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Stories of Haiti
Up one levelRe-Inventing Haiti: Day Three
The final day of our series in Haiti: helping Haiti by staying or leaving.
Re-Inventing Haiti: Day Two
Day two of our series in Haiti: People talk of working to move forward and still feeling pulled by the enormous experience.
Re-Inventing Haiti: Day One
Dick Gordon is in Haiti. He's finding out how and where people are living, two years after the earthquake. First of a series.
Fearing the Past
Memories of Haiti's past presidents. Also, a voice of tolerance earns the Medal of Freedom.
The Haiti Earthquake - A Year Later
Reflecting on the aftermath left by the Haiti earthquake - one year later.
A Special Connection
A follow-up with Carmen Maria Romero. She gave up everything to go to Haiti and work as a physical therapist after the Earthquake. She and her identical twin, Isabel Romero Lara, talk about what that decision meant to both of them.
The Healing Power of Music
Music's healing power for Haiti one year after the earthquake. And - emotions surrounding a country changed in written form. Also - we check in with Roody Joseph and Kent Annan about their relief work in the earthqauke's aftermath.
Conserving Haitian Culture
Conserving culture in Haiti. Also - checking in with a young entrepreneur, and getting satisfaction after finally meeting Mick Jagger.
Recuperating After the Quake
A story of survival from the earthquake in Haiti: a brother repays a debt to a sister who once saved his life. And - the kindness of a community to a small business owner. Plus - the empowerment of a double life as a sword swallower.
A Haitian Success Story
A custodian and taxi driver brings fresh water to his home town in Haiti. Also - Stories of the new auto industry in the South.
Six Months Since the Quake
A special feature on Haiti from WLRN's Under the Sun. Also: fighting CAFOs & saving a church on the Gulf.
Haiti: Two Children and a Tarp
Two women in Haiti on life since the quake: tents are frayed and leaking, and both children and the injured still need care.
Haiti: A View from the Street
Sandro supports his family in Haiti by selling stuff out of his backpack. Also, an update from Abdi in Mogadishu and a tale of sneaking into an old French cemetery.
Photographs from Home
Miami Herald photographer Carl Juste was born in Haiti. He talks with Dick Gordon about how that shaped his perspective on the tragedy.
Hundreds of Babies
Roody Joseph gave up the chance to return to the U.S. when he realized how many babies and young children in Haiti needed help. Also: Melody Wen Zhang looks back at the work she did helping orphans after China's earthquake in 2008.
Emergency Green Card
After the earthquake, many Haitians living in the U.S. found themselves with unexpected good news: temporary protected status – meaning it’s now legal for them to stay and work here. Dick Gordon talks with one student who is benefiting.
Home Away from Haiti
Fifteen-year-old Darline Blanchard Williams was set to go to the U.S. for her adoption when the earthquake hit. It meant walking from Leogane to Port au Prince but she eventually made it home to her new family in Florida.
Grief and Hope in Haiti
A Haitian woman continues her aid work in the face of personal tragedy. Also: a burn victim reclaims his life.
Helping the Neighbors
A young Haitian in Miami goes back to help his parents run a hospital in their home. And an American survivor criticizes the way Haitians are portrayed in the media.
The Rescue Effort
Chris Rolling tried to free girls trapped in a school. Leann Chong spent 17 hours under the rubble. And Dr. Tony Redmond talks about why he keeps going back to areas in crisis.
