{"id":5950325457056,"title":"Our History Is Still Being Written","handle":"our-history-is-still-being-written_by-armando-choy-gustavo-chui-moises-sio-wong-mary-alice-waters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“What was the most important measure to uproot discrimination against Chinese and blacks in Cuba? It was the socialist revolution itself.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArmando Choy, Gustavo Chui, and Moisés Sío 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 the 1956–58 revolutionary war that brought down a US-backed dictatorship and opened the door to the socialist revolution in the Americas. 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We see how millions of ordinary men and women like them changed the course of history, becoming different human beings in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo read full review(s), please click the REVIEWS \u0026amp; PROMO tab on this page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Pathfinder must be congratulated for uncovering this remarkable but little-known dimension of the Cuban Revolution.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cnobr\u003e—Gregor\u003c\/nobr\u003e Benton, Bulletin of Latin American Research \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “A chapter in the chronicle of the Cuban revolution, as told by those on the front lines of that ongoing epic….We see how millions of ordinary men and women like them changed the course of history, becoming different human beings in the process.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cnobr\u003e—ISSCO\u003c\/nobr\u003e Bulletin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “Valuable as a first-hand account of events that are little known outside Cuban circles, including the impact of Chinese immigration on Cuban history.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cnobr\u003e—Book\u003c\/nobr\u003e News \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “A highly personalized yet nonetheless valuable look at the evolution of modern Cuban history and politics.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cnobr\u003e—Midwest\u003c\/nobr\u003e Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “A must for anyone interested in Cuba's history, national identity, ethnicity and politics; and for any library used by students of Cuban revolution.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cnobr\u003e—Hispanic\u003c\/nobr\u003e and Latin American Studies Dept. of Nottingham University, UK \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “The importance of the Cuban-Angolan forces’ victory over the apartheid army of South Africa…has been explained here in quite an interesting way.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cnobr\u003e—Iran\u003c\/nobr\u003e Book News Agency\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This collective memoir is suitable for a general readership, for undergraduate classrooms….Visual images bring the narrative to life.” \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cnobr\u003e—Kathleen\u003c\/nobr\u003e López in Caribbean Studies \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“[The Generals] threw themselves into the great proletarian battle that defined their generation….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.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cnobr\u003e—Libros\u003c\/nobr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“[Editor] Mary-Alice Waters provides further historical resources, offering original perspectives on and from the Chinese-Cuban community.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cnobr\u003e—MultiCultural\u003c\/nobr\u003e Review \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Even more fascinating than its title and subtitle suggest.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cnobr\u003e—Mail\u003c\/nobr\u003e \u0026amp; Guardian Online\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “The story behind the story is the little known history of the mass immigration of Chinese into Cuba in the early 1800’s.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cnobr\u003e—Neo\u003c\/nobr\u003e Immigrant and Minority Business Alliance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“It is a shame that the book was not published more recently than 2005 as its readers might have benefited from some insights about the direction of the new post-Fidel regime.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cnobr\u003e—Afro-Hispanic\u003c\/nobr\u003e Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “The story of Chinese immigrants to Cuba who participated in the revolution of 1956-1958; with insiders' perspectives on five decades of life in the turbulent nation.” \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cnobr\u003e—Foreword\u003c\/nobr\u003e Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “They are living history texts. 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And it tells a previously untold story—the Chinese of Cuba yesterday, today, and tomorrow.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cnobr\u003e—New\u003c\/nobr\u003e America Media\/ a division of Pacific News Service\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Featured by the International Society for the Studies of Chinese Overseas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e\u003c!--\ntd {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e\u003c!--\ntd {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e","published_at":"2025-04-19T05:29:56-04:00","created_at":"2020-12-29T01:22:17-05:00","vendor":"Pathfinder Press","type":"Paper","tags":["Authors_Armando Choy","Authors_Gustavo Chui","Authors_Mary-Alice Waters","Authors_Moisés Sío Wong","Language_English","Subjects_Africa","Subjects_China and Asia and the Pacific","Subjects_Cuban Revolution in the world","Subjects_Latin America and Caribbean"],"price":1500,"price_min":1500,"price_max":1500,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1500,"compare_at_price_min":1500,"compare_at_price_max":1500,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":37584593780896,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781604881028","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Our History Is Still Being Written","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1500,"weight":413,"compare_at_price":1500,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781604881028","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/www.pathfinderpress.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/our-history-is-still-being-written-the-story-of-three-chinese-cuban-generals-in-the-cuban-revolution_by-armando-choy-gustavo-chui-moises-sio-wong-mary-alice-waters_FC.png?v=1744208722","\/\/www.pathfinderpress.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/our-history-is-still-being-written-the-story-of-three-chinese-cuban-generals-in-the-cuban-revolution_by-armando-choy-gustavo-chui-moises-sio-wong-mary-alice-waters_BC.png?v=1744208722"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.pathfinderpress.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/our-history-is-still-being-written-the-story-of-three-chinese-cuban-generals-in-the-cuban-revolution_by-armando-choy-gustavo-chui-moises-sio-wong-mary-alice-waters_FC.png?v=1744208722","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Front cover of Our History Is Still Being Written ","id":33281676443882,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.648,"height":800,"width":518,"src":"\/\/www.pathfinderpress.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/our-history-is-still-being-written-the-story-of-three-chinese-cuban-generals-in-the-cuban-revolution_by-armando-choy-gustavo-chui-moises-sio-wong-mary-alice-waters_FC.png?v=1744208722"},"aspect_ratio":0.648,"height":800,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.pathfinderpress.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/our-history-is-still-being-written-the-story-of-three-chinese-cuban-generals-in-the-cuban-revolution_by-armando-choy-gustavo-chui-moises-sio-wong-mary-alice-waters_FC.png?v=1744208722","width":518},{"alt":"Back cover of Our History Is Still Being Written ","id":33281676411114,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.648,"height":800,"width":518,"src":"\/\/www.pathfinderpress.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/our-history-is-still-being-written-the-story-of-three-chinese-cuban-generals-in-the-cuban-revolution_by-armando-choy-gustavo-chui-moises-sio-wong-mary-alice-waters_BC.png?v=1744208722"},"aspect_ratio":0.648,"height":800,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.pathfinderpress.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/our-history-is-still-being-written-the-story-of-three-chinese-cuban-generals-in-the-cuban-revolution_by-armando-choy-gustavo-chui-moises-sio-wong-mary-alice-waters_BC.png?v=1744208722","width":518}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“What was the most important measure to uproot discrimination against Chinese and blacks in Cuba? It was the socialist revolution itself.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArmando Choy, Gustavo Chui, and Moisés Sío 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 the 1956–58 revolutionary war that brought down a US-backed dictatorship and opened the door to the socialist revolution in the Americas. Each became a general in Cuba’s Revolutionary Armed Forces.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eHere 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, we see unfold the social and political forces that gave birth to the Cuban nation and continue to shape our epoch. 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But they admit that their work is not primarily about the past. And as these old soldiers take on new challenges, they proclaim:“Our history is still being written.” \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cnobr\u003e—Journal\u003c\/nobr\u003e of Third World Studies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Pathfinder Press has dared to move into the sometimes difficult waters of collections of interviews.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cnobr\u003e—Journal\u003c\/nobr\u003e of Latin American Studies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Reading this book gives the reader a glimpse of life in Cuba rarely visible in the United States today. And it tells a previously untold story—the Chinese of Cuba yesterday, today, and tomorrow.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cnobr\u003e—New\u003c\/nobr\u003e America Media\/ a division of Pacific News Service\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Featured by the International Society for the Studies of Chinese Overseas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e\u003c!--\ntd {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e\u003c!--\ntd {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e"}
Our History Is Still Being Written
This edition includes a foreword by Wang Lusha, translator of Chinese edition, plus new annotation, photos, and illustrations.
Format: Paper
216 Pages
Edition: 2nd
Year: 2017
Publisher: Pathfinder Press
ISBN: 9781604881028
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