Apr 23 / Chinese Cubans: Legacy


 

Unit: Chinese - Cubans

Theme: Legacy

 

I

Introduction

The Chinese left an important cultural legacy in Cuba. This legacy was present through the religious syncretism between African orishas and Chinese deities. Their Taoist Chinese practices could have remained as part of their Chinese opera performances. So integrated were they into the Cuban cultural fabric that they performed their lion dance in Havana's carnival.


 II

Learning Objectives


  • Understand the importance of the Chinese culture in Cuba
  •  Explain the ramifications of Chinese cultural influence
  • Gain an awareness of the multiple areas where Chinese legacy is present
  • Pay attention to the emergence of new Chinese aesthetics in the work of Cuban artists
  • Reflect on the work done in class


III

Main Lesson 


1

 The Chinese Trace in Cuban Literature 

 https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Chinese_Trace_in_Cuban_Literature/BAYrEQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Alejo+Carpentier,++%22+Descubrimiento+de+La+Habana+.+Lo+que+fue+el+Teatro+Chino+%22&pg=PA30&printsec=frontcover

 

Regino Pedroso

El Ciruelo de Yuan Pei Fu 

Mas Alla Canta el Mar

https://www.poeticous.com/regino-pedroso-y-aldama/mas-alla-canta-el-mar?locale=es 

 

2


Los Culies y el Abad

 https://espanol.buddhistdoor.net/los-culies-y-el-abad-una-cronica-comentario-sobre-la-mas-temprana-y-la-actual-presencia-del-budismo-chino-en-cuba/

 

 

 3


 

 4


 5

 Movements and Moments

 https://movementsandmoments.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/more-on-los-chinos-mambises/ 

 

 6


 

Chinese Cubans: A Transnational History 

 https://www.google.com/books/edition/Chinese_Cubans/17DYZylfiecC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=dance%20in%20Cuba

Kathleen Lopez

 (Pages 210 - 215)

Lopez, Kathleen (2013). Chinese Cubans: A Transnational History. University of North Carolina Press


IV

A Note to Remember 

 Carpentier’s attention lingers on one group in particular: the actors working in the successful Chinese theatre in Havana (“Lettre des Antilles,”104). (1)

 

V

Case Studies 

 1

Cuban - Chinese Opera




2


 

 3

 Cuban Zarzuela

 Rosa La China

"In Rosa La China, while the protagonist is ostensibly white, her nicknameLa China suggests the possibility of racial mixture."

 

4

 

 
 (31:00)
 
 
5

 

 Tai Chi in Cuba

https://youtu.be/Mfnr05yRtFY?si=LN65K-8u2rWG3HGH
 
 
 
6
 
Cuban Carnival - 1961 


Havana

Question 

 What is you impression of the Chinese participation in Havana's carnival of 1961?


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MASTER RUBIO KUNG FU BIO & HISTORY



 VI

Journaling

 

VII

Glossary

 

VIII

Sources

1. Blanco, Maria del Pilar (2018).  Afterword: “Chine 1929.” https://modernismmodernity.org/forums/posts/afterword

 

IX

Students' Work

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