I see a picture of Jose Marti every time that I go to my parents home. My father has a pre-Castro peso bill on the wall. It is a weekly reminder of Cuba and that the pre-Castro peso actually had the same value as a dollar.
Marti's picture is part of our family pictures on the wall. It is there between our First Communion photos and other souvenirs of Cuba. My guess is that most Cuban families have a picture of Marti on their walls too.
My parents also have a Marti quote on their wall:
"*Nunca son más bellas las playas del destierro que cuando se les dice adiós.""
Our friend, Alberto de la Cruz, Managing Editor of The Babalu Blog, wrote a nice post today about one of his quotes. This is even more relevant today given all of the real stories of repression coming out of Cuba.
Jorge Ponce, a Cuban American who lives in the East Coast, and Alfredo Cespero from Miami, joined me on Saturday for discussion of Jose Marti's life and what it means for those of us who grew up in the US.
Enjoy the show:
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