CUNY TV's DiverseCITY
CUNY TV's DiverseCITY
CUNY TV
"Little Haiti," Brooklyn
25 minutes Posted Jan 15, 2020 at 5:36 pm.
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On this special edition of Diversecity , we head to “Little Haiti”, Brooklyn as we observe the tenth anniversary of the massive earthquake that rocked the Caribbean country after which the area is named.  We head to the country’s capital to see how Haitian Americans who returned to rebuild, after the quake, are faring as their nation is under siege by local gangs. We learn about the impact remittances have on the country’s economy. Then, the story of a nurse who continues to bring much-needed healthcare services to her mother country despite suffering a devastating loss during the quake. And what’s behind the emergence of Haitian American women in New York’s state and city politics.