Age: Haiti

Haiti (Discovering Cultures)

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Geography, history, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, peoples, religion, and culture of Haiti.

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Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Every Life Makes a Story Djo has a story: Once he was one of “Titid’s boys,” a vital member of Father Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s election team, fighting to overthrow military dictatorship in Haiti. Now he is barely alive, the victim of a political firebombing. Jeremie has a story: Convent-educated Jeremie can climb out of the slums [...]

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Haiti (Cultures of the World)

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

“Explores the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of Haiti”–Provided by publisher.

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Teenage Refugees from Haiti Speak Out (In Their Own Voices)

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

These books begin with historical overviews of Haiti, including the reasons for recent political unrest. The first-person narratives of young refugees follow. All of the teens tell why they left their native countries, how they made their journeys, their experiences and difficulties in North America, and if they plan to return to their homelands. The [...]

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Tonight, by Sea

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Seek life. Chache Lavi. That’s what Paulie’s uncle says they must do. But to seek life, Paulie and her family have to leave Haiti-the only home that Paulie has ever known. Since forever, Paulie has run in and out of the little houses nestled under the palms, smelling cocoa-bread and playing on the beach with [...]

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Mama Rocks, Papa Sings

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A little Haitian girl describes how her parents’ house fills up with babies as relatives drop off their children on their way to work.

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Haiti

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 15, 2007

Provides comprehensie information on the geography, history, governmental structure, ecnoomy, cultural diveristy, peoples, relion, and culture of Haiti

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