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
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
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
People aren't really aware of what's happening in other places. Edwidge Danticat awarehappenpeople Change image and 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
Especially moments when things are very difficult and complicated for me and I am still trying to grasp what is happening and I am still trying to understand and to reach family back home. Edwidge Danticat backcomplicatedifficult Change image and share on social
And the fact that Haiti was occupied for 19 years by the United States, from 1915 to 1934. Edwidge Danticat facthaitioccupy 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
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
People who want alternative information have to try so hard to find it. Edwidge Danticat alternativefindhard Change image and share on social
