9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook Haitian Thesaurus Encyclopedia Wikipedia Related to Haitian:Haitian Creole Hai·tian (hā′shən, -tē-ən) adj. Of or relating to Haiti or its people or culture. ...
both the sociocultural marginalization and subordination of working-class Haitians in Miami-Dade County and the reconfiguration of social boundaries and political processes within Haitian communities.2 The argument starts with a discussion of the contingency of race and racial configuration in Miami-Dade....
Florida State Rep. Marie Woodson came to Miami in the early 1980s. "When I came here, I know there was one kid who used to go to Edison Senior High School, who had some issues with other kids calling him Haitian-eating cats," she said. She saw the tweets...
In the past, the Haitian community was only considered a source of votes for presidential and legislative candidates. Local candidates from other communities also courted Haitian-Americans to cast their ballots in their favor. “With the election of Mathieu Eugene, they understood that there was a ...
Immigration is not part of Joe Frank Martinez’s job. But in Del Rio, Texas, like in other majority Latino communities across the country, the issue is high on voters’ minds and is disrupting long-standing political allegiances. Nov. 04, 2024 ...
At a stand on the corner of 104th Street and 7th Avenue in northwest Miami-Dade, anything bearing the Haitian flag is heavily sought after. May isHaitian Heritage Monthand this Saturday (May 18th) is Haitian Flag Day. With the ongoing turmoil and violence still happening in Haiti, Haitian ...
In Miami, which has many communities with a high concentration of Haitian-Americans, colleges are leading similar outreach efforts.Miami Dade Collegehas more than 3,000 Haitian immigrants and thousands more of Haitian descent. These students have been directed to counseling services in the local com...
The agency also said it has “now spent more than 90% of all funds received in health, infrastructure and resiliency programming that has helped vulnerable communities cope with and withstand emergencies.” When the earthquake struck, they mobilized additional staff and aid, “and those resources...
politicians, the media, and migrant groups in Florida, are rendered precarious. Such experiences can push Haitian migrants to maintain transnational links and form diasporic communities in areas such as the ethnic enclave of Little Haiti.Gow, Jamella Nefetari...
RAS are a quick, cost-efficient method for assessing the prevalence of health behaviors in communities with high-rates of illiteracy and/or distrust of research. Our data indicate Haitian women are less likely than other women in Florida to report regular mammography. Such findings, though not ...