My understanding of Cubanidad is a term used to capture the essence of all that is Cuban.

It is patriotic. It is cultural. It is a sense of pride. It is about history and what it means to be Cuban. 

Here is a great description of Cubanidad from American University titled “Cubanidad: Survival of Cuban Cultural Identity in the 21st Century”.

Then there is this man’s description of the “essence of being Cuban”.

For the record, I am not Cuban and do not have any family ties but I feel that I have a good sense of the pride of Cubanidad.

Do you have “Cubanidad” and what does it mean to you?