Dr. Claire-Marie Cyprien Is Making a difference in Haiti

Haitian Diaspora Sees an Opening Source: The Wall Street Journal By JOSé DE CóRDOBA And CHARLES FORELLE PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Five days after the earthquake devastated the Haitian capital, Claire-Marie Cyprien stepped into a terrifying scene at the General Hospital. Young children and old men lay on thin, filthy mattresses. Some screamed, others were silent. The hospital’s [...]

Haitian-American Author, Edwidge Danticat Won the the prestigious MacArthur Foundation fellowship

Haiti-born writer Edwidge Danticat has won the prestigious MacArthur Foundation fellowship, which comes with $500,000. BY JACQUELINE CHARLES jcharles@MiamiHerald.com Miami writer Edwidge Danticat was holding her 9-month-old daughter, Leila, while trying to read the computer screen when the phone rang. “Are you sitting down?” the caller asked. “Yes. I am holding my baby,” she said. [...]

INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE HAITIAN DIASPORA

2nd ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE HAITIAN DIASPORA TRUMP INTERNATIONAL BEACH RESORTS, MIAMI,FLORIDA THURSDAY, AUGUST 6th – SUNDAY, AUGUST 9th, 2009 Schedule THURSDAY, AUGUST 6th, 2009 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Exhibits/Vendor/Sponsor Check in – Bay Room 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Sponsor/Vendor/Sponsor Check in – Bay Room 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM Registration – [...]

Haitian Studies Association 2009 Conference

The Haitian Studies Association’s 2009 conference is scheduled for November 12-14 , 2009 on the beautiful campus of Indiana University  (Bloomington, Indiana ). The present theme is as follows New Ecologies: Actualizing Global Contributions and Development in Haiti  Call for Papers:  Click here to download English version! Cliquez ici pour télécharger la version française!   [...]

Clinton vows to help Haitians chart destiny

Thursday, June 18, 2009 5:19 AM From: “Bob Corbett” <corbetre@webster.edu> Add sender to Contacts To: “Bob Corbett’s Haiti list” <haiti@lists.webster.edu> From: leonie hermantin <lhermantin@hotmail.com> Posted on Tue, Jun. 16, 2009 Clinton vows to help Haitians chart destiny BY JACQUELINE CHARLES jcharles@MiamiHerald.com Haiti’s newest envoy made his first pitch on behalf of the impoverished Carribbean nation [...]

Edwidge Danticat Wins Nicolas Guillen Prize

 Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:33:33 -0700 Subject: Nicolas Guillen Prize From: caribphil2@gmail.com To: caribphil2@gmail.com Dear CPA members and friends, I am delighted to inform you that the winner of the 2009 Caribbean Philosophical Association’s Nicolás Guillén Prize is Edwidge Danticat.  Danticat is a prominent writer who was born in Haiti and came to the United [...]