Cuba, the island I treasure
Subtitle: one man's search for truth in the face of oppression and broken promises
By: Walter de Jesus Fitzwater
Publisher: Xlibris Corp
Published: 2010
Place of publication: [United States]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9781450050517
Subjects: Cuban Americans; Biography; Social life and customs; Manners and customs
Description: Over forty years after he left, Fitzwater returned to his homeland of Cuba to teach improvisational theatre. He writes of his experiences during that trip, of visits with relatives, and recalls memories of Cuba from his childhood.
Table of contents: title: Flight from Cancun; title: Before departure; title: The political factor; title: First day in Havana; title: Santiago de Cuba; title: Meeting cousin Sachi; title: Santiago nights; title: Bus to Guantanamo; title: Long-awaited Guantanamo; title: Meeting the cousins; title: In the house where I was raised; title: Trip to Santa Maria; title: Honesty and respect; title: Saying goodbye; title: Walk on the Malecon; title: The AIDS factor; title: Jacksonville; title: Outskirts of Havana; title: The studio; title: Rally and posters; title: Poetry and sensibility; title: Reflections on class and culture; title: Students teach the teacher; title: Children carry no politics, only an inner ghost; title: Anger; title: The beginning of the end; title: Revelry and the rebels; title: Sadness and Old Havana; title: The telegram; title: The aroma of smoke; title: Leaving one more time; title: Smuggling culture to the States; title: Conclusion.