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More than 100 Haitian-Americans crowded into City Hall last night to demonstrate before the City Council their support for the return of democracy to Haiti...
...citizens carried signs stating, "Haiti Deserves Democracy" and "We Are All God's Children," and bore photos of deposed Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide. They spoke earnestly to the councillors about the importance of standing behind international justice and democracy, and joined together in a chorus of "Hallelujah," a popular Haitian rallying song...
...Haitian-American Gerdes Fleurant, a Cambridge resident and professor at Salem State College, told the councillors that "the Haitian people are fed up. They want peace. They want democracy...
...think of Jean-Paul, a Haitian-born janitor in one of the local schools. He's a janitor only at night. By day he works an eight-hour factory shift. That leaves eight hours a day, on average, for sleeping, eating, commuting, washing and brooding, as Jean-Paul often does, on the meaning of his life...
...Ellenby are the only commercial producer of fresh litchi nuts in the U.S. "We're just beginning to use Florida's natural resources for cooking," says Susser. "The fun is that we're breaking new ground." The Caribbean, especially Cuban, influence is vital. Susser picks up recipes from his Haitian and Cuban kitchen help. A Haitian suggested poaching boniato, a white sweet potato, in milk before mashing it into a Cream of Wheat consistency that goes beautifully with grilled wahoo...