Alma Guillermoprieto chronicles the six months she spent in Cuba in 1970, discussing how her love for dance led her to take a job teaching poorly trained but dedicated dance students in Cuba, and how her time there led to the development of her own political conscience.
una infancia Cubana : incluye los libros All? donde florecen los framboyanes, Bajo las palmas reales (ganador del Premio Pura Belpr?), y la nueva colecci?n de relatos, D?as en la Quinta Simoni
Ada, Alma Flor
Collects the autobiographical writings of Alma Flor Ada. Presented in Spanish.
growing up in Cuba : includes Where the flame trees bloom, Under the royal palms, and the new collection Days at La Quinta Simoni
Ada, Alma Flor
Told through the eyes of a child, this anthology of true autobiographical tales from Hispanic author and educator Alma Flor presents inspiring reflections on a unique childhood spent on the island of Cuba. Includes Spanish to English glossary.
National Public Radio's Andrei Codrescu and photographer David Graham record their impressions of Cuba's people, culture, economy, language, religion, and morals.
A memoir about Alma Guillermoprieto who left New York in 1970 to teach at Cuba's National School of Dance. Alma taught students in mirrorless studios amidst chronic shortages and revolutionary upheaval. She soon discovered that dance held a historical significance to the people of Cuba.
Autobiography of the former high-ranking Black Panther who hijacked a plane in 1969 to take him to Cuba, where he has lived ever since, in order to avoid charges from a shootout with San Francisco police.
