I wanted to raise the voice of a lot of the people that I knew growing up, and this was, for the most part, poor people who had extraordinary dreams but also very amazing obstacles. Edwidge Danticat amazedreamextraordinary Change image and share on social
There is a frustration too, that at moments when there's not a coup, when there are not people in the streets, that the country disappears from people's consciousness. Edwidge Danticat consciousnesscountrycoup Change image and share on social
That's whatever news topic, whatever political process any country is going through - whenever they are in the news, that's when they exist. If you don't see them they don't exist. Edwidge Danticat countryexistnews Change image and share on social
On some levels, you can also have this feeling that we are being duped, somehow. And that the world is at play for something you would understand more if it were pure ideology. It is a very strange time and also basic things are being taken away. Edwidge Danticat basicdupefelt 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
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
People aren't really aware of what's happening in other places. Edwidge Danticat awarehappenpeople Change image and share on social
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
In terms of the idea of long-term occupation - I have been reading a little bit more about this period - and you can see in that occupation are many lessons for the current occupation of Iraq. So we have these connections that go way back that people aren't aware of. Edwidge Danticat awarebackbite share on social
People who want alternative information have to try so hard to find it. Edwidge Danticat alternativefindhard Change image and share on social
