Edwidge Danticat on Haitian Americans in a Time of Peril
Edwidge Danticat’s new novel Day explores the emotional and political complexities of home, displacement, and identity for Haitian and Haitian American communities. Through a conversation with Doreen St. Félix, Danticat reflects on how gentrification, U.S. immigration policy, and violen
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