Friday, November 20, 2009
CUBAN ARTISTS FIND VISA OPTIONS IMPROVING
The New York Times reports that Cuban bands like Septeto Nacional de Ignacio Pineiro (which hasn’t played in the US in nearly 70 years) are finding it easier to qualify for visas to come to the US. In the past, only groups that could show an ideological break from Fidel Castro could come to the US, but that de facto requirement has largely gone away as US-Cuban relations have improved in recent years. According to the Times:
''We are neither actively promoting nor actively impeding these artistic exchanges,'' said a State Department official, who asked that his name not be used because of department rules and the volatility of the subject. ''This is a regulatory rather than a political process.'' He added that as long as Cuban artists and performers comply with immigration regulations, ''the visas are generally approved.''
Monday, November 9, 2009
SOCCER IS A SPORT UNIFYING DIVERSE NASHIVLLE
Immigrant communities in Nashville have found soccer as a good excuse for getting to know one another.
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 11:39 PM
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The New York Times reports that Cuban bands like Septeto Nacional de Ignacio Pineiro (which hasn’t played in the US in nearly 70 years) are finding it easier to qualify for visas to come to the US. In the past, only groups that could show an ideological break from Fidel Castro could come to the US, but that de facto requirement has largely gone away as US-Cuban relations have improved in recent years. According to the Times:
''We are neither actively promoting nor actively impeding these artistic exchanges,'' said a State Department official, who asked that his name not be used because of department rules and the volatility of the subject. ''This is a regulatory rather than a political process.'' He added that as long as Cuban artists and performers comply with immigration regulations, ''the visas are generally approved.''
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