One's sense of having a
Cuban identity as a descendant of
Cuban immigrants in the diaspora. Alternatively, the degree to which one identifies with
Cuban culture.
Pedro: How do you determine your cubanidad?
Faustino: Well I feel my cubanidad is grounded in my
parents' experience of immigration from Cuba, and their struggle to start over in
Miami.
Felipe: My cubanidad is less political than that, and more about the culture--dancing, music, food.
Pedro: So I guess there's both political and cultural components to my cubanidad. But more importantly, nobody can define your cubanidad for you. You have to feel your way through it, as a member of the Cuban
people.