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...make it in America, most Haitians must overcome a variety of barriers including racial discrimination, difficulties learning English and cultural differences as well as popular fears bred by widely-publicized links between Haitian immigrants and AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome...
...Being a Haitian with a good skill does not help," says a civil engineer who refuses to disclose his name because he believes it might jeopardize his dealings with immigration officials...
...schools have also introduced new problems for Haitian-Americans, in particular creating friction between parents and their school-attending children. "[Children] get used to the freedom American culture gives them. In Haiti, kids go to school and they want to, now they don't like to study anymore," laments one father of five teenagers. "They don't get enough homework and they watch too much TV." he adds in a discussion of the draw backs of American life...
...Cambridge Haitian-American Association [CHAMA], a private community organization set up to assist Haitian immigrants has received far more serious complaints of discrimination because of the AIDS scare--ranging from housing discrimination to doctors who have refused Haitians medical treatment, says CHAMA Director John A. Barnes...
Despite the AIDS uproar and other problems adjusting to their new life, most Haitian-Americans, citing greater political freedom and economic opportunities, say they will stay and even encourage relatives to join them...