Napoleon had been fighting this army of slaves and free people in Haiti and it depleted his forces. And after the Revolution, when the French were driven out, they stopped and sold this big chunk of North America to the Americans for very little money. Edwidge Danticat americaamericanarmy share on social
More and more people are able to access information - thank goodness we have the Internet and if you are interested you can find things. Which is different than even 20 years ago. Edwidge Danticat accessagofind Change image and share on social
Someone has said that nations have interests, they don't have friends, and you see that over and over in U.S. policy. Edwidge Danticat friendinterestnation Change image and share on social
You have all these people in the city and everything has become centralized. If you live outside the city and you need a birth certificate or some official paper from the government, you have to travel to the city. Edwidge Danticat birthcentralizecertificate share on social
In Haiti you had the Duvaliers for 29 years and they were very well supported by the United States. Edwidge Danticat duvalierhaitistate Change image and share on social
I think daily that the country's future is being thrown to the wind. Edwidge Danticat countrydailyfuture Change image and share on social
Also, people are not often aware of the way the United States' policies influence what happens in places like Haiti or El Salvador or Nicaragua. Or in Columbia right now. Edwidge Danticat awarecolumbiahaiti Change image and share on social
Or even the state of Florida, where they are prepared to execute children. Umm, well, you hope that at least that there is something there to be claimed. Edwidge Danticat childclaimexecute Change image and share on social
I think Haiti is a place that suffers so much from neglect that people only want to hear about it when It's at its extreme. And that's what they end up knowing about it. Edwidge Danticat endextremehaiti Change image and share on social
On some level, now, we are joining the larger world and realizing that we are connected with people in these very scary ways, sometimes. What happened recently in Spain affects us here and brings questions up. It is too bad that people have to be shaken up in that way. Edwidge Danticat affectbadbring share on social
