“You’re not Haitian; you’re a Caribbean American”

<p>In this episode I discuss a lot!</p><p><br></p><ol><li>​ Minority Caribbean countries culturally get absorbed by larger Caribbean countries. Especially in the case of 1st gen Americans from these smaller countries. Many of these individuals might feel they are connected to their parents’ homeland, but they really aren’t as much as they think</li></ol><p><br></p><ol><li>​ Haitian suffering is part of the Haitian identity , a part that an American born of Haitian descent just will never understand </li></ol><p><br></p><ol><li>​ Schools are extremely important parts of socialization and identify development. So, even if you’re raising kids in your culture, if their school culture is incongruent, they are far more likely to be culturally more similar to their school culture / peers. </li></ol><p><br></p><ol><li>​ Many American cities do not have a melting pot of Caribbean culture. It’s often one sided. Hence why many Caribbean Americans will know more about whatever country is dominant rather than their own ethnic cultural heritage.</li></ol><p><br></p>