<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:identifier>doi:10.7916/xn02-kv90</dc:identifier><dc:title>Oral history interview with Mariel, 2006</dc:title><dc:creator>Mariel, 1976-</dc:creator><dc:format>oral histories</dc:format><dc:type>mixed material</dc:type><dc:subject>Cuba Social conditions 1990-</dc:subject><dc:subject>Cuba Economic conditions 1990-</dc:subject><dc:subject>Cuba Politics and government 1990-</dc:subject><dc:subject>Mariel, 1976-</dc:subject><dc:description>Mariel begins the interview by recalling his childhood and the restrictions on Cubans entering exclusive tourist stores. He then recalls the sports tournaments in which he participated. Mariel comments on when they stopped paying his grandmother's pension because she had relatives abroad and his life as the child of an exile. Mariel criticizes the unions and the functioning of communism in Cuba. He also recalls the rafters of the 1990s and the decriminalization of the U.S. dollar. Mariel reflects on what it means to him to be a dictator. Mariel discusses the difficulties of accessing the nightlife in Havana

Mariel comienza la entrevista recordando su niñez y las restricciones a los cubanos en el ingreso a tiendas exclusivas para turistas. Luego, recuerda los torneos deportivos en los que participó. Mariel comenta cuando dejaron de pagarle la pensión a su abuela por tener familiares en el extranjero y su vida como hijo de una exiliada. Mariel critica a los sindicatos y al funcionamiento del comunismo en Cuba. También recuerda a los balseros de la década de 1990 y la despenalización del dólar estadounidense. Mariel reflexiona sobre lo que significa para él ser un dictador. Mariel discute las dificultades para acceder a la vida nocturna en La Habana</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>