Our History is Still Being Written: The Story of Three Chinese-Cuban Generals in the Cuban RevolutionA chapter in the chronicle of the Cuban Revolution, as told by those on the front lines of that ongoing epic. Armando Choy, Gustavo Chui, and Moises Sio Wong - three young rebels of Chinese-Cuban ancestry - threw themselves into the great proletarian battle that defined their generation. They became combatants in the clandestine struggle and 1956-58 revolutionary war that brought down a U.S.-backed dictatorship and opened the door to the socialist revolution in the Americas. Each became a general in Cuba's Revolutionary Armed Forces. Here they talk about the historic place of Chinese immigration to Cuba, as well as more than five decades of revolutionary action and internationalism, from Cuba to Angola, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. Through their stories the social and political forces that gave birth to the Cuban nation and still shape our epoch unfold. We see how millions of ordinary men and women like them changed the course of history, becoming different human beings in the process. These books are the kind of books historians are always hoping for, but that very rarely see the light of day. Their value for average readers and for scholars cannot be overstressed, for several reasons, the most important being the historical process of reconnecting Cuba and Africa at a time when such reconnecting continues to be fiercely discouraged by the powers-that-be. In a subdued, almost humble, way, these books can be seen as collective praise for what Cuba has been able to do, not just for specific African countries, but for the majority of humanity resisting the unrelenting assaults of the capitalist system. Jacques Depelchin writing in African Studies Review on Our History Is Still Being Written and From the Escambray to the Congo. Featured by the International Society for the Studies of Chinese Overseas. |
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Introduction by MaryAlice Waters | 1 |
Appendix | 5 |
Armando Choy | 13 |
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Angola apartheid Armando Choy Barrio Batista dictatorship battle of Cuito became began brigade Chavez China Chinese Chinese community Cienfuegos combat command Communist Party companeros coup Cuba's Cuban doctors Cuban Revolution Cuito Cuanavale December defeat defense economic Escambray example Fidel Castro fight Front Granma Gustavo Chui Havana Bay head imperialist independence internationalist mission joined Jose July 26 Movement Koppel labor Las Villas province later leader leadership Mandela March Matanzas military mission Militia million minister mission in Angola Moises Moncada Namibia National offensive organized organoponic participated Pathfinder percent pesos political port president Raul Castro reserves Revolutionary Armed Forces Santa Clara Santiago de Cuba served Sfo Wong Sierra Maestra slaves social socialist South African Soviet Union Spanish Special Period struggle student sugar tanks There's thousands tion troops U.S. government U.S.-backed UNITA United urban agriculture vegetables Venezuela Villas province volunteers Waters workers youth
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Chinese Migrants and Internationalism: Forgotten Histories, 1917-1945 Gregor Benton Aucun aperçu disponible - 2007 |