BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//thegplf.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:1d3c94b9-6736-4ef6-9a97-50e07d098719 X-WR-CALDESC:Award-Winning Author\, Essayist\, and Cultural Commentator\n\n What happens when the country you love forces you out\, leaving you just 4 8 hours to abandon everything you’ve ever known? Join us online for an ext raordinary online conversation with author and essayist Ana Hebra Flaster as we discuss her sweeping yet deeply intimate memoir Property of the Revo lution: From a Cuban Barrio to a New Hampshire Mill Town.\n\nAna Hebra Fla ster was six years old when her working-class family was kicked out of the ir Havana barrio for opposing communism. Once devoted revolutionaries them selves but disillusioned by the Castro government’s repressive tactics\, t hey fled to the US. The permanent losses they suffered—of home\, country\, and loved ones\, all within forty-eight hours—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—some of which Hebra Flaster has shared on All Things Considered—to resurrect their lost world and fortify themselves for a daunting task: building a new life in a foreign land.\n\nWeaving pivotal events in Cuba–US history with her viej os’—elders’—stories of surviving political upheaval\, impossible choices\, and “refugeedom\,” Property of the Revolution celebrates the indomitable spirit and wisdom of the women warriors who led the family out of Cuba\, s haped its rebirth as Cuban Americans\, and helped Ana grow up hopeful\, fu ture-facing—American. But what happens when deeply buried childhood memori es resurface\, demanding an adult’s reckoning?\n\nHere’s how the fiercest love\, the most stubborn will\, and the power of family put nine new Ameri cans back on their feet.\n\nRegister today to gain a deeper\, more persona l perspective on the refugee experience and the enduring quest to define h ome.\n\n \n\nAbout the Author: \n\nAna Hebra Flaster is journalist and the author of Property of the Revolution: From a Cuban Barrio to a New Hampsh ire Mill Town\, published in April 2025 (She Writes Press\, Simon and Schu ster distribution). A former child-refugee from Cuba\, Ana’s work has appe ared in national print and online media\, including: The New York Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, The Washington Post\, and The Boston Globe. Her commentaries and storytelling have aired on NPR’s All Things Considered an d PBS’s Stories from the Stage. Since its publication in April 2025\, Prop erty of the Revolution has won first place in several international writin g contests\, including: 2026 IBPA Book Awards (Memoir)\; 2025 Discovery Bo ok Awards (Nonfiction overall)\; 2025 International Book Awards (Creative Nonfiction)\, and the 2025 IAP Book Awards (Memoir of the Year). The memoi r was selected as the Nashua\, New Hampshire\, 2026 All-City Read and the Rivier University 2025 First-Year Read. Ana speaks regularly with student\ , library\, and civic groups about her family’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\, CubaCuriou s\, a project she launched in July 2024. X-WR-RELCALID:ccb0e3c4bb61206028908448ea6601b1 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RDATE:20271107T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20270314T020000 RDATE:20280312T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a16ddb5f-c23c-4f6f-ace7-f0edfd6dae18 DTSTAMP:20261009T112232Z DESCRIPTION:Award-Winning Author\, Essayist\, and Cultural Commentator\n\nW hat happens when the country you love forces you out\, leaving you just 48 hours to abandon everything you’ve ever known? Join us online for an extr aordinary online conversation with author and essayist Ana Hebra Flaster a s we discuss her sweeping yet deeply intimate memoir Property of the Revol ution: From a Cuban Barrio to a New Hampshire Mill Town.\n\nAna Hebra Flas ter was six years old when her working-class family was kicked out of thei r Havana barrio for opposing communism. Once devoted revolutionaries thems elves but disillusioned by the Castro government’s repressive tactics\, th ey fled to the US. The permanent losses they suffered—of home\, country\, and loved ones\, all within forty-eight hours—haunted her multigenerationa l family as they reclaimed their lives and freedom in 1967 New Hampshire. There\, they fed each other stories of their scrappy barrio—some of which Hebra Flaster has shared on All Things Considered—to resurrect their lost world and fortify themselves for a daunting task: building a new life in a foreign land.\n\nWeaving pivotal events in Cuba–US history with her viejo s’—elders’—stories of surviving political upheaval\, impossible choices\, and “refugeedom\,” Property of the Revolution celebrates the indomitable s pirit and wisdom of the women warriors who led the family out of Cuba\, sh aped its rebirth as Cuban Americans\, and helped Ana grow up hopeful\, fut ure-facing—American. But what happens when deeply buried childhood memorie s resurface\, demanding an adult’s reckoning?\n\nHere’s how the fiercest l ove\, the most stubborn will\, and the power of family put nine new Americ ans back on their feet.\n\nRegister today to gain a deeper\, more personal perspective on the refugee experience and the enduring quest to define ho me.\n\n \n\nAbout the Author: \n\nAna Hebra Flaster is journalist and the author of Property of the Revolution: From a Cuban Barrio to a New Hampshi re Mill Town\, published in April 2025 (She Writes Press\, Simon and Schus ter distribution). A former child-refugee from Cuba\, Ana’s work has appea red in national print and online media\, including: The New York Times\, T he Wall Street Journal\, The Washington Post\, and The Boston Globe. Her c ommentaries and storytelling have aired on NPR’s All Things Considered and PBS’s Stories from the Stage. Since its publication in April 2025\, Prope rty of the Revolution has won first place in several international writing contests\, including: 2026 IBPA Book Awards (Memoir)\; 2025 Discovery Boo k Awards (Nonfiction overall)\; 2025 International Book Awards (Creative N onfiction)\, and the 2025 IAP Book Awards (Memoir of the Year). The memoir was selected as the Nashua\, New Hampshire\, 2026 All-City Read and the R ivier University 2025 First-Year Read. Ana speaks regularly with student\, library\, and civic groups about her family’s journey and the refugee and immigrant experience. She is currently focused on covering the struggle f or democracy and human rights in Cuba in her weekly Substack\, CubaCurious \, a project she launched in July 2024. DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261208T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261208T140000 LOCATION:https://libraryc.org/galesburglibrary/225213/register SUMMARY:Exile\, Memory\, and the Meaning of Home: A Conversation with Ana H ebra Flaster END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR