Cubans in Germany Grapple with Hope and Fear Amid US Threats on Cuba
Cubans who came to former East Germany to train, work, and study now worry about the future of their homeland as tensions rise between the US and Cuba.
Cubans who came to train, work, and study in former communist East Germany are now grappling with a mix of hope and fear as tensions rise between the United States and their homeland. A few thousand people of Cuban origin live in Germany today, and they are closely following the latest developments, worried about the future of Cuba.
Many of these Cubans arrived in East Germany during the Cold War era, taking advantage of educational and professional opportunities offered by the communist state. They built lives in Germany, starting families and carving out successful careers. But with the deteriorating conditions in Cuba and the Trump administration's renewed threats of a potential US takeover, their concerns for their homeland have only grown.
{{IMAGE_PLACEHOLDER}}Source: Deutsche Welle
