haitian americans

Haitian-American novelist Edwidge Danticat discusses her book "The Dew Breaker" with Jeffrey Brown. The book relates the tortured past of a Haitian immigrant living in New York City.

The family and friends of a Haitian immigrant living in New York City describe his tortured past.

The family and friends of a Haitian immigrant living in New York City describe his tortured past.

A collection of essays and poetry about Haitian-Americans who travel between Haiti and America and the experiences that bind them together.

After moving from her home in Haiti to her uncle's home in Brooklyn, ten-year-old Gabrielle, feeling bullied and out of place, makes a misguided deal with a witch.

"When a school presentation goes very wrong, Alaine Beauparlant finds herself suspended, shipped off to Haiti and writing the report of a lifetime"--Provided by publisher.

When Norris, a Black French Canadian, starts his junior year at an Austin, Texas, high school, he views his fellow students as clich?s from "a bad 90s teen movie.".

"Henri 'Halti' Haltiwanger can charm just about anyone. He is a star debater and popular student at the prestigious FATE academy, the dutiful first-generation Haitian son, and the trusted dog walker for his wealthy New York City neighbors. But his easy smiles mask a burning ambition to attend his dream college, Columbia University. There is only one person who seems immune to Henri's charms: his 'intense' classmate and neighbor Corinne Troy. When she uncovers Henri's less-than-honest dog-walking scheme, she blackmails him into helping her change her image at school. Henri agrees, seeing a potential upside for himself. Soon what started as a mutual hustle turns into something more surprising than either of them ever bargained for . . ."--Dust jacket.

"When a school presentation goes very wrong, Alaine Beauparlant finds herself suspended, shipped off to Haiti and writing the report of a lifetime"--Provided by publisher.

"In 1984 Newark, Beatriz Mendez navigates romance, gang culture, and her family's past. After her gang-leader brother is killed, Beatriz gives up her dreams of dancing in order to run the gang. But her eyes are reopened to her dream of a career in dance when the school brainiac asks her to compete in a dance competition with him--but will the gang let her go?"--Provided by publisher.