About this episode

Ada Ferrer discusses the complex relationship between the United States and Cuba, her immigrant experience, and her new memoir.

For Ada Ferrer, making sense of the ties between the United States and Cuba has always been crucial. Brought to New Jersey as a baby, she became an immigrant before she could even talk, joining what is now a diaspora of over 2.9 million people. Ferrer went on to become one of the country's leading historians of the Caribbean island and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. As the Trump administration continues to threaten the island with military intervention and shortages of fuel, electricity, and food intensify, Ferrer joins Jorge and Paola to unpack the latest chapter in the decades-long relationship between the two countries and what the worst-case scenario could be for Cubans. They also discuss her new book, Keeper of My Kin: Memoir of an Immigrant Daughter , tracing her own family history from slavery to the pursuit of the American Dream. New episodes of The Moment drop every Wednesday. Watch this episode and more on our YouTube channel or listen wherever you get your podcasts. FOLLOW THE MOMENT Instagram: @TheMomentRamosPod TikTok: @themomentpodcast X: @TheMomentPod FOLLOW THE HOSTS @JorgeRamosNews @PaoRamos FIND MORE STORIES AT @RadioAmbulante @MyCulturaPodcasts See…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jorge Ramos, Paola Ramos

Guest: Ada Ferrer

Topics covered

• Cuba
• United States
• immigration
• history
• Caribbean
• Pulitzer Prize

Keywords

• Cuba
• United States
• immigration
• history
• Ada Ferrer
• Trump administration
• Pulitzer Prize
• memoir
• Caribbean

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trump administration

Books & works: Keeper of My Kin: Memoir of an Immigrant Daughter

Places: Cuba, United States, New Jersey

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