The Geography of Memory: Stories From the Cuban Diaspora
Mar 12, 2026
From: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Memoirists Ana Hebra Flaster and Elena Sheppard explore themes of exile, memory and identity in a conversation examining personal stories from the Cuban diaspora. The Geography of Memory: Stories From the Cuban Diaspora takes place Thursday, March 12 at the Roberto C. Goizueta Pavilion in the Otto G. Richter Library at the University of Miami.
Hosted by the University of Miami’s Cuban Heritage Collection, the program centers on the authors’ recent memoirs, Property of the Revolution: From a Cuban Barrio to a New Hampshire Mill Town and The Eternal Forest: A Memoir of the Cuban Diaspora. Through reflections on family history, political upheaval and displacement, the books examine how experiences of migration and exile continue to shape identity across generations.
The conversation will be moderated by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Mirta Ojito, known for her memoir Finding Mañana: A Memoir of a Cuban Exodus. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with a reception, followed by the program at 7 p.m. Books will be available for purchase on-site by Books & Books.