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Ada Ferrer

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  • Collage of a photograph of a boy over a photo of Castro and his entourage.

    My Brother’s Keeper

    Early in the Cuban Revolution, my mother made a consequential decision.
    by Ada Ferrer via The New Yorker
    This publication restricts nonsubscriber access to some or all of its articles.
    on February 18, 2021
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Cuba: An American History
Ada Ferrer
2022
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Keeper of My Kin: Memoir of an Immigrant Daughter
Ada Ferrer
2026
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The Cuban flag interposed over passport photos of children and an open field.

How Cuban History Broke a Family

The historian Ada Ferrer’s new memoir retells the story of the island through the “utterly ordinary people” who matter most to her.
by Geraldo Cadava via The Atlantic
This publication restricts nonsubscriber access to some or all of its articles.
on May 19, 2026
Illustration of Spanish slaves unloading ice.

Cuba & the US: Necessary Mirrors

Exponentially more enslaved Africans were forced to the lands that now make up Latin America rather than the United States. Where is their story?
by Geraldo Cadava via Public Books on April 13, 2022
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