From NPR.org’s All Things Considered
Commentator Ana Hebra Flaster was born in Cuba and came to the United States as a child. She spends a lot of time trying to get around the trade embargo — finding ways to get money and gifts to relatives still in Cuba. Right now, her best connection is a gay hairdresser in New Jersey who travels to Cuba to see his boyfriend. He charges 10 percent for cash deliveries to her relatives.