Cubans today are at home in diasporas that stretch from Miami to Mexico
City to Moscow. Back on the island, watching as fellow Cubans leave, the
impact of departure upon departure can be wrenching. How do Cubans
confront their condition as an uprooted people? The Portable Island:
Cubans at Home in the World offers a stunning chorus of responses,
gathering some of the most daring Cuban writers, artists, and thinkers
to address the haunting effect of globalization on their own lives.