What happens when the country you love for ces you out\, leaving you just 48 hours to abandon everything you&rsquo\;v e ever known? Join us online for an extraordinary online conversation with author and essayist Ana Hebra Flaster as we discuss her sweeping yet deep ly intimate memoir Property of the Revolution: From a Cuban Barrio to a New Hampshire Mill Town.
\nAna Hebra Flaster was six years ol d when her working-class family was kicked out of their Havana barrio for opposing communism. Once devoted revolutionaries themselves but disillusio ned by the Castro government&rsquo\;s repressive tactics\, they fled to th e US. The permanent losses they suffered&mdash\;of home\, country\, and lo ved ones\, all within forty-eight hours&mdash\;haunted her multigeneration al family as they reclaimed their lives and freedom in 1967 New Hampshire. There\, they fed each other stories of their scrappy barrio&mdash\;some o f which Hebra Flaster has shared on All Things Considered&mdash\; to resurrect their lost world and fortify themselves for a daunting task: building a new life in a foreign land.
\nWeaving pivotal events in C uba&ndash\;US history with her viejos&rsquo\;&mdash\;elders&rsquo\;&mdash\ ;stories of surviving political upheaval\, impossible choices\, and &ldquo \;refugeedom\,&rdquo\; Property of the Revolution celebrates the indomitable spirit and wisdom of the women warriors who led the family out of Cuba\, shaped its rebirth as Cuban Americans\, and helped Ana grow up hopeful\, future-facing&mdash\;American. But what happens when deeply buri ed childhood memories resurface\, demanding an adult&rsquo\;s reckoning?\n
Here&rsquo\;s how the fiercest love\, the most stubborn will\, and the power of family put nine new Americans back on their feet.
\nReg ister today to gain a deeper\, more personal perspective on the refugee ex perience and the enduring quest to define home.
\nAbout the Author: \;
\nAna Hebra Flaster \;is journalist and the author of \;Property of the Revolution: From a Cuban Barrio to a New Hampshire Mill Town\, published in April 2025 (She Writes Pres s\, Simon and Schuster distribution). \;A former child-refugee from Cu ba\, Ana&rsquo\;s work has appeared in national print and online media\, i ncluding: \;The New York Times\, \;The Wall Street Jo urnal\, \;The Washington Post\, and \;The Boston Globe. Her commentaries and storytelling have aired on NPR&rsquo\;s& nbsp\;All Things Considered \;and PBS&rsquo\;s \;Stor ies from the Stage. Since its publication in April 2025\, Property of the Revolution has won first place in several international writing conte sts\, including: 2026 IBPA Book Awards (Memoir)\; 2025 Discovery Book Awar ds (Nonfiction overall)\; 2025 International Book Awards (Creative Nonfict ion)\, and the 2025 IAP Book Awards (Memoir of the Year). The memoir was s elected as the Nashua\, New Hampshire\, 2026 All-City Read and the Rivier University 2025 First-Year Read. Ana speaks regularly with student\, libra ry\, and civic groups about her family&rsquo\;s journey and the refugee an d immigrant experience. She is currently focused on covering the struggle for democracy and human rights in Cuba in her weekly Substack\, \; CubaCurious\, \;a project she launched in July 2024.
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