SOME INCIDENTS IN MY TRAJECTORY AS A CUBAN REFUGEE / by Jorge E. Ponce
The trajectory of a refugee is one of embracing other cultures while never forgetting the one where you come from. It could be painful at times but often life doesn’t offer many viable choices. With fifty-nine years living in the United States, I’d like to offer four incidents that caused me to stop and think…
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION / Jorge E. Ponce
Andres Oppenheimer challenged, in a December 3rd op-ed, the current immigration policies of President Trump. His one-sided arguments merit a more impartial rebuttal. While I submitted a letter to the editor to the Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald, where Andre’s op-ed was published, my letter was ignored. I was not surprised given the liberal ideological orientation…
PATRIA Y VIDA / by Jorge E. Ponce
“Patria y Vida” or “Homeland and Life” – a protest song that became the anthem of the largest protest demonstrations in Cuba in 2021. Written by Yotuel Romero, the group Gente de Zona, Descemer Bueno, Maykel Osorbo, Eliecer “el Funky“ Marquez Duany, and Beatriz Luengo (Yotuel’s wife), it won song of the year and best…
SIGNIFICANCE OF MAY 20, 1902 TO CUBA / by Jorge E. Ponce
May 20, 1902? What’s commemorated on this date? Is it Cuban Independence from Spain? Should only Cubans be concerned about this date? To determine the answer to this question, one must delve into the history of Cuba. But this becomes a difficult task for most Cuban-Americans who emigrated at an early age to the United…
VISITING EGYPT / by Jorge E. Ponce
I recently took the Viking’s Nile River Cruise to visit Egypt. Many of my friends have asked me to narrate my views on this country, which I’ll share below. The capital Cairo has a population of 23.1M. Its overpopulation becomes evident in the traffic patterns of the city. It’s common to have a third car…
JORGE’S BOOK RE-ISSUED
Author Jorge E. Ponce, a Cuban American who came to the United States with his family as political refugees via the Freedom Flights in 1966, has re-issued a new edition of his most recent book, “Examining the Past to Understand the Present: The Journey of a Cuban-American Refugee and What Led to His Conversion from…
CELEBRATE! CELEBRATE! DANCE TO THE MUSIC! / by Jorge E. Ponce
April 17th. What major events happened on this day? 1790: Founding Father Benjamin Franklin died. 1961: A CIA-sponsored paramilitary group of Cuban exiles land in the Bay of Pigs. 1964: The Ford Mustang is introduced to the North American market. MY NATALITY DAY! Anyone born in April has the Diamond birthstone. Diamond comes from the Greek word…
REAL MEN. REAL FRIENDS / by Jorge E. Ponce
I’ve wondered lately what it takes to have “real” friends where I live. Real ones are the ones who know you deeply and care about your wellbeing – not the ones who greet you with “how you’re doing without listening to your responses” or those who act like weathermen. When I go to Miami, I…
JUDGING THE MEANING OF LIFE / by Jorge E. Ponce
A recent event in my family made me ponder on what makes a virtuous life. How the people who knew you will remember you after you are gone? Reading Richard E. Simmons III’s book “The True Measure of a Man” provided some insightful ideas. I came up with three attributes that will make someone into…
Examining The Past To Understand The Present / Jorge E. Ponce
Some friends have expressed disillusionment at the disrespect that the United States has received lately from dictators, terrorist groups, free-speech detractors, and theocratic mullahs. Most attribute this malaise to the weak foreign policies of former President Joe Biden. Other friends are outraged at the Biden’s economy where most Americans could hardly make ends meet because…
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