Tag Archives: culture and heritage

Lights Out – a memoir of life in Cuba before and during Fidel Castro

Posted on November 27, 2016 by moonbridgebooks

Fidel Castro is dead. I can’t say RIP. Coincidentally, I just finished reading Lights Out:  A Cuban Memoir of Betrayal and Survival by Dania Rosa Nasca. Dania spent her childhood in Cuba under Castro and despises him for what he … Continue reading →

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War brides: the untold story

Posted on September 25, 2016 by moonbridgebooks

War brides. They were out there, often alone in a world of white, figuring out how to fit in. In my Japanese mother’s case, she was in the midst of Midwestern cornfields raising children who were the only non-white bread … Continue reading →

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Looking at the past and laughing about My Zany Life

Posted on July 25, 2016 by moonbridgebooks

Do you like hilarious true stories? Last year, I featured Ivanka di Felice and her delightful first book, a memoir titled A Zany Slice of Italy, about adapting to life in a new country with new relatives. Ivanka has recently … Continue reading →

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