{"product_id":"the-butterflys-way-voices-from-the-haitian-dyaspora-in-the-united-states-9781569472187","title":"The Butterfly's Way: Voices from the Haitian Dyaspora in the United States","description":"In five sections--Childhood, Migration, Half\/First Generation, Return, and Future--the thirty-three contributors to this anthology write movingly, often hauntingly, of their lives in Haiti and the United States. Their \u003ci\u003edyaspora\u003c\/i\u003e, much like a butterfly's fluctuating path, is a shifting landscape in which there is much travel between two worlds, between their place of origin and their adopted land. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis compilation of essays and poetry brings together Haitian-Americans of different generations and backgrounds, linking the voices for whom English is a first language and others whose dreams will always be in French and \u003ci\u003eKrey l\u003c\/i\u003e. Community activists, scholars, visual artists and filmmakers join renowned journalists, poets, novelists and memoirists to produce a poignant portrayal of lives in transition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdwidge Danticat, in her powerful introduction, pays tribute to Jean Dominique, a sometime participant in the Haitian \u003ci\u003edyaspora\u003c\/i\u003e and a recent martyr to Haiti's troubled politics, and the many members of the \u003ci\u003edyaspora\u003c\/i\u003e who refused to be silenced. Their stories confidently and passionately illustrate the joys and heartaches, hopes and aspirations of a relatively new group of immigrants belonging to two countries that have each at times maligned and embraced them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soho Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781569472187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.23h x 5.48w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Gold Pen Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2000 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2000 pg. 1656\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/18\/2000 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2001 pg. 1096\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Issues Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2001 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist Ed Choice Adu Bk YA's\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2002 pg. 763\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Edwidge Danticat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44608404095157,"sku":"9781569472187","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_763b478f-fedd-46d8-8d72-df837242267a.jpg?v=1725374681","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-butterflys-way-voices-from-the-haitian-dyaspora-in-the-united-states-9781569472187","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}