I met William through Kickstarter backer Adam Edwards. William motorbiked me around Vung Tau, to the locations of old French cannon, and historic religious sites. His delightful wife Mizen introduced me to her father, Dao Quang Hung, and we had four hours of sit downs in their living room. He lived through it all, from the […]
Brian Gruber, Communism, Dao, Grandfather, Ho, Ho Chi Minh, Marxism, Vietnam, Vung Tau, War: The Afterparty, William AllenI meet Jorge Fuentes, Guatemalan congressman, Central American Parliament member, preacher and businessman at the home of Carmen Aida de Fernandez. I had been to the home earlier in the week, where I was invited for Sunday lunch, after I watched her sons and daughter run in the Guatemala City marathon. Fuentes is dressed in […]
Carmen Aida de Fernandez, Castro, Centroamericano Parlamento, Che, Communism, Dommunist, Guatemala, Jorge Fuentes, War: The Afterparty
Julio Gonzalez Gamarra, Vice President and Deputy of the Parlamento Centroamericano, head of the monetary and finance committee, former president of the Parliament, settles into his seat at the head of the conference table. Carmen Aida, daughter of Cesar, will translate for us. “Why do you think Arbenz was overthrown?” Julio is dressed formally, in […]
Arbenz, Brian Gruber, Carmen Aida, Communism, Guatemala, Julio Gonzalez, United Fruit, War The Afterparty