Publications

This report is a condensed version of a longer work by Dr. Mercedes Arce Rodriguez. It translates the debate about the U.S. embargo on Cuba into a human lexicon. In the stories told by Cubans on the island, Cubans living in the United States, and Cuban Americans, we hear what the U.S. embargo means for their daily lives. Some of the stories are painful tales of family separation, or tragic accounts of children denied access to medicine. Some reflect the psychological hardships and insecurity that many Cubans feel. Some recount the frustration people feel with the U.S. government, with the Cuban government, and with the bureaucratic red tape involved in overcoming the barriers between the two countries.

This publication is divided in two parts in order to accommodate for the size of the file. The first 36 pages are in part 1 and the remaining 17 pages are in part 2.  

Part 1 (PDF)

Part 2 (PDF)

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Love, Loss and Longing: the Impact of U.S. Travel Policy on Cuban-American Families is the publication of a joint LAWGEF and WOLA photo exhibit highlighting the cruel effect of the travel ban on Cuban Americans. The photo exhibit was shown in over 20 cities throughout the United States and the stories of family separation U.S. policy caused touched countless Americans. Drs. Jeanne Lemkau and David Strug have interviewed and chronicled the heart-breaking stories of 20 Cuban Americans who have been unable to see their families. The photographs are the work of two talented Cuban-American photographers, Nestor Hernandez, Jr. and Juan E. Gonzalez Lopez.

Read our publication Love, Loss and Longing (PDF)

Retreat from Reason: U.S.-Cuban Academic Relations and the Bush Administration, written by an international team of U.S. and Cuban scholars, examines the history of and regulations on academic, scientific, and cultural exchange between the United States and Cuba.

Read our publication Retreat from Reason (PDF)

70% of Cuban Americans feel misled by politicians on Cuba policy, 55% want a change in policy—toward a more moderate strategy. Ignored Majority: The Moderate Cuban-American Community explores why these voices are being ignored by politicians with a hard-line agenda.

Read our publication Ignored Majority (PDF)