Protecting the word is not easy
Tales of scarce resources, neglect, ignorance, and natural disasters resulting in "a nightmarish situation" across the region were told by a panel discussing the protection of Caribbean cultural material recently.

Book review - Preserving Cuban culture, traditions
This book is influenced by the work of Fernando Ortiz, pioneer of the study of Afro-Cuban culture, who argued for transculturation rather than acculturation as the dominant factor in the creation of Cuban mass culture.