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Who Will be My Brother's Keeper--My First Visit to Haiti
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Tinker Sachs, Gertrude – Multicultural Perspectives, 2013
In this article, the author describes her preparations for the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) professional presentations in Haiti. As a cultural worker, (after Paulo Freire), she was very conscious of the need for care in working with "the Other" especially when the Other is known only from second hand…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Personal Narratives, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Rebuilding a Country, Cultivating Local Capacity
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Doucet, Fabienne; Marcelin, Louis Herns – Harvard Educational Review, 2011
In this interview conducted by "Harvard Educational Review" editor Raygine DiAquoi, Fabienne Doucet of New York University and Louis Herns Marcelin of the University of Miami discuss their roles as Haitian American scholars who are participating in Haiti's reconstruction process after the earthquake of January 2010. Each professor…
Descriptors: Haitians, College Faculty, Crisis Management, Natural Disasters
Diasporic Lakou: A Haitian Academic Explores Her Path to Haiti Pre- and Post-Earthquake
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Desir, Charlene – Harvard Educational Review, 2011
In this essay, Charlene Desir reflects on her role as an academic from the Haitian diaspora and her journey to reconnect to her Haitian roots after the 2010 earthquake. Desir begins by exploring her family background and the centrality of "lakou"--a sacred family space in which to connect to her ancestors and cultural ways of knowing. By…
Descriptors: Cultural Relevance, Family Characteristics, Arts Centers, Foreign Countries
"There Is a Lot that I Want to Do": Reflections on the Relief Efforts in Haiti
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Desgrottes, Maryse – Harvard Educational Review, 2011
In October 2010, Harvard Educational Review editor Raygine DiAquoi interviewed Maryse Desgrottes, the mother of a close friend and a visible presence in the relief efforts in Petit Goave, Haiti. Desgrottes, a former physician's assistant turned educator and school superintendent, shares the story of her involvement in Haiti's relief efforts since…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Foreign Countries, Natural Disasters, Technical Assistance
Who Dat Say (We) "Too Depraved to Be Saved"?: Re-Membering Katrina/Haiti (and beyond): Critical Studyin' for Human Freedom
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King, Joyce E. – Harvard Educational Review, 2011
In this essay, Joyce King attempts to interrupt the calculus of human (un)worthiness and to repair the collective cultural amnesia that are legacies of slavery and that make it easy--hegemonically and dysconsciously--for the public to accept myths and media reports, such as those about the depravity of survivors of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans…
Descriptors: Black Studies, Slavery, Foreign Countries, Cultural Background