By now most of the world knows of the catastrophic earthquake that has battered Haiti. I first learnt about it while listening to Radio Isla, a Puerto Rican station, on my mobile phone. The journalist, who patched together the breaking news with audio from CNN en Español, highlighted the fact that a tsunami wave might [...]
Entries Tagged as 'migrants'
Haiti: The State, Diasporas and Disasters
January 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Caribbeanisms : Caribeñadas, Migrations : Migraciones
SoBro : El sur del Bronx
April 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Migrations : Migraciones
For decades, the South Bronx has been a working-class enclave that has harbored countless migrants, hosted the Yankees and manufactured an urban culture that inspired folks like Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambataa and Aventura. At one point in history it was also the home of the Savage Skulls and Nomads, two street gangs that went about [...]
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