Multicultural Initiatives: Haiti

What's this blog about?

I teach several courses under the broad topic of "Multicultural Education," prioritizing social justice issues of access, power/privilege, & narrowing the academic achievement gap. I am a person of color and I almost always have a white co-teacher. We include topics, such as: racism, sexism, heterosexism, ableism, ethnocentrism, deculturalization, transforming curriculum, etc. This is a place where I post information that we teach; lesson plans for activities; and resources we use and/or which are shared with me by my adult students.

Monday, January 21, 2013

Haiti

Exploring Culture

In an effort to be better prepared for the increasing diversity in our society it is important to learn about the histories and experiences of people from a diversity of backgrounds

Here are a few resources about the history and experiences from people of Haitian descent from the EMI Exploring Culture course.

Haitian History

This site offers an entire history course on Haiti

http://www.webster.edu/%7Ecorbetre/haiti/history/history.htm

Timeline

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1202857.stm

Famous People of Haitian Decent

http://journal.thelouvertureproject.org/archives/list-of-famous-people-of-haitian-descent/

Haitian Culture
A gallery with Haitian art including pictures and biographies of painters

http://www.galleryofwestindianart.com/haitianthumbnails.htm

This site from the American Museum of Natural History gives information about Haitian history, culture, religion, rituals, spirits, and tools of worship.

http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/vodou/about.html

Writers of the Caribbean web site from East Carolina University Graduate Multicultural Literacy program

http://core.ecu.edu/engl/deenas/caribbean/carbwtrs.htm

YouTube Videos

Scenes of

Haiti

before and after the earthquake

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqfff-CIyU4

Haiti

after the Earthquake

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgghW_-DZJw