fuerte a sus amigos cubanos!!
Abroadia is currently assisting institutions of higher learning in the US and Ecuador develop a COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) programs. We are thrilled to see two of our partners offering a joint online course this fall for their students.
We will invite students and the professors to share their thoughts and experiences on this blog throughout the fall.
STAY TUNED!!!
Team Abroadia