Jorge Marturano, Associate Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese and Chair of UCLA’s Program in Caribbean Studies, was recently profiled in the Fall 2022 International Institute Newsletter. In the article, authored by the International Institute’s Director of Communications, Peggy McInerny, Professor Marturano discusses his understanding of the Caribbean as a cultural region, his personal links with Cuba, and his scholarly work on Cuban prison narratives. To read this fascinating conversation between McInerny and Marturano, click on the following link: https://www.international.ucla.edu/lai/article/257815.