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2. Central America the Caribbean: today tomorrow
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Lafford,Barbara (Editor)
- Format:
- Book, Edited
- Publication Date:
- 1987
- Published:
- Tempe: Center for Latin American Studies Arizona State University
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- Papers presented at a conference, October 31, 1986, Arizona State University; sponsored by Center for Latin American Studies, Arizona Council for the Social Studies, Arizona Humanities Council., 133 p., Contents: Caribbean and Central American literature and art / Emil Volek -- Caribbean alternatives, Cuba and Puerto Rico / Juan M. Garcia Passalacqua -- The novel of the Cuban revolution, phase five, 1975-1986 / Seymor Menton -- The role of women in Cuba / K. Lynn Stoner -- Central American alternatives, Nicaragua and Costa Rica / Jennie K. Lincoln -- United States relations with Central America and the Caribbean / Thomas L. Karnes.
3. Haiti's Earthquake's Nickname and Some Women's Trauma
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Ulysse,Gina Athena (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2011-04
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Meridians: Feminism, Race, Transnationalism
- Journal Title Details:
- 11(1) : 141-143
- Notes:
- Discusses the January 2010 earthquake that struck in Haiti, focusing on the name of Goudougoudou which Haitians have given the natural disaster. Topics include the onomatopoeic nature of the name which resembles the destruction of buildings, the psychological impact the earthquake has had on Haitian women, and Haiti's efforts to relieve the psychological trauma of the event for children.