Exclusive interview avec Medgine Benoit
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Apr 21-Apr 28, 2010
- Published:
- Brooklyn, NY
- ISBN:
- 1043-3783
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Subject Term:
- Caribbean area, Blacks, Haitian Americans, Youth, Careers, Motivation, Benoit, Medgine
- Notes:
- Problems that I think young Haitian American girls face in Bridgeport is learning about who they are as a person. Some Haitian-American girls are afraid to let people know that they are Haitians due to the fact that a lot of people who don't understand the Haitian culture sometimes tend to make fun of others. Growing up, I was one of those girls who were afraid of letting people know that I was Haitian because I always heard people make jokes about how poor and corrupted Haiti is. So, as a child I didn't want anyone to know that that was where I came from. Now that I am older, I have learned to embrace my culture and love everything about it.
