The Syracuse Post-Standard, October 24, 1994:

The American people generally ignore Haiti because it is thought to have no resources of interest to us, except faceless labor. But when events force us to pay attention, Haiti frightens the American people, particularly the American government!

Haiti has a powerful spirit. It is a very holistic, integrated culture, with land, body and language touching each other.

Furthermore, the culture has been oppressed militarily and economically, which has empowered the grass-roots Haitian spirit even more.

With its history closely wrapped in experiences of the land, the animal world and the past, Haiti's particular and unique identity becomes inclusive and multidimensional.

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