The Struggles and Triumphs of an Exile

(Worcester, MA – September 12, 2007) Alina Fernandez, Fidel Castro’s daughter, will speak at a free public lecture at Worcester State College (WSC) at 11:30 a.m., on Thursday, September 27, 2007, in the Student Center Blue Lounge.

Author of, Castro's Daughter: An Exile's Memoir of Cuba, Fernandez will share her story of her strained relationship with her father. She will tell of the struggles and triumphs she faced during her escape from Cuba and her success in the U.S. as a former model and public relations director for a Cuban fashion company. Alina also currently hosts a daily radio program on Cuban and Cuban-American issues.

The event is being sponsored by Flagship Bank and WSC: Student Center/Student Activities, Disability Services Office, Health Services Office, Women's Studies, Counseling Office, Health Science Department, Student Events Committee and Third World Alliance.

Flagship Bank is publicly owned and locally operated subsidiary of the Chittenden Corporation. When Flagship was founded in 1987, it was Worcester’s first new bank in 30 years.  Today, it has more than 140 employees, assets of $520 million and 8 offices.  Flagship’s Worcester locations include its headquarters at 120 Front Street in downtown Worceser, 967 Grafton St. in the Perkins Farm Marketplace, 4 Mower St. (Tatnuck Sq.), 75 Gold Star Blvd. and 491 Shrewsbury St.  The bank also has branch offices at 555 Main St., Shrewsbury, 8 Lyman Street, Westborough and at 75 Main St., Leominster.

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