'I felt guilty for being the chosen one,' Ada Ferrer's memoir about leaving Cuba

NPR | By Daniel Ofman,

Adrian Florido, Sarah Robbins

Published May 30, 2026 at 4:08 PM CDT

In her new memoir, 'Keeper of My Kin,' Pulitzer-Prize winning historian Ada Ferrer describes the legacy of leaving Cuba.

Daniel Ofman

Adrian Florido

Adrian Florido is a national correspondent for NPR covering race and identity in America.

Sarah Robbins