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    1. Facing with Courage Racial and Linguistic Discrimination: The Narrative of an ELL Caribbean Immigrant Living in the U.S. Diaspora

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Orelus,Pierre Wilbert (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    2012
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education
    Journal Title Details:
    6(1) : 19-33
    Notes:
    Traces the author's journey as a Black Caribbean immigrant from Haiti to the United States. Describes the underlying factors that led to the author's relocation in the U.S. diaspora while at the same time examining the ways in which the author has been racially and linguistically positioned. The author further explains the negotiation of this position. The author's immigrant story is situated in the larger U.S. sociopolitical, linguistic, and racial context where immigrants, particularly immigrants of color, have faced many challenges.

    2. Our national identity in limbo

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Sylvain,Patrick (Author)
    Format:
    Newspaper Article
    Publication Date:
    Jan 2012
    Published:
    Dorchester, MA
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Boston Haitian Reporter
    Journal Title Details:
    1 : 7
    Notes:
    While at its inception, the revolutionary ideals of the newly formed nation called Haiti held great promise, the reality as understood today detracts from this plesant image . Still , our rituals and their symbolic associations mirror these revolutionary ideals. For example, soup joummou, the New Year's and Independence Day celebratory pumpkin soup, signifies the communion of equals through the consumption of the once forbidden delicacy reserved for the colonial masters. Today, as family and friends gather around the dinner table, we are clearly proud of our freedom and accomplishments, yet know that there are countless Haitians who are hungry, sleeping under tents. Two hundred and eight years after independence, many Haitians live in abject poverty and have no rights as humans.

    3. Young Women: Essential Agents for the Development of Latin America and the Caribbean

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Yoval,Nayeli (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    2012-09
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    ARROWs for Change
    Journal Title Details:
    18(2) : 11-12
    Notes:
    Focuses on the role of young women in the development of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Mentions the pregnancy in LAC is caused by the low socioeconomic situation of young women. States that the lack of information on sexuality education and an inclusive system for health and social protection will increase the chance of poverty.