What is with the recent notion of Haitians claiming to be . . . - Reddit From my experience the older Haitians typical refrain from being identified as a Latino and rather be referred to as Haitian, mixed-Haitian or any other classification The response of the audience population on this movement has rather been more judgmental than welcoming some for valid reasons and others for vacuous ideologies
Where to find Haitian Creole books media? : r HaitianCreole - Reddit Check YouTube for Haitian Creole videos and movies Two resources I use near-daily are Abedjluniverse and Wilky Toussaint Abed has frequent uploads of conversations he has with people in Haiti in various localities doing things like raising chickens, growing mangoes, or building houses
My perspective on the “Haitian problem” : r springfieldOH - Reddit The main issue the Haitian migration has exacerbated is the housing crisis… Springfield has a lot of abandoned housing and vacant lots that could’ve used a population influx 20 years ago but need to be completely rebuilt now
How difficult is Haitian creole to learn, compared to French? Haitian Creole has more in common grammatically with African Gbe languages than with European ones The US foreign service institute lists Creole as a class II language, meaning its difficulty is on par with that of German for English speakers to learn, and harder than French, which is class I
American dating a Haitian woman : r HaitianCreole - Reddit I am an American male and my girlfriend is from Haiti She says that Haitian men give money to their girlfriends every week or two I said that I was not interested in this type of arrangement and that it wasn't common in America She said she was ok with that and that my love was enough We work together and are keeping our relationship hidden
Im an anthropologist who studies Haitian Vodou. AMA! Haitian Vodou: Spirit, Myth, And Reality by Patrick Bellegard-Smith and Claudine Michel who are both practitioners but also well respected academic scholars So you get a bit of an insider and outsider viewpoint Vodou in Haitian Life and Culture: Invisible Powers is also by Patrick Claudine and it is a good companion to the other book
Why do Haitian people call themselves zoe? : r NYStateOfMind - Reddit So, still reeling from their efforts to take control of the revolution, France sold parts of their seized land in the US for pennies on the dollar in order to recoup money they've lost trying to win back Haiti If you are familiar with the Louisiana Purchase, the Haitian revolution is the sole cause of why this happened
(To my fellow Haitians) What do you feel about Haitian Vodou? To this day vodun ( the African ancestors of Haitian vodou) is practiced alongside Islam and Christianity on the west Coast of Africa as far north as Morroco It was the common denominator among all the slaves taken from different ethnic groups and tribes
Learning Haitian Creole on Duolingo : r HaitianCreole - Reddit It’s ok, I’ve been doing for a couple of months after I finished Pimsleur Haitian Creole just to stay fresh I use along with going over the Pimsleur lessons I highly recommend Pimsleur though It only has one level but I can definitely say it gave me a good foundation to continue learning and apply what I already know