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Invitation From Cuba (1979-04-20)
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In this clip host Sixto Escobar moderates a debate between members of the community on whether or not Cubans in the United States should negotiate with Castro. Ricardo Austrich discusses whether it is a good idea to have all ties with Cuba terminated, and the current difficulties involved in retaining communication links with Cuba. Overall the program focuses on the divided opinions of Boston's Cuban population regarding the recent meeting between Fidel Castro/the Cuban government and representatives of the Cuban population "in exile" to negotiate the release of 3600 political prisoners from Cuban jails, the reunification of Cuban families, and Cuba's invitation for exiles to visit Cuba. Host Sixto Escobar moderates a debate between members of the community on whether or not Cubans in the United States should negotiate with Castro. Journalists Ann Kerscheimer (of the Boston Globe's "Living" section and formerly of the Globe's "Latino Community Beat") and Ted Temple (publisher of the monthly newsletter The Citizen's Forum) field questions to the "anti-negotiation" team of Ricardo Austrich (a wholesaler of baked goods to the Latino community, a teacher with a Boston bilingual trainin…
Directors & creators
WGBH Educational Foundation
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Sixto Escobar, Ricardo Austrich, Maria Quintana, Olga J. Dummott, Ann Kerscheimer, Ted Temple, Fidel Castro, Say Brother, Facts About Cuba, Boston Redevelopment Authority, Boston Globe, The Citizen's Forum, Cuban political prisoners, Cuban-American relations, family reunification, exile politics
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