Property of the Revolution: Immigration, Identity & the Power of Storytelling with Ana Hebra Flaster

Guest: Ana Hebra Flaster
Episode Theme:  Immigrant stories, family legacies, and the bravery it takes to start over.

In this powerful and eye-opening episode of Mature Allure, host Sherri O. sits down with award-winning writer Ana Hebra Flaster to explore her family’s refugee journey from Cuba to New Hampshire, the complexities of the U.S. immigration experience, and the emotional legacy carried across generations.

Ana’s memoir, Property of the Revolution, chronicles her family’s abrupt escape from Cuba, the resilience of the women who held everything together, and the brave storytelling tradition that preserved her cultural identity. She shares how trauma, memory, and courage shaped her life’s work—and why understanding immigrant stories matters now more than ever.

Together, Sherri and Ana unpack:

• The difference between refugees, immigrants, and migrants

• How U.S. political interests shape immigration policies across decades

• Why storytelling can be both protective and painful

• What Ana wants future generations of Cuban Americans to remember

• How her family survived New Hampshire winters with zero snow experience

This honest and deeply human conversation offers context, compassion, and cultural insight—especially at a time when immigration dominates national headlines.

Highlights

1. Refusing Victimhood: “Ponte Guapa—Make Yourself Brave”

2. Immigration Then vs. Now

3. Storytelling as Cultural Survival

Connect with Ana Hebra Flaster

• Website: anacubana.com

• Newsletter/Blog: CubaCurious (Substack)

• Purchase her memoir Property of the Revolution: available via links on her site (Amazon, Audible, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, Simon & Schuster) anacubana.com

• Book info: https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2025/11/20/freedom-flights-cuba-us-immigration-policy-castro-trump-ana-hebra-flaster

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