国内英语资讯:Feature: Cuba and China, united by history
<p><span word="HAVANA">HAVANA</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 4-- <span word="Ever">Ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span> 170 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span>.</p><p><span word="Eight">Eight</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Tao">Tao</span> <span word="Hulei">Hulei</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Havana">Havana</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="imagined">imagined</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span>.</p><p>"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="Slowly">Slowly</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tao">Tao</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="month">month</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Cuban">Cuban</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="Gonzalez">Gonzalez</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Havana">Havana</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diverse">diverse</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>.</p><p><span word="Gonzalez">Gonzalez</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Confucius">Confucius</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> "<span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="differences">differences</span>.</p><p>"<span word="At">At</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="homework">homework</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="laughing">laughing</span>.</p><p><span word="Tao">Tao</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Gonzalez">Gonzalez</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="links">links</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="stretching">stretching</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="June">June</span> 1847, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> 200 <span word="laborers">laborers</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Havana">Havana</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="settling">settling</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="families">families</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="descendants">descendants</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="profound">profound</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Cuban">Cuban</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="colonialism">colonialism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Fidel">Fidel</span> <span word="Castro">Castro</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>-<span word="Cuban">Cuban</span> <span word="deserter">deserter</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>-<span word="Cuban">Cuban</span> <span word="traitor">traitor</span>," <span word="reads">reads</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monument">monument</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Havana">Havana</span>, <span word="quoting">quoting</span> <span word="Gonzalo">Gonzalo</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Quesada">Quesada</span> (1868-1915), <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="hero">hero</span>, <span word="Jose">Jose</span> <span word="Marti">Marti</span>.</p>
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