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DESCRIPTION:Born in the Cuban countryside just a year after the triumph of 
 the Revolution\, Alberto González Rivero dreamed about becoming an Englis
 h interpreter from the time he was in junior high school. Little did he kn
 ow at that point he would become a translator for Fidel Castro.\n\nIn his 
 lively memoir\, Born to Translate Cuba. A Country Boy’s Dream come true\
 , he narrates with engaging wit and emotion how he mastered English\, earn
 ed his university degree\, embarked on a bright teaching career\, and over
 came adversity when economic disaster struck Cuba during the "Special Peri
 od" of the1990s.\n\nInterspersed with his personal narrative\, each chapte
 r in his autobiographical book offers brief descriptions of his homeland a
 nd insightful commentary on the Cuban revolution.\n\nCome meet Alberto Gon
 zález Rivero\, who served as translator for Oberlin College’s first off
 icial winter term in Cuba in January 2015.\n\nSponsored by La Casa Hispán
 ica\, Departments of Hispanic studies\, Africana studies\, Politics\, and 
 Latin American Program.
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LOCATION:Spanish House (La Casa Hispanica\; Harvey House)
SUMMARY:Born to Translate Cuba - A Country Boy's Dream Come True
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 ountry_boys_dream_come_true_alberto_gonzalez_rivero
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