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Item Boletin Martiano Vol. 1, No. 1, Spring 2021(The Center for José Martí Studies Affiliate at the University of Tampa, 2021) The Center for José Martí Studies Affiliate at the University of Tampa; Joy Castro, Ph.D.; Gerald Poyo, Ph.D.; Maura Barrios, M.A.; Kenya C. Dworkin y Mendez, Ph.D.; Gabriel Cartaya; Denis Rey, Ph.D.This January the Center for José Martí Studies Affiliate (CJMSA) at the University of Tampa held its inaugural conference, Envisaging José Martí in 2021: History, Culture, and Education, in commemoration of the birth of the great Cuban hero and intellectual. Drs. Denis Rey and James Lopez, who co-direct the center, teamed up with Dr. Kenya Dworkin, professor of Hispanic Studies and Translation at Carnegie Mellon University, and Dr. Lisa Nalbone, associate professor of Modern Languages and Literature at University of Central Florida, to organize the biannual event. The three-day conference proved a huge success, with close to 30 presenters comprising eight eclectic panels ranging in topics from gender to journalism. This year’s meeting showcased the work of many of the NEH Scholars who participated in the 2019 NEH summer institute, José Martí and the Immigrant Communities of Florida in Cuban Independence and the Dawn of the American Century, also hosted by CJMSA and the University of Tampa. The conference began on January 28 –Martí’s birthday–with readings from authors who touched upon the people and places that we find so interesting. In this edition of Boletin Martiano we publish excerpts of those readings starting with Dr. Joy Castro, Willa Cather Professor of English and Ethnic Studies at the University of Nebraska, who shares the opening chapter from the novel she is currently writing, Smoke. Next is a passage from the recently published A Latino Memoir: Exploring Family, Identity and the Common Good, written by Dr. Gerald Poyo, O’Connor Professor in the History of Hispanic Texas and the Southwest and chair of the history department at St. Mary’s University. His work is followed by a reading from When ‘HISTORY’ and ‘history’ Meet: Memories of a Tampa Cuban Girl in the Land That Tobacco and Revolution Built, a delightful memoir by local West Tampa community historian Maura Barrios. In closing, Gabriel Cartaya, a renowned scholar of the writings of José Martí and the Spanish-language editor of La Gaceta, Tampa’s trilingual newspaper, shares a passage from his book, Domingos de tanta luz. Dr. Kenya Dworkin, professor of Hispanic Studies and Translation at Carnegie Mellon University, who translated the book, also provides an introduction. I hope you enjoy reading these selections as much as we enjoyed listening to them. Table of Contents: Message from the Editor; SMOKE: A Novel; From: A Latino Memoir. Exploring Identity, Family, and the Common Good; Excerpt from Memoir of a Tampeña in Remembering Cuba Andrea O’Reilly, editor Domingos de tanta luz by Gabriel Cartaya (review); So Much Light: The Last Twenty Sundays of Cuban Freedom Apostle José MartíItem Final Conference Program(The Center for José Martí Studies Affiliate at the University of Tampa, 2021-01-28) The Center for José Martí Studies Affiliate at the University of Tampa