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15th Classically Cuban Concert Fuses Danzón and Jazz
This year's program featured Cuban-American pianist and composer David Virelles, accompanied by percussionist Hilario Bell and bassist José Armando Gola, who performed traditional Cuban tunes with a modern twist.
CRI in the News: Classically Cuban Concert: "The Danzón is Cubanness"
El Nuevo Herald's Olga Connor interviews pianist David Virelles about his performance of legendary danzones with a personal touch.
CRI in the News | Cuba's Travel Troubles: Travel Restrictions Taking a Toll on the Island
Soledad O'Brien travels to Havana, Cuba for a special report on how the island is coping in the wake of President Trump's tough new travel and economic restrictions.
CRI Newsletter | Winter 2019
We're proud to share our past accomplishments and plans for the next semester. Thanks to all who support our work!
CRI in the News | Trump in Palm Beach
The Palm Beach Post reports on how President Donald Trump has reverted President Barack Obama's Cuba policy, with the support of the Bay of Pigs veterans in Miami.
Documentary on Carmelo Mesa-Lago to be Screened at the University of Pittsburgh
The Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh will screen the film directed by Carlos D. Díaz Montero and produced by Elaine Acosta.
New Book on Immigration, Cultural Identity, and Mental Health
Congratulations to CRI Faculty Affiliate Eugenio Rothe on the forthcoming publication of his coauthored book by Oxford University Press, which seeks to understand the psychosocial impact of immigration on cultural identity.
The Catholic Church Did Not Stay on the Margins of the Cuban Revolution
Petra Kuivala, a former Fulbright Scholar at CRI from the University of Helsinki, defended her doctoral dissertation on the Catholic Church in Cuba after 1959.
The Stagnant Revolution
CRI Visiting Scholar Elaine Acosta writes about the structural crisis experienced by Cuban women today.
FIU News | Cuban Identity Unveiled through Art
"Picturing Cuba," edited by Jorge Duany, brings together a distinguished group of art critics, scholars, and collectors to share their research on how Cuban culture has been defined by or reflected through art.
