Under The Sun

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In this episode, we look at how the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti changed life here in South Florida. We tell stories from a school that absorbed quake survivors, from a church that opened its doors to the grief-stricken, from lawyers’ offices where Haitians applied for an immigration shield, and from a hospital tent where tired doctors were uplifted by a song.

In our first piece, Calling Home, we track Haitian families just days after the massive quake, as they try desperately to reach loved ones back home. And in TPS: Long and Winding Road, we look at how a special immigration status granted to Haitians is playing out. Then, in his interview with linguist Feryal Yavas about how people say ”Hurricane, I Mean Earthquake,” co-host Dan Grech explores how language frames a disaster.

The second part of our Haiti Episode features Rev. Reginald Jean-Mary of the Notre Dame D’Haiti church in Miami, speaking about the role of music and Faith in the Aftermath. A group of medical professionals from South Florida also tell their story– about an inspiring moment in a crowded makeshift hospital tent, in Patients and Healers. A separate piece on healing, 2 East focuses on the relationship between a doctor and his nine-year-old patient. Lastly, we hand the recorders over to a group of high school students in Lauderdale Lakes as the Teens Buddy Up With Quake Survivors.

You can see lots of web extras with this episode:

Click here to see an audio slide show about Haiti after the quake by Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer Patrick Farrell.

This post shows how South Florida students created welcome videos for their new Haitian classmates.

This one features music written about the earthquake, including songs by local artists.

Listen to this piece about developers trying to do reconstruction work in Haiti, and the challenges they face.