The Butterfly's Way: Voices from the Haitian Dyaspora in the

The Butterfly's Way: Voices from the Haitian Dyaspora in the United States
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In five sectionsâ€”Childhood, Migration, Half/First Generation, Return, and Futureâ€”the thirty-three contributors to this anthology write movingly, often hauntingly, of their lives in Haiti and the United States. Their dyaspora, much like a butterfly's fluctuating path, is a shifting landscape in which there is much travel between two worlds, between their place of origin and their adopted land.

This compilation of essays and poetry brings together Haitian-Americans of different generations and backgrounds, linking the voices for whom English is a first language and others whose dreams will always be in French and KreyÃ²l. Community activists, scholars, visual artists and filmmakers join renowned journalists, poets, novelists and memoirists to produce a poignant portrayal of lives in transition.

Edwidge Danticat, in her powerful introduction, pays tribute to Jean Dominique, a sometime participant in the Haitian dyaspora and a recent martyr to Haiti's troubled politics, and the many members of the dyaspora who refused to be silenced. Their stories confidently and passionately illustrate the joys and heartaches, hopes and aspirations of a relatively new group of immigrants belonging to two countries that have each at times maligned and embraced them.
Country USA
Brand Soho Press
Manufacturer Soho Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber B01JXV4E0I
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2003-07-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781569472187

Country	USA
Brand	Soho Press
Manufacturer	Soho Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	B01JXV4E0I
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2003-07-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781569472187

The Butterfly's Way: Voices from the Haitian Dyaspora in the United States

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