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Sharing a graph of Haitian forums

Nekita Lamour

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Though the world is focusing on Haiti now, I am going to continue focusing on Haitian youth and children in the United States as I have done for the past 25 years. I'd like to share a graph from a Haitian forum.  Scroll down below. Though the graph title is  in french,  like Math, Music, and Art, graph is a universal language. The graphs that this particular contributor sent drew my attention because I am always curious that even with over 37,500 members, Haitian  forum participants rarely respond to posts on education, youth development, and Haitian diasporic community's involvement and civic participation in the United States. I also observed that  there are not too many Haitian women writing in forums (fora). If a user name like "Kawonabo', (a female Carib Indian warrior) is female, I could say only three Haitian women contribute often in an all English primarily academic, artists, policy makers and other professionals on Haiti subjects and issues. If not there are 2 Haitian women contributing in this "expert" forum. There seems to be only 4 or 5 Haitian women contributing actively in the other forums where posts are in English, French, and Haitian Creole. One person can be a member of several forums. I am wondering why is that Haitian men seem to be the majority active in the Haitian forums and most importantly why topics on education, youth, civic participation and life in the United States don't get too many responses? There are more Haitian fora and yahoo groups than the one listed, like Boston based "bostonhaitian". Probably that's  what the lady who graphed the info knew about. Just some informal observations.

On another note, as the world is commenting on the first anniversary of Haiti's damage earthquake, I am proposing to all friends of Haiti or of Americans of Haitian descent, a moment of silent between 4:52 and 4:53, a moment off the computer, cell phones, black berries, Ipods, IPads, kindles, and the like. Perform a ritual of  your choice, close your eyes, say a prayer, get some water, do a libation. Do a personal memorial where ever you are for the souls of over 300,000 Haitians who lost their lives on Tuesday January 12 in one of the worst tragedies of humand kind.

Stay warm those of us in the Northeast who are shut in during the first blizzard of this decade.

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