June 28, 2019
Categories: Culture, Poverty, Restavek
This is the latest installment of this blog highlighting the conditions of Child Domestic Workers in Haiti. In Haiti, many poor rural families hoping to provide a better future for their children send them to live as domestic servants in the homes of urban / semi-urban families. The majority of these children are girls and are …
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June 20, 2014
Categories: Culture, Economy, Foreign Policy, Haiti, Politics, United States
Tags: Cuba, haiti, influences
Alex Lizzappi’s insight: In Haiti a worse situation faced us. That Republic was in chronic trouble, and it as it is close to Cuba the bad influence was felt across the water.
June 20, 2014
Categories: Culture, Foreign Policy, Haiti, History, United States
Tags: haiti, New York Times, occupation, United States
Alex Lizzappi’s insight: SIX PHOTOS FROM THE NEW YORK TIMESAugust 13, 1915WHEN U.S. MARINES WERE LANDED IN HAYTI
December 1, 2010
Categories: Culture
Tags: Edwidge Danticat, storytelling
JUDY WOODRUFF: Now, Haitian-born novelist Edwidge Danticat returns with her first novel in a decade, and her first work of fiction about her native country since the 2010 earthquake there. It’s called “Claire of the Sea Light.” Jeffrey Brown sat down with her earlier today. Here’s an excerpt from their conversation. JEFFREY BROWN: What is …
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