| Welcome to CTP News, the monthly newsletter of
the Cuba Transition Project (CTP) at the University of Miami's
Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies (ICCAS). The
CTP is funded by a grant from the U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID).
“WHAT’S
RAUL CASTRO UP TO?”
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The CTP will be holding a seminar, "What's
Raul Castro Up To?" Panelists include: Antonio
Jorge, Senior Research Scholar at ICCAS and Senior
Academic Advisor to the Cuba Transition Project; Brian
Latell, Senior Research Associate at ICCAS; Andy
Gomez, Assistant Provost at the University of Miami
and Senior Fellow at ICCAS; and José Azel,
Senior Research Associate at ICCAS. The discussion will be moderated
by Jaime Suchlicki, Director, ICCAS.
Date/Time: Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 12:00 p.m.
Location: Casa Bacardi/Olga-Carlos Saladrigas
Hall
University of Miami, 1531 Brescia Avenue, Coral Gables
Cost: $20 includes Deli Lunch
RSVP: (305) 284-CUBA (2822). Seating capacity
limited. Reservations requested.
Casa Bacardi will be hosting its Annual Film Festival
May 5-9, 2008. The festival seeks to highlight the experiences
of Cuban exiles and members of the Cuban-American community.
For more information about the featured films, please click
here.
Cost: $8.00 each film. Seating capacity limited.
For reservations, please call the Institute at (305) 284-CUBA
(2822).
A new issue of Cuba Facts, "The
Castro Clan," is now available at the CTP website,
click
here to view.
The current issue of Cuban Affairs, the quarterly electronic
journal of ICCAS, includes the following articles:
Cuban-Americans
and Foreign Direct Investments in Post-Castro Cuba: “An
Ace in the Hole”
José Azel
Civil Society in Cuba: Advancing through Moral Convictions
and Public Connectedness
Maria del Pilar Aristigueta
The Rise and Fall of Private Foreign Investment in
Cuba
Jorge F. Pérez-López
Racism in Black and White: A Cuban Perspective
Víctor Manuel Domínguez García
Book reviews and a chronology
of recent events in Cuba are also included.
We invite you to visit the journal’s
website click here for more information
and/or to subscribe.
The CTP
can be contacted at P.O. Box 248174, Coral Gables, Florida 33124-3010,
Tel: 305-284-CUBA (2822), Fax: 305-284-4875, and by email at
ctp.iccas@miami.edu.
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