Greeted by stones and slurs, we forged a community of Haitian immigrants
Our new home was not ruled by dictators, yet we quickly understood the proposed limits and informal surveillance of our movements, writes Danielle Legros Georges.
By Danielle Legros GeorgesUpdated February 18, 2021, 11:26 a.m.
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I was born during a hurricane, I am told, in Gonaïves, capital of the Artibonite department, Haiti. The small house my parents were renting was built in the Gingerbread style, its flexible timber frame made to withstand tremors and storms, its fanciful wooden lattices meant to please the eye.