Sheller, Mimi. Democrary After Slavery: Black Publics and Peasant Radicalism in Haiti and Jamaica. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2006. In the quest to learn more about these two nations after emancipation,The author Mimi Sheller’s main goal of the entire book is to highlight both Haiti and Jamaica as they “developed a shared radical vision of democracy based on the post-slavery ideology of freedom”.…
The similarities between the Haitian and Spanish American Revolutions is that they were started by creoles and neither in the beginning supported abolishment of slavery. Both revolutions were heavily influenced by the Enlightenment ideas. Creole came up with the new ideas from the Enlightenment, such as ideas of human rights and justice. The Haitian Revolution and the Spanish American Revolutions were due to social inequalities. Each declared independence as a result, and later they both had a break down in economic status, due to lack of labor.…
In Leif Jensen’s article, “Ethnic Identities, Language, and Economic Outcomes among Dominicans in a New Destination,” Jensen observes Dominican immigrants, who migrated to Reading, Pennsylvania from the Dominican Republic, and how they identify themselves in America. He and his fellow researchers start their observations by giving some of the Dominicans, in Reading, surveys about their homes, health, stress, migration history, and other things. They find that 7.6 percent of Reading’s population is Hispanic, which is double Harrisburg’s percentage (Harrisburg is the community with the next closest percentage of Hispanics). They also used open-ended questions concerning race to give the respondents the opportunity to indicate how they classify…
Roman Catholic Orders were associations of men and women within the Roman Catholic Church who were dedicated to lives of prayer, service, and devotion.…
Before the arrival of the European Settlers, there were two native people who inhabited the island and there were the Arawaks and the Taínos. The Native People and the European Settlers were able to live together and work together for a number of years before things took a turn for the worst. More than 100 years after Christopher Columbus founded and renamed the island of Hispaniola, many of the Native people had died from disease, famine, and war. The Spanish calmed ownership of the island and in 1503, the Spaniards beginning bring slaves into the island who were forced to work long hours on the sugar plantations. Due to the intensive slave trade on the island of Hispaniola, this created a strong Afro-Latino presence that can still be seen in both countries on the island. While the Spanish and European Settlers had largely inhabited the eastern part of the island, or what we now know as the Dominican Republic, the western part of the island was left empty for a number of years. That all changed in the 17th century when the French Settlers arrived in what we know as Haiti. The French would remain in control of Haiti until 1801 where Toussaint L’Ouverture and other blacks led a revolt against the French. Just 7 short years later, the same people led another revolt against the Spaniards and took control of the Dominican Republic. While the Spaniards would take back the island of Hispaniola, it was short lived as the Haitians overthrew the Spanish a short time later. However, that all changed in 1844, when the Dominican people fought back, thus establishing what we now know as the Dominican…
Haiti and Dominican Republic are two independent countries in the Caribbean. The Spaniards occupied the Dominican Republic until 1821, which influenced their heritage. At the same token the United States also occupied the Dominican Republic for eight years to protect its commercial interests. The Haitians occupied it for twenty-two years, which fueled the hatred for Haitians. What set the Dominican Republic apart from other Caribbean islands is diverse mixture of difference influences from around the world.…
The war against Dominican Republic and Haiti has been going on for years and years. Dominican Republic and Haiti did have a war on February 27,1884 when they also claimed independence towards their country. These two countries share the same land but not the same heart. Between these two countries there are always government issue and many times physical moments. As I and many other people believe that these two countries should get united and have a peaceful life. The harassment and the discrimination needs to stop between these two countries so the next generation can live the united,freedom and respected life.…
The Dominican Republic wanted to distance them as much from Haiti as much as possible and wanted to make an image of them being Hispanic, Catholic and…
During this Module 1, I have learned that Latin America refers to those countries in Caribbean island and South America that has languages is rooted in Latin. French, Spanish and or Portuguese would be considered part of Latin America. Because of Latin America, Dominican Republic and Bolivia shares the same roots of Latin and they share some similar and differences between them.…
While surfing social media, whether regularly or irregularly, one most likely stumbles across a picture with the text “Like this picture to support Haiti” or “Show you care about (insert cause here) by liking and sharing this picture with all of your friends.” On the surface, these types of images seem harmless and actually beneficial. People gain the mindset that if they provide support for the icon in the form of “likes,” then they directly help those that the image shows the cause for. The producer of the photo however believes that this type of mindset causes deeper problems than what the social media poster actually intends. People stop volunteering and start liking pictures on social media to show what they call “solidarity” with those…
The Haitians that chose to remain in the Dominican Republic, now undocumented and stateless, are unable to receive governmental benefits and thus require the United Nation to take action in order to protect their natural rights. People naturalized in a state are generally known as citizen however the Dominican Republic Constitutional Court have voided terms and now renders a lot of Haitians descents, living in DR, stateless. Statelessness is an issue since it strips people nationality and leaves them undocumented and unrecorded making them prone to getting their basic right violated. In order for the Haitians to have their basic rights protected the United Nations must step in and intervene with what the DRCC is doing. Without a state the Haitians…
Haiti and the Dominican Republic are vastly different counties that have unique systems of classification of race, ethnicity, and governmental structures. The history of the countries of Haiti and The Dominican Republic shape how these countries classify race. To comprehend the demographical differences in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, we need to analyze how historical contexts shape the structures of those countries today. The racial data collected by Haitian and Dominican Republican citizens is based on the socially constructed idea of race, not the biological theory of race. Dark skinned citizens are the minority groups while lighter skinned citizens are considered the elitist's groups.…
Haiti was discovered in the year 1492. It was discovered by a European navigator: Christopher Columbus. Haiti is bordered to the east by the Dominican Republic, which covers the rest of Hispaniola, to the south and west by the Caribbean, and to the north by the Atlantic Ocean. By the mid-eighteenth century, Saint Domingue’s society had settled into a rigid hierarchical structure based on skin color, class, and wealth. Haiti covers 10,714 square miles. Haiti, a name that means "mountainous country," is derived from the language of the Taino Indians who inhabited the island before European colonization. From 1957 to 1986 Haiti was ruled by the Duvalier…
Are there differences between living in Puerto Rico and living in the United States? I believe that there are big differences. I came to the United States when I was five years old. I then moved to Philadelphia for one year, lived in Georgia for six years, and now I am currently living in Maryland. I always go back to Puerto Rico to visit my family. I love it there. I like living in the United States but there are many things that differ such as the location itself, people and the schools.…
How can Haiti exploit the negative outcomes of the earthquake to become a future tourist destination?…