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Memories of Haitian Christmas

This month I wanted to write about what Christmastime is like in Haiti. But it’s been a long time since I’ve lived there and my childhood memories are pretty fuzzy. So I sat down with my good friend Réyina Senatus,... Read more

MD. Anas December 21, 2017 Culture Christmas, Family, Featured, gifts, Life, Lights, Marquise au Chocolat, Port au Prince, Santa, Traditions 1 0 0 Read more

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Haitian Culture Crash Course?

Last week, my dad told me that he and Mom had been asked to speak to a group at their church who are going to Haiti for a week this winter. They were supposed to talk about “Haitian Culture,” and... Read more

MD. Anas November 22, 2017 Culture, Language, Service American, Communication, Featured, Haitian culture, Poverty, Privilege, Respect, Short Term Missions 0 0 Read more

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Haitian Creole: Mark of shame, or symbol of pride?

Haiti has a complicated relationship with its own official languages. On one hand, it has French: imposed by colonists, spoken by the educated elite, and the language of instruction in most Haitian schools. On the other hand, it has Kreyòl:... Read more

MD. Anas October 20, 2017 Language Debate, Featured, French, Haiti, Heritage, History, International Creole Day, Social Class 0 0 Read more

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Why are you speaking that “kreyòl rek?”

There’s more than one way to speak kreyòl. But then, you knew that already, didn’t you? There’s more than one way to speak any language. Think of all the different ways people speak English — with accents, with local slang,... Read more

MD. Anas September 22, 2017 Language Communication, Featured, French, Haitian Creole, Pure kreyol, Social Class 1 0 0 Read more

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What my (European) Mom taught me about learning Creole

“You talk too much.” I’ve heard it all my life. How then did I come to make such a significant error of silence? Let’s ask my 88-year old mother. On a recent trip to Winnipeg, Canada to visit Mom, I... Read more

MD. Anas January 25, 2017 Language Bilingual, culture, English, Featured, Foreign, Haiti, Humanitarian Aid, Immigrants, Immigration, Language Learning, Learn Creole, Learn Haitian Creole, Mission, Online, Service, Speak Creole, Travel 2 0 0 Read more

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Haiti Through Literature: A Book Review

BOOK REVIEWS by Sylvia Elias, British Columbia, Canada I’ve come to believe that Haiti provokes passion like no other place on earth. To support this, I give you two stunning novels by highly diverse authors: Claire of the Sea Light,... Read more

MD. Anas November 29, 2016 Community, Culture Books, Claire of the Sea Light, Death, Edwidge Danticat, Featured, Fiction, Haiti, Haiti Earthquake, Hold Tight Don't Let Go, Hope, Kenbe fèm, Laura Rose Wagner, Life, Life in Haiti, Literature, Love, Pa lage, Poverty, Review 0 0 Read more

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Memories of Haitian Christmas

Haitian Culture Crash Course?

Haitian Creole: Mark of shame, or symbol of pride?

Why are you speaking that “kreyòl rek?”

What my (European) Mom taught me about learning Creole

Haiti Through Literature: A Book Review

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