Long after Haiti's earthquake hit the headlines, many South Florida families were still searching for the news they wanted most: information about loved ones. We look at how Haitian Americans are coping, and how those stories have been trickling in.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Marleine Bastien, a founder of the Haitian-American Grassroots Coalition, balances "helping and hurting" as she coordinates aid efforts for earthquake survivors. Listen to her moving description of Haitian resilience.
Monday, October 19, 2009
A unique voice in South Florida, Mecca aka Grimo raps in Creole and English, tackling many of the topics we see splashed over the front pages. Under the Sun caught up with the hip-hop artist-- not at a club, not at a video shoot-- but at a rally for temporary protected status for Haitian immigrants.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Miami author Edwidge Danticat-- featured in Under the Sun's recent episode on literary bright lights-- has won the prestigious and lucrative MacArthur "Genius" award. Listen in, as Mitchell Kaplan of Books & Books interviews Danticat about her experience as a Haitian immigrant in the United States and about her memoir, "Brother, I'm Dying."
Friday, July 10, 2009
Danticat wrote a memoir to cope with the momentous year when her daughter was born, her father passed away, and her uncle died in an immigration detention center on the edge of the Everglades.
Friday, May 29, 2009
You know how your grandmother, your uncle or your mom recounts an old, familiar recipe that they could make with their eyes closed? They say, "A little of this, a little of that, fill the pot up to there." Liliane Nerette Louis shares her recipes for Haitian cuisine in the same way, sprinkling them with stories about life and traditions in Haiti.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
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