Join author and essayist Ana Hebra Flaster as she shares \;Property of the Revolution: From a Cuban Barrio t o a New Hampshire Mill Town.
\nAt six years old\, Ana Hebra Fla ster's family was kicked out of their Havana barrio for opposing communism . Once devoted revolutionaries\, they fled to the US. The permanent losses they suffered&mdash\;of home\, country\, and loved ones\, all within fort y-eight hours&mdash\;haunted her multigenerational family as they reclaime d their lives in a daunting task: building a new life in a foreign land.\n
Weaving events in Cuba&ndash\;US history with stories of surviving political upheaval\, impossible choices\, and &ldquo\;refugeedom\,&rdquo\; \;Property of the Revolution \;celebrates the women warr iors who led the family out of Cuba\, shaped its rebirth as Cuban American s\, and helped Ana grow up hopeful\, future-facing&mdash\;American. But wh at happens when deeply buried childhood memories resurface\, demanding an adult&rsquo\;s reckoning?
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\nAbout the Author: \;
\nAn a Hebra Flaster's award-winning work has appeared in The New York Times\,& nbsp\;The Wall Street Journal\, \;The Washington Post\, and \;The Boston Globe. She's also been featured on NPR and PBS. Ana speaks regularl y with student\, library\, and civic groups about her family&rsquo\;s jour ney and the refugee and immigrant experience. She is currently focused on covering the struggle for democracy and human rights in Cuba in her weekly Substack\, \;CubaCurious.
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