Fidel Castro passes.

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Originally Posted by Tom Joad

I have a daughter in law who is Cuban.

Her family is Tampa Cuban which tends to be different from Miami Cuban. For one thing they have been in the US since the late 1800's.

I have no idea how she feels about Castro so I'm keeping my mouth shut.

Yindra, who didn't leave Cuba until she was 24 years old is quite interesting to talk to about Cuba (as is Johnny, my nephew, who has spent considerable time there and visits often). Neither are big fans of Castro, though both like many aspects of Cuban culture, particularly the music and food (he's a great cook, photographer and an excellent percussionist who trained and jammed with some of the fellows on the Buena Vista Social Club album). FWIW, his PhD is in cultural geography and his dissertation was on the influence of music on political movements in Latin America.

If you want to take a look inside Cuba through his eyes, here's some of his work:
http://www.johnnyfinn.net/cuba-a-portrait