Well done. I am EthioCuban, ignore them.

{This movie does not correctly reflect the reality of EthioCubanos…your documentary excludes 80% to 90% of us. You should know this because we already told you about it. Thanks.}

saludos
pepe

I’m glad you came up with the idea of making a film about the Ethio-Cubans. And I’m sure the film will be great as everything you do.

I am not surprised to know now that the Cubans were good to the Ethio-Cubans since late 1970s. The Cubans are warm and energetic people.

When rich people give, you appreciate and thank them. When poor people share with you the little they have, you still appreciate and thank them but you are touched. When poor people die helping you fight your war and take in thousands of war orphans of yours and raise them, what can you do?

You are very couregouos lady with a fantastic story. I am deeply touched by the story of Ethiopians and the kindness of Cuban government and the people of cuba. Cubans will remain our friends errespective of what is happening. No one gave his life for others except Crist. They are the walking Crist and our brothers should be proud that they are just like their holy land.

There will be time that our country gathers its children and pay the favors and opportunities given by our cuban brothers and Fedle Castro.

I thank you for the all things you are doing to tell us the story of Ethiopians in Cuba.

I have several Ethiopian friends who went to Cuba for a holiday, but they never mentioned to me about Ethiopians in Cuba

That’s because they don’t know that Ethiopians live in Cuba.

Well done!

My advice to my brothers and sisters is to remain strong in your own faith, and you will be the happiest person in any situation you are.

God Bless you all

Thank you for your effort in documenting the lives of Ethiopians in Cuba.This is the story of Ethiopians all over the Diaspora, it is the story of Ethiopians in the twenty first century. It is the story of loosing touch with self whether by choice or force. We have become the lost generation of modern day Ethiopia caught between two worlds.

I read your piece and enjoyed your honesty and concern. What is so amazing is how the interviewer and readers have responded to what Cuba and the Cubans have done for these young children.

Here is what is irritating, it is so sad how we have been brain washed by western media. One feels the undertone in the story of wanting to make Cuba a villain in what they have offered these young children.

Once again thank you for your work and the honesty you brought into the interview.

Good Luck and best wishes!

Are you planning to donate a portion of the income from the movie or book to this community?

I really appreciate your effort in introducing these Ethiopians to the rest of us. Try to publicize it in mainstream media as well with your compelling story.

I think that will produce the biggest good to the film and to them.

Thanks.

You are doing excellent stories, please keep doing the same research based stories and documentaries. I am glad, I found Tadias Magazine and I am loving it. Yours is informative, educational and unbiased. I am going to spread the word out about tadias.

I wish you the best in your documentary and when it is released, I will be the first one to get it because I use to live on isla de la juventud (isla de pinos).

Please let us know when you are done with the documentary.

God bless you girl!!!!

I do not think the film would be able to reflect the real life through old photos and intervewing a handfull of people.

Deja eso para nosotros!!!!

(Ethio-Cubano)

Thanks Aida, for bring this to light.

Aida;- inf act if you can I will also advice another project to take if you can. And, that is; to trace and do some interview of those who were fathered by Cubans in Ethiopia while the Cuban soldiers were in Ethiopia “Tatek Tor Sefer” (the biggest military training center in Ethiopia. In one incident, I went to TaTeK Tor Sefer to visit a family member who was getting trained in the army and I saw about two hundred or more Cuban soldiers going back to Cuba after finishing their term to be relieved by new others coming from Cuba. At that moment I saw ten or so mothers wiping tears some young ladies and some holding light skinned infants on their arm saying Goodbye to the soldiers which later I found out that they had children from or being pregnant from the Cubans soldiers. The number of the children fathered by Cubans is unknown, but I wonder if the children or the motehrs still established communication with them in Cuba? I just threw this idea in case you are interested.

Thanks
Getachew Reda
wwww.Ethiopiansemay.blogspot.com

Thank you for your great effort.

I wish you success in your work! It is great to see Ethiopians interested in documenting the simple and yet very important stories of our people.