Introduction
This guide is meant to serve as a curriculum resource guide to provide information and resources concerning the cultural, historical, political and socio-economic context of the Haitian relief effort of 2010.
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Background Information
- BBC News Country Profile: Haiti
- BBC Timeline of HaitiA chronology of key events in Haitian history, 1492 - present
- CIA World Factbook: Haiti
- Embassy of Haiti (Washington, DC)
- Kojo Nnamdi Show: Haiti PrimerOn this January 25, 2010 program of the Kojo Nnamdi Show, guests Dan Erikson, Rene Aubourg, and Joel Dreyfuss examine how Haiti's history continues to influence its relationship with the outside world.
- Library of Congress Portals to the World: Haiti
- Political Database of the Americas (from Georgetown University)
- U.N. Data: Haiti
- U.S. Department of State Background Note: Haiti
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Videos @ Marquette
- Poto mitan: Haitian women: pillars of the global economy [DVD]Told through compelling lives of five courageous Haitian women workers, Poto Mitan gives the global economy a human face. Each woman's personal story explains neoliberal globalization, how it is gendered, and how it impacts Haiti.
Get call number - Public vodun ceremonies in Haiti [DVD]Presents clips from three public Vodun ceremonies (Rada rite, Kongo rite, and Petwo rite) videotaped in Haiti in 1991. It identifies the principal elements they share and provides a context for understanding Vodun. Introduction narrated in French Creole, subtitled in English.
Get call number - Uprooted: refugees of the global economy [VHS]Describes how the global economy has forced people to leave their home countries, focusing on three stories of immigrants from the Philippines, Bolivia and Haiti.
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Haitian Studies Association
The Haitian Studies Association (HSA) is an educational organization that promotes research on Haiti and Haitians, identifies and disseminates information on Haiti, and has an international network of experts to address Haitian issues.
Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee develops, supports and promotes teaching, research and outreach about Latin America and the Caribbean.
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