unresolved mourning
n.— «But Cuba still dominates Cuban-American life to a remarkable degree, which psychiatrist Eugenio Rothe blames on what he calls “unresolved mourning.” “One thing very observable here, especially among older people, is the nostalgia about Cuba, the idealized remembrance of the lost country,” Rothe said.» —“Cuban exiles face new reality with Castro handover” by Jeff Franks in Miami, Florida Reuters Feb. 25, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
A listener named Lita who grew up in Cuba shares her favorite Spanish idiom for “working hard”: sudando tinta, or literally, “sweating ink.” This is part of a complete episode.
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