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Direct linkDesir, 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
