Nuestra Historia Aun Se Esta Escribiendo/ Our History Still Being Written

Un capitulo en la cronica de la Revolucion Cubana, segun la narran los que estuvieron en las primeras filas de esa epopeya que continua. Armando Choy, Gustavo Chui y Moises Sio Wong hablan sobre el papel historico de la inmigracion china a Cuba, y sobre mas de cinco decadas de accion revolucionaria e internacionalismo, desde Cuba hasta Angola, Nicaragua y hoy Venezuela. A traves de sus historias vemos las fuerzas sociales y politicas que dieron origen a la nacion cubana y que abrieron las puertas a la revolucion socialista en America. Vemos como millones de hombres y mujeres sencillos como ellos cambiaron el curso de la historia, convirtiendose en este proceso en seres humanos diferentes. "Este es el tipo de libros por los que los historiadores siempre abrigan esperanzas, pero que muy rara vez llegan a ver la luz del dia. No se puede recalcar lo suficiente el valor que tienen tanto para el lector comun como para el catedratico, por varias razones, siendo la mas importante el proceso historico de reconectar a Cuba con Africa en momentos en que tal reenlace continua siendo fuertemente desalentado por quienes detentan el poder.... De forma mesurada, casi humilde, estos dos libros se pueden considerar como elogio colectivo de lo que Cuba ha logrado hacer, no solo por paises africanos especificos, sino por la mayoria de la humanidad que resiste a los ataques implacables del sistema capitalista."-Jacques Depelchin, escribiendo en African Studies Review sobre Nuestra historia aun se esta escribiendo y From the Escambray to the Congo. Introduccion por Mary-Alice Waters, seccion de fotos de 24 paginas y otros fotos, mapas, glosario, indice. Apendice: "Cuito Cuanavale: una victoria para toda Africa" por Fidel Castro y Nelson Mandela.A 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 195658 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. Introduction by Mary-Alice Waters, 24-page photo section and other photos, maps, glossary, index. Appendix: Cuito Cuanavale: A victory for the whole of Africa (speeches by Fidel Castro and Nelson Mandela).Choy, Armando is the author of 'Nuestra Historia Aun Se Esta Escribiendo/ Our History Still Being Written ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780873489799 and ISBN 0873489799.