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IIN PRAISE OF E. W. VÉDRINE & BIOGRAPHY: LOMEYANS POU E. W. VÉDRINE & BIYOGRAFI • ÉLOGE POUR E. W. VÉDRINE ET BIOGRAPHIE: ELOGIO PARA E. W. VÉDRINE Y BIOGRAFÍA • LOBI FÜR E. W. VÉDRINE UND BIOGRAFIE.

(•) ALFABÈ POU KILTIVE POZITIVITE: ALPHABET FOR CULTIVATING POSITIVITY. • Alfabeto para cultivar la positividad: Alphabet pour cultiver la positivité: Alphabet zur Förderung von Positivität. [Poem • Powèm • Poème • Poema • Gedich]. February 7, 1986 – February 7, 2026: What progress has Haiti made?
 
(•) CHATTING ON BIBLIOGRAPHIES RELATED TO HAITIAN CREOLE : KOZRI SOU KOLEKSYON SOU DOKIMANTASYON SOU KREYÒL AYISYEN: Discusión sobre las biografías relacionadas con el criollo haitiano: Discussion sur les biographies relatives au créole haϊtien: Über Bibliografien zum Haitianischen Kreolisch plaudern.

(•) CURAÇAO • WRITERS’ CORNER & WORKSHOPS: SKINA DI ESKRITOR KÒRSOU & WORKSHOP • Kwen Ekriven e Atelye • Coin des Écrivains et Atéliers • Schrijvershoek en Werkplaatsen • Ecke der Schriftsteller und Werkstätten. Gallery : Galri.

(•) E-BOOKS (MODEL) TO HELP LIBRARIES, RESEARCHERS, SCHOOLS (PRIVATE, PUBLIC), STUDENTS, TEACHERS IN HAITI AND IN THE HAITIAN DIASPORA: (MODÈL) LIV ELEKTWONIK POU EDE BIBLIYOTÈK, CHÈRCHÈ, LEKÒL (PRIVE, PIBLIK), ELÈV (ETIDYAN), ANSEYAN AYISYEN AYITI E NAN DYASPORA: [•] AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON HAITIAN CREOLE: a review of publications on Haitian Creole Creole from colonial times to 2000. 700 p. 2003. • Abbreviations & Symbols used in this book: Abbreviyasyon & Senbòl ki itilize nan liv la • Acknowledgements & General Introduction : Rekonesans & Entwodikson Jeneral • General Authors' Index: Endèks Jeneral Otè • Index of Titles: Endèks Tit. [•] A PANORAMA OF HAITIAN INDIAN CIVILIZATION (Vèsyon kreyòl – français  :  Haitian Creole – French version • Vèsyon kreyòl – anglè  :  Haitian Creole – English version). [•] GRAMÈ KREYÒL VÉDRINE GRAMMAR OF HAITIAN CREOLE [Reading access : Aksè pou li l • [AUDIO: ODYO]. 354 p. VEDCREP: Boston, MA. 1996. [First monolingual grammar ever written in Haitian Creole. It covers the grammatical aspects of the language with a foreword and acknowledgment in English, including a bibliography of 63 sources : Premye gramè monoleng (inileng) ki ekri an kreyòl ayisyen. Li kouvri aspè gramatikal lang nan avèk yon Entwodiksyon e Rekonesans an anglè, enkli yon bibliyografi 63 sous. • Primera gramática monolingüe jamás escrita en criollo haitiano. Cubre los aspectos gramaticales del idioma con un prólogo y agradecimientos en inglés, incluyendo una bibliografía de 63 fuentes • Première grammaire monolingue jamais écrite en créole haïtien. Elle couvre les aspects grammaticaux de la langue avec une préface et remerciements en anglais, incluant une bibliographie de 63 sources], [•] IDE POU KREYE YON HIGH SCHOOL AYISYEN PRIVE NAN BOSTOn (debate: deba) Ideas to found a private Haitian High School in Boston. 1994. 109 p., [•] KOZE LANMOU (I, II – Poetry: Pwezi), [•] KREYÒL WITHOUT TOIL: an introduction to Haitian Creole. 30 p. [•] MATERYÈL EDIKATIF POU BILENG AYISYEN, 218 p. 1994. [•] PETIT LEXIQUE DU CRÉOLE HAÍTIEN (historical Linguistics: Lengwistik istorik), [•] PEYI M RELE AYITI : MY COUNTRY IS HAITI (Yon rezime istwa Ayiti soti epòk kolonyal rive an 1994 : a summary of Haiti 's history from colonial times to 1994) [•] POETRY IN HAITIAN CREOLE, 75 p. [•] PUBLISHED POEMS BY EMMANUEL W. VÉDRINE [•] QUELQUES PLANTES CRÉEOLES ET LEURS NOMS EN LATIN [•] 100 KESYON AK REPONS POU EKZAMEN SITWAYÈNTE AMERIKÈN : 100 Questions and answers for the U.S Citizenship Exam. (edited by) VEDCREP: Boston, MA. 21 p. [•] • SEZON SECHRÈS AYITI (novel, woman, novela) • Questions on the ten (10 chapters): Kesyon sou 10 chapit yo: Preguntes sobre los 10 (diez) capítulos. [Lesson Plan Model for Haitian Bilingual Education – Modèl Plan Leson pou Edikasyon Bileng Ayisyen. A novel in Haitian Creole. • Kèk tèm nan Sezon sechrès Ayiti pou disètasyon: Some themes in (the novel) Sezon sechrès Ayiti for essays. Sezon sechrès Ayiti. (2nd. ed.), JEBCA Editions.  224 p. [© The author’s copyright: © Dwa otè a. © Lexical data (for hyper base software for dictionaries): © Done leksikal (pou lojisyèl ipèbaz pou diksyonè: Lexical data for Hyper base software to write dictionaries). In Papiamento* language, TEMPORADA DI SEKURA NA HAITI. [First original Creole version was published in 1994: Soup to Nuts Publishers, Cambridge, MA. 1994. 128 p. This novel has been translated to English by the author, Emmanuel W. Védrine. • Résumé en español (resumen en español) • Résumé en anglais (English summary). [*Note sur le papiamento : Note on Papiamento : Papiamento (Authors’ Corner & Translation). [•] YON KOUDÈY SOU PWOBLÈM LEKÒL AYITI (A look at the problem of schools in Haiti). [Text in pdf: Tèks an pdf, 221 p. (ed.) 2007]. OTHER author, Albert Valdman: ANN PALE KREYÒL: AN INTRODUCTION TO HAITIAN CREOLE. 264 p. 1988.

(•) EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND ORIENTATION TRAINING FOR HAITIAN TEACHERS. RESOUS EDIKASYONÈL & SEYANS ORYANTASYON POU ANSEYAN AYISYEN. (Summary • Rezime • Sommaire •  Resumen • Zusammenfassung): Recursos Educativos y Formación de Orientación para los Docentes Haitianos: Ressources Éducatives et Formation d’Orientation pour le Enseignants Haϊtiens: Bildungsmaterialien und Orientierungsschulungen für haitianische Lehrer.

Subject (Sijè): EDUCATION IN HAITI, HAITIAN BILINGUAL PROGRAMS IN MASSACHUSETTS, AND HAITIAN STUDENTS IN THE USA (EDIKASYON AN AYITI, PWOGRAM BILENG AYISYEN NAN MASSACHUSETTS, E ELÈV AYISYEN NAN ETAZINI”. Invited Guest (Invite Espesyal): Emmanuel W. VÉDRINE. Commentators (Kòmantatè): (Captain : Kaptenn) Gary ZIZI (Journalist : Jounalis, Radio Tele Boston) • Junior BUISSERETH (Boston Public Schools) • Jean-Claude CHARLET (Boston Public Schools). 12/4/2024.

(•) HAITIAN LITERATURE, HAITI AND DIASPORA: Authors, Writers and Researchers. Data base of contributors to Haitian Literature (in Haiti and in Diaspora): Bank done Otè, Ekriven e Cherchè ki kontribye nan literati ayisyen (Ayiti E Nan Dyaspora): Base (Banque) De Données des Auteurs, Écrivains et Chercheurs ayant contribué à la Littérature Haïtienne (en Haïti et en Diaspora) (See E. W. Védrine  Writers’ Workshop : Gade Atelye E. W. Vedrine pou ekriven): Voir Atelier d’Écrivains).

(•) HISTORY OF HAITIAN CREOLE FROM COLONIAL TIMES TO 2022 [VIDEO]: Historia del Criollo Haitiano desde la época colonial hasta 2022: Histoire du Créole Haïtien de l'époque coloniale à 2022: Geschichte des Haitianischen Kreols von der Kolonialzeit bis 2022. (published) • BIBLIOGRAPHY: An Annotated Bibliography on Haitian Creole: a review of publications from colonial times to 2000 . 700 p.  [Research presented at the International Linguistic Conference held in Cayenne, French Guiana (from May 9 – 11. 2003, organized by the Laboratoire des Sciences Sociales IRD de Guyane, «Écrire les langues de la Guyane française» (Writing the Langues of French Guiana). Also presented at the ”17th Annual Haitian Studies Association Conference”, University of Massachusetts-Boston, Oct. 2005].

(•) ONLINE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR HAITIAN TEACHERS, STUDENTS, SCHOOLS IN HAITI AND IN DIASPORA: RESOUS EDIKASYONÈL AN LIY POU ANSEYAN AYISYEN, ELÈV, LEKÒL AYITI E NAN DYASPORA.With summary in: ak rezime an [•] Deutsch [•] Español [•] Français [•] Kreyòl [•] Papiamento.

(•) SAMPLES OF ELECTRONIC TEACHING MATERIALS FOR SCHOOLS IN HAITI & HAITIAN BILINGUAL PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES: ECHANTIYON MATERYÈL PEDAGOJIK-DIDKATIK POU LEKÒL AYITI E PWOGRAM BILENG AYISYEN NAN ETAZINI.

[•] A look at Higher Education in Haiti : Koudèy sou Edikasyon Siperyè Ayiti, yon lòt etap apre nivo segondè [•] Alfabè Jenès Rabòday: The Rabòday Alphabet (Poetry: Powèm) [•] Ayiti, bon konba 2025!: Haiti, good luck in 2025! (poetry: powèm), [•] Bibliographic Orientation: Oryantasyon Bibliyografik [•] Depozisyon Ti Jilyen (translation, story: resi; istwa-kont: folktalke) [•] Dezyèm Endepandans: Second Independance : Segunda Independencia (poetry : powèm), [•] E. W. Védrine – ESL Lessons : Leson anglè ESL kòm dezyèm lang • Geography, Enivironment, Flora & Fauna: Jewografi, Anviwonnman, Flòr & Fòn (53 questions related to text : 53 kesyon ki an rapò ak tèks la – Lesson Plan Model : Modèl Plan Leson) [•] Haitian Bilingual Programs in the United States – Online Educational Resources for Haitian Teachers, Students, Schools in Haiti and in Diaspora : Resous Edikasyonèl an liy pou Anseyan Ayisyen, Elèv, Lekòl Ayiti e nan Dyaspora with summary in (ak rezime an) : [Deutsch], [Español], [Français], [Kreyòl], [Papiamento] • INSMINOGEC (TEACHING MATERIALS INDEX : ENDÈKS MATERYÈL PEDAGOJIK) Institution Mixte de la Nouvelle Génération des Cayes HAITI - AYITI,  Enstitisyon Miks pou Nouvèl Jenerasyon Okay • Istwa Bouki ak Malis: Stories of the two brothers, Bouki and Malis (Haitian folklore) • Sezon sechrès Ayiti (woman: novel). Questions on the 10 (ten) chapters : Kesyon sou 10 (dis) chapit yo : Preguntas sobre los 10 (diez) capítulos; English summary : Resumé en anglais • Jipon Nwa (istwa kout : short story) The black petit coat • Larezone nan bòl soup chak ane (poetry) with version in : ak vèsyon an [English] - [Francais] - [Español] • Malice et le boeuf de Bouki : Malis ak bèf Nonk Bouki (folktale), Deita (Mercedes Guignard). • Materyèl pedagojik pou lekòl Ayiti : Teaching materials for schools in Haiti • Men l anlè a l ap vini (He is in the air coming - short story: rezi / istwa kout) • Mon pays: Haïti par Odette R. Fombrun (traduction créole «Peyi m Ayiti» : Emmanuel W. Védrine) • Ouvè je w, Ayisyen! : Open your eyes, Haitians! (poetry: powèm / pwezi) • Pwoteje enterè Ayiti : Protect Haiti’s interests (Proteger los intereses de Haití : Protéger les intérêts d'Haïti) • Seyans oryantasyon pou etidyan ayisyen k ap vin Etazini (Orientation for Haitian students coming to the United States) • Si w renmen Ayiti : If you love Haiti: Si amas a Haití : Si vous aimez Haϊti  : Si bo ta stima (Papiamento), poetry: powèm /pwezi; edition Yaniek Védrine Pinedo, Papiamento). • Vanjans Konpè Chat • Sistèm Alfabè Kreyòl Aysiyen: The Haitian Creole Writing System.].

(•) (133) SUBJECTS TO BE DEBATED IN THE HAITIAN MEDIA IN DIASPORA: (133) Sijè pou debat nan Medya Ayisyen nan Dyaspora.

AUDIO : ODYO

AUDIO (A) Subject (Sijè): FULL INFORMATION ON FINANCIAL AID IN AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES: ENFÒMAYON KONPLÈ SOU ÈD FINANSYE NAN INIVÈSITE AMERIKEN. (Scholarships; Guidance and Information for High School students (since 9th grade); What Haitian parents need to know about how schools operate in the United States) (•) Bousdetid (bous d etid); Konsèy e Enfòmasyon pou elèv nan High School (segondè) depi premyè ane (nevyèm); Sa paran Ayisyen bezwen konnen sou kijan lekòl opere nan Etazini. Invited Guest: Marie DER (service advisor) University of Massachusetts-Boston). 11/20/2025.

AUDIO (B) Subject (Sijè):  CHATTING ON THE TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE CULTURAL CENTER (Boston). Panel: Wilner Auguste, Gary Zizi, Jean-Michel and Emmanuel W. Védrine. Nouvel Horizon, Radio Tele Boston. [Sant Kiltirèl Toussaint Louverture. Boston, Massachusetts. KOZRI SOU SANT TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE. Note on (Nòt sou) Toussaint Louverture]. 11/25 /2025.

AUDIO (C) COMMENTS ON E. W. VÉDRINE WORKS (by Prof. Bonel OXINÉ), Faculté de Linguistique Appliquée (FLA) Faculty of Applied Linguistics. Université d’État d’Haϊti (Inivèsite Leta Ayiti :  State University of Haiti). • In praise of the author. KÒMANTÈ SOU ZÈV E. W. VÉDRINE.

AUDIO (D) COMMENTS ON E. W. VÉDRINE WORKS (by Prof. Orèsjozèf  (Oreste Renel JOSEPH) Lynn Public Schools. KÒMANTÈ SOU ZÈV E. W. VÉDRINE.

AUDIO (E) HAITIAN STUDENTS LIVING ON CAMPUS AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY : ELÈV AYISYEN K AP VIV NAN KANMPOUS NAN INIVÈSITE AMERIKEN.

AUDIO (F) LITERACY DATA IN HAITI BY CATEGORIZATION : DONE SOU ALFABETIZASYON AN AYITI PA KATEGORIZASYON (by Bonel Oxiné). English and Spanish translation: Emmanuel W. Védrine.

(G) PASYANS (PATIENCE). FOUR POINTS TO KNOW (KAT PWEN POU KONNEN): (1) ERÈ [Error] (2) GID [Guide] (3) ESPERYANS [Experience] (4) MATIRITE [Maturity]. 2/13/2026.

VIDEOS : VIDEYO

VIDEO (1). NOUVEL HORIZON GALA - VIDEYO. 10/12/2025.

VIDEO (2). ORIENTALTION TALK SHOW • Radio Potentielle. Invited guest (Envite): Emmanuel W. VÉDRINE at Radio Potentielle, “Orientation Talk Show”. Panel (panèl): Ezechiel PREVAL, Jean Michel DUVERNEAU, Emmanuel W. VÉDRINE. Subject (sijè): Education in the United States and Haiti (Edikasyon nan Etazini e an Ayiti). 11/29/2025.

Photo E. W. Védrine Creole Project. Celebrating Radio Potentielle anniversary. Image #2

VIDEO (3) IVFOSEDA (IVFOSENP & EDA). Series of videos related to:  Creole Studies (Seri videyo ki an rapò ak Etid Kreyòl) • Culture Creole & Language: Kilti e lang kreyòl • Education: (in Haiti and in diaspora) Edikasyon (Ayiti e nan diaspora) • Leadership Orientation: Oryantasyon Lidèchip • Language: Lang•Linguistics : Lengwistik• Online teaching materials: Materyèl pedagojik / didaktik an liy (edikasyon nimerik) • Research: Rechèch • Youth Orientation: Oryantasyon Lajenès.

VIDEO (4) THE CREOLE MONTH CELEBRATION. Tele Kreyòl Boston. Orèsjozèf (Oreste R. Joseph) and Emmanuel W. Védrine : Co-animators. Invited guest (Envite): David TEZIL • Francesca PALLI webmaster) • IVFOSEDA (lead by Prof. Bonel OXINÉ). Selebrasyon Mwa Kreyòl.

We come with these twenty (20) points that will help leaders, help people develop leadership within the orientation and training sessions we have been conducting since spring 2017 (“Educating Haitians in Haiti, and those in Diaspora”) through some audios) to help Haiti, leaders from all of Haiti's communities, and Haitian leaders in the diaspora (in any institution they lead, they will find something in these points). See: • Educating Haitian Youth and the Haitian Community in diaspora • Some key information to help the Haitian Community in Diaspora • Network of Haitian Students, Haiti – Dyaspora • Orientation Seminar for Haitian Students coming to the United States • Orientation session to help Haitian youth see clearly • Reflection on activities to orient youth in Haiti and in the Diaspora • Trades, Professions, Careers: Orientation Training for Haitian Students in Haiti.		Nou vini avèk ven (20) pwen sa yo k ap ede lidè, ede moun devlope lidèchip nan kad oryantasyon e seyans fòmasyon n ap fè (depi prentan 2017 («Edike Ayisyen Ayiti, e Ayisyen nan Dyaspora») atravè yon seri odyo) pou ede Ayiti, lidè nan tout komin, lidè ayisyen nan dyaspora (nan kèlkeswa enstitisyon yo alatèt, y ap jwenn kichòy nan pwen sa yo). Wè: • Kèk enfòmasyon kle pou Kominote Ayisyen nan Dyaspora • Metye, Pwofesyon, Karyè: Seyans Oryantasyon pou Etidyan Ayisyen Ayiti • Reflection on activities to orient youth in Haiti and in the Diaspora • Rezo Etidyan Ayisyen, Ayiti – Dyaspora • Seyans oryantasyon pou ede jèn ayisyen wè klè • Seyans oryantasyon pou Etidyan Ayisyen k ap vin Etazini. •
Photo E. W. Védrine Creole Project Archives. Image #3
We hope the leaders are found soon so they can start implementing measures to help the communities where they live in Haiti, the communities, and the countries where they live in the diaspora. One of our focuses in research on Haiti would be the development of 146 Haitian communes (to develop self-sufficiency) within the framework of Haiti's decentralization through effective leadership.		N ap swete lidè jwenn yo avan lontan pou kòmanse mete yo an aplikasyon pou ede komin kote y ap viv Ayiti, kominote e peyi kote y ap viv nan dyaspora. Youn nan fokis nou nan kad rechèch sou Ayiti ta devlopman 146 komin Ayiti (pou devlope otosifizans) nan kad desantralizasyon Ayiti atravè lidèchip efikas.
We do what we can through the IVFOSENP & EDA (IVFOSESA)  forum in collaboration with Professor Bonel Oxiné (and the group of university students he mentors) and through the publication of my research over the las thirty (33) years.		Nou fè sa nou kapab atravè fowòm IVFOSENP & EDA (IVFOSESA) an kolaborasyon avèk Pwofesè Bonel Oxiné (e gwoup jèn inivèsitè l ap oryante) e atravè piblikasyon rechèch mwen pandan tranntwa (33) ki sot pase yo.
Professor Oxiné catalogs them to make them easily accessible through the IVFOSEDA (IVFOSENP & EDA) YouTube channel for Haitian teachers, libraries in Haiti, researchers, students, Haitian Bilingual Programs, Haitian media (in Haiti and the Diaspora), Haitian institutions, students, Haitian conferences (for research and documentation), schools in Haiti (public and private), research (at local and international levels) so they can be easily accessed today via the internet (international gateway for all types of research).		Pwofesè Oxiné kataloge yo pou rann li ran fasil atravè chèn YouTube IVFOSEDA (IVFOSENP & EDA) pou anseyan ayiyen, bibliyotèk Ayiti, chèrchè, elèv, Pwogram Bileng Ayisyen, Medya Ayisyen (Ayiti e Dyaspora), enstitisyon ayisyen, etidyan, konferans ayisyen (pou rechèch e dokimantasyon), lekòl Ayiti (piblik e prive), rechèch (o nivo lokal e entènasyonal) aksede yo fasilman jounen jodiya atravè entènèt (otowout entènasyonal pou tout tip rechèch).
Thanks to Yaniek Pinedo Védrine (current president of Toastmasters’ Club (Curaçao Chapter) for her support. Thanks to Jean Heber Bellefleur for some of his inspiring comments via many online networks, and reaching out many people to be positive models for Haiti. A big thank you to young leader Jean Rosvelt Meraite (computer specialist, student in Linguistics, and musician) for time he put in doing some collages for illustrations that we need. Thanks to Myriam Lavache (The Kreyòl Pale, Kreyòl Konprann Institute) and Richenel Ansano (Former NAAM Director), transformational guide and heritage work consultant.		Mèsi Yaniek Pinedo Védrine (aktyèl prezidan Toastmasters’ Club (Chapit Kiraso) pou tout sipò l. Mèsi Jean Heber Bellefleur pou enspirasyon kèk nan kòmantè l yo atravè anpil rezo an liy, ki rive jwenn anpil moun pou vin modèl pozitif Ayiti. Yon gwo mèsi pou jèn lidè Jean Rosvelt Meraite (espesyalis nan konpwoutè, etidyan an Lengwistik, e mizisyen) pou tan li mete nan fè kèk kolaj foto pou ilistrasyon nou bezwen. Mèsi Myriam Lavache (The Kreyòl Pale, Kreyòl Konprann Institute) e Richenel Ansano (ansyen Direktè NAAM), transfòmasyonèl e «heritage work consultant» (konsiltan travay eritaj).
We can’t forget the great works of Kaptenn Gary Zizi of Nouvel Horizon • Radio Tele Boston (and his great team in in the Haitian Media in Boston). Zizi is a veteran journalist with over forty years of experience (in Haiti and the United States combined). His effective leadership is a positive model for Haitian of all ages, and for other ethnic groups in the Boston area.		Nou pa ka bliye gwo travay Kaptenn Gary Zizi, Nouvel Horizon • Radio Tele Boston (ak gran ekip li nan Medya Ayisyen nan Boston (avèk karant ane esperyans li (Ayiti e Etazini konbine). Lidèchip efikas li se yon modèl pozitif pou Ayisyen tout laj, e lòt gwoup etnik nan zòn vil Boston.
(1). Ask God for wisdom in everything you are doing. Put God first in everything you are doing so He can guide you.		(1). Mande Bondye sajès nan tout bagay w ap fè. Mete Bondye devan nan tout sa w ap fè pou l gide ou.
(2). Write down your plan ou, what you would like to do (that people have not done yet or how you can do it better, without a lot of talking).		(2). Ekri plan ou, sa w ta renmen fè (ke moun pa fè, ke moun poko fè, oubyen kijan ou ka fè l pi byen, san pale anpil).
(3). Identify people who share the same vision as you to explore the possibility of working with them. Listen to their advice and respect their viewpoints.		(3). Idantifye moun ki pataje menm vizyon ak ou pou wè posiblite pou travay ak yo. Tande konsèy yo, respekte pwennvi yo.
(4). Respect everyone; respect everyone's opinions even if you are not going to use them. On the word respect. APPROACH: historical; religious aspect; social aspect; definition and etymology; philosophy of respect; antiquity; Middle Ages; politeness; respect and new technology; human respect; respect for privacy; survival; enlightenment; tolerance; ethical values		(4). Respekte tout moun, respekte opinyon tout moun menm si ou pa pral sèvi avèk yo. Sou mo respè, respekte. APWOCH: apwoch istorik; aspè relijye; aspè sosyal; definisyon e etimoloji; filozofi respè; lantikite; Mwayennaj; politès; respè e nouvèl teknoloji; respè imen; respè lavi prive; savwaviv; syèk limyè; tolerans; valè etik.
(5). Don't rush to say what you are going to do (depending on what you are working on). If you have a particular reason to publicly say what you are going to do, then there is no problem.		(5). Don't rush to say what you are going to do (depending on what you are working on). If you have a particular reason to publicly say what you are going to do, then there is no problem.
(6). Write all your agenda in a separate notebook. Keep a set of documents on an email that you don’t share with the public.		(6). Ekri tout ajannda ou nan yon kaye nòt patikilye. Kenbe yon seri dokiman sou yon imel ke w pa pataje ak piblik la.
(7). Ethics – is a very important word (in moral philosophy) that every leader must know (what you should know that is part of ethics, and what you should not do). You must also learn to develop ethics as leader.		(7). Etik – se yon mo trè enpòtan (nan filozofi moral), ke tout lidè dwe konnen (sa ke w dwe konnen ki fè pati etik, e sa ou pa dwe fè). Ou dwe aprann devlope etik tou kòm lidè.
(8). Take your time, take your pulse to observe everyone, everyone's character, and the way everyone works. Their seriousness, the seriousness they put into what they are doing (whether it is personal matters they are promoting or to help everyone, to help an entire community, an entire commune and country).		(8). Pran tan w, pran san w pou obsève tout moun, karaktè tout moun, e fason chak moun travay. Seryozite yo, seryozite yo mete nan sa y ap fè (èske se zafè pèsonèl y ap pwomote oubyen pou ede tout moun, tout yon kominote, tout yon komin, e tout yon peyi).
(9). Collect what people say about you, about the work you do to help others (those who benefit from what you do). That is testimony.		(9). Kolekte sa moun ki de ou, de travay ou fè pou ede lòt moun (sa yo benefisye de sa ou fè). Se temwayaj.
(10). Work hard, as long as you are alive to achieve a series of goals. Never wait for glory from anyone. Never wait for a plaque of honor. If they give it to you, don't refuse it either but don’t forget your main objective.		(10). Travay san souf, osilontan ou vivan pou atenn yon seri objektif. Pa janm ret tann glwa nan men pesonn. Pa janm ret tann plak d onè. Si yo ba ou l, pa refize l nonplis men pa bliye objektif prensipal ou.
Profs. Albert VALDMAN & Francesca PALLI have a big  place in their heart for Haiti. Photo E. W. Védrine Creole Project Archives. Image #4
But, when you keep working and waiting for that, it can make you develop a certain pride to the point of saying you have done enough work already and you want to stop there while you are still alive and healthy. It doesn't matter if some people, groups of people, or some organizations want to acknowledge your work, want to recognize your leadership, and now they are honoring you. No problem with that.		Men lè w kontinye travay epi w ap  tann sa, ebyen sa kapab vin fè w devlope yon sòt ògèy pou ta di w fè ase travay deja e ke w ap kanpe la padan ke w vivan toujou, e an sante. Pa gen pwoblèm si kèk moun, kèk gwoup moun, kèk òganizasyon vle rekonèt travay ou, vle rekonèt lidèchip ou epi kounyeya yo vle onore w. Pa gen pwoblèm avèk sa.
(11). Give yourself limits to finish some projects you are working on. Measure how long this will take you. It’s very important.		(11). Bay tèt ou limit pou fini kèk pwojè w ap travay sou yo. Mezire konbyen tan sa ap pran w. Sa trè enpòtan.
(12). Your “Yes” should be “yes” and your “No” should be “no” so that people can believe in you. Don't make promises you can't keep. Respect time. When they give you a time (for example, for work, to start work, an appointment you have with someone). Respect time, respect deadline to do a work with other people (what you have to do, playing your part) to be done with some projects working with a group of people.		(12). «Wi» ou dwe «wi»; «Non» ou dwe «non» pou moun kwè nan ou. Pa fè pwomès ou pa ka kenbe (akonpli). Respekte lè. Lè yo ba ou yon lè (pa egzanp pou travay, pou kòmanse travay, randevou ou genyen avèk moun). Respekte lè a, respekte dat limit w ap fè yon travay ak lòt moun (sa w gen pou fè, patisyon pa w pou jwe) pou acheve kèk pwojè avèk yon gwoup moun.
(13). Money – There is Haitian proverb that goes 'Money makes the dog dance,' but can dogs count money? Don't let money control you. Money is a machine; you are the one who must drive it. See people before money. See people as human resources. This is very important! Money can always come later.		(13). Lajan – Gen yon pwovèb ayisyen ki di «Lajan fè chen danse», men èske chen konn konte lajan? Pa kite lajan mennen w. Lajan se yon machin; se ou menm ki dwe kondi l. Wè moun avan lajan. Wè moun kòm resous imèn. Sa trè enpòtan! Lajan ka toujou vin annapre.
Everyone needs money in one way or another to help them in what they are doing, but also known as a leader that ideas come before money. Yes, you can write everything you want to do. You don't need a pen for that, you can even write books, publish them, share your ideas with others. They won't steal them from you because you will be happy when they publish a book, an article and people quote you as reference. That is, you create something they can benefit from. You have made a contribution.		Tout moun bezwen lajan yon fason yon lòt pou ede yo nan sa y ap fè, men konnen tou etan lidè ke ide vini avan lajan. Wi, ou kapab ekri tout sa w ta renmen fè. – Ou pa bezwen yon peni pou sa, menm ekri liv, ou pibliye yo, ou pataje ide w ak lòt moun. Yo p ap vòlè yo paske w ap kontan lè yo pibliye yon liv, yon atik epi yo site non w ladan kòm referans. Sètadi ou kreye yon bagay moun ka benefisye de li. Ou pote yon kontribisyon.
(14). Try to do as much as possible in a short time to show your speed and efficiency in everything you do. We observe that there is a problem with our work experience. You put sixty (60) people in a forum and even five (5) can't manage it (through constructive dialogs). We see this in many things happening in Haiti for example. Is it orientation that people lack at different level? What can be done to solve the problem? Is it a problem in Haitian Culture?		(14). Eseye fè maksimòm posib nan yon ti tan kout pou montre rapidite e efikasite w nan tout sa w ap fè. Nou obsève ke gen yon pwoblèm avèk esperyans nou nan travay. Ou mete swasant (60) moun nan yon fowòm epi menm sank (5) pa ka jere l (atravè dyalòg konstriktif). Nou wè sa nan anpil bagay k ap fèt Ayiti pa egzanp. Èske se oryantasyon moun yo manke nan diferan nivo? Kisa ki ka fèt pou solisyone problèm nan? Èske se yon problèm nan Kilti Ayisyen?
If you go to a government institution, for instance, to get help with something. There are ten (10) people working in the office. You come with a document to be typed, each person in the office is asking the other to do it. So, there are too many people at the place. If you have reduced the number of people (for example, instead of thirteen [13] you reduce it to three), certainly the work would be done faster. – Now, you must do some brainstorming by asking this question: why so many people, and some of them are not even qualified for the job they hired them? Hmm! Great question! Well, there is Haitian proverb that goes: “There are more mountains behind the mountain.”  The question is: How did all these people end up working there in the first place? The answer is “connection” (who are brainstorming you connected with).		Si w ale nan yon enstitisyon leta pa egzanp pou yo ede w ak yon bagay, gen dis (10) moun k ap travay nan ofis la. Ou vin ak yon dokiman pou yo tape pou ou, chak moun nan ofis la ap mande lòt fè l. Ebyen, gen twòp moun nan andwa a. Si w te redui nonb moun nan (pa egzanp, olye trèz [13] ou redui l a twa [3]), sètènman travay la t ap fèt pi rapid. – Kounyeya, fò w ta fè kèk tizonnen lespri lè w poze kesyon sa a: «Pou kisa tout moun sa yo, e kèk nan yo pa menm kalifye pou fè travay yo anboche yo a?» Hmm! Bèl kesyon! Bon, gen yon pwovèb ayisyen ki di: «Dèyè mòn gen mòn». Kesyon an se: Premyèman, kijan fè tout moun sa yo ateri la pou travay? Repons lan gen pou wè avèk «koneksyon», pa «kalifikasyon» (ak kilès yo konekte).
So, try to do as much as possible in a short time with your speed. You don't need a lot of people to do something great. If you are lucky, you might find a third reliable person because the more people you involve in something serious, the more problems you'll have, and more time will be wasted.		Donk, eseye fè maksimòm posib nan yon ti tan, avèk rapidite w. Ou pa bezwen yon dal moun pou fè yon gwo bagay. Si w gen chans, ou kapab jwenn yon twazyèm moun serye paske plis moun ou pral mete nan yon bagay serye w ap fè, se plis pwoblèm w ap chèche, e se plis tan ki pral gaspiye.
If you think you can work with two people, function with people, do it. If you think the work, the project can be done faster if you can do it by yourself, please do so. Then, bring it to a group, to several people to show them what you can do quickly (on your own).		Si w panse ou kapab travay avèk de moun, fonksyone avèk de moun, fè sa. Si w panse travay la, pwojè a ka fèt pi rapid si w ka fè l ou menm, fè l souple. Annapre, pote l bay yon gwoup, pote l bay plizyè moun pou montre yo sa w ka fè rapid (ou menm sèl).
(15). Travel as much as you can to look, to be inspired, to observe, and then copy what is good because there are people who copy what is bad. We need to copy what is good. We will reproduce what we copy to help our community, commune, our country (Haiti) or the country in which we are living for example. We should contribute to it also.		(15). Vwayaje otan ou pakab pou al gade, enspire, obsève, epi kopye sa ki bon paske gen moun ki kopye sa ki pa bon. Nou bezwen kopye sa ki bon. N al repwodui sa n kopye a pou ede kominote nou, komin nou (soti), peyi n (Ayiti) oubyen peyi kote n ap viv la pa egzanp. Nou dwe kontribye ladan tou.
Photo E. W. Védrine Creole Project Archives. Image #5
There are a lot of people who come to the United States. They become very successful people but they were not born in the country. They contributed to its development. So no matter in what country you live, you should also contribute  to that country (in one way or another).		Gen yon dal moun ki vin Etazini ki vin gwo sesi-sela (sesi, sela) men yo pa t fèt nan peyi a. Yo kontribye nan devlopman l. Donk, nan kèlkeswa peyi w ap viv, ou dwe kontribye nan peyi sa a tou (yon fason yon lòt).
If you are in Haiti, you must also contribute to its development. Every Haitian has something positive they can do to help Haiti. The ball is in their corner to decide what type of Haiti they want. They are the ones who don’t want to try though we know the situation of the country. There is really no solidarity among most of them, and patriotic consciousness. They think foreigners who are supposed to come and do everything for Haiti whereas Haiti’s real development depend on Haitians (those in Haiti and those in diaspora). Do we use the ability and intelligence God has given us? At least I have been using mine to write, do research (focusing on: Education • Haitian Bilingual Programs • Creole Studies • Haiti and the Haitian Diaspora) … the past thirty three (33) years. So, each of us can do something positive or bring our contribution to Haiti’s development (according to our field, career /profession, finance).		Si w Ayiti, ou dwe kontribye tou nan devlopman l. Chak Ayisyen gen yon bagay pozitif yo kapab fè pou ede Ayiti. Boul la nan pye yo pou deside ki tip Ayiti yo vle. Se yo menm ki pa vle eseye byenke n konnen sitiyasyon peyi a. Pa gen solidarite vrèman pami pifò nan yo, e konsyans patriyotik.  Tout moun ap se etranje ki pou vin fè tout bagay pou Ayiti tandike vrè devlopman Ayiti se nou menm Ayisyen (ki Ayiti e nan dyaspora) Èske n itilize kapasite e entelijans Bondye ban nou? Omwen m itilize pa m pou m ekri, fè rechèch (ki sible Edikasyon • Pwogram Bileng Ayisyen • Etid Kreyòl • Ayiti e Dyaspora Ayisyen) pandan tranntwa (33) ane ki sot pase yo. Donk, chak nan nou ka fè yon bagay pozitif oubyen kontribye nan devlopman Ayiti (selon domèn nou espesyalite nou, karyè / pwofesyon nou, finans nou).
(16). Keep close contact with important people (and those who are important to you in life). I don't know them; you know them. Maybe you don't have many (they could be two, three…).		(16). Kenbe kontak sere ak moun enpòtan (e sa yo ki enpòtan pou ou nan lavi). Mwen pa konnen yo; ou konnen yo. Petèt ou pa gen anpil (yo kapab de, twa).
Photo E. W. Védrine Creole Project Archives. Nouvel Horizon, Radio Tele Boston. Oct. 12, 2025 Gala. Image #6
Don’t operate like an opportunist who only takes and will contact someone only when needed. There are many people like that; you never hear from them the entire year. All of a sudden their car breaks down on the highway. They know you are a serious person, and they call you early in the morning because they know you won't say no. But you shouldn’t treat people like that. When you do, you show clearly that you are an opportunist.		Pa fonksyone kòm opòtinis k ap annik pran, ki pral kontakte moun an ka bezwen sèlman. Gen moun se konsa yo ye. Ou pa janm tande yo pandan tout ane a. P ap la a machin yo pran pàn ak yo sou haywe (otowout), yo konnen w se yon moun serye, epi yo rele w a inè di maten paske yo konnen ou p ap di non. Men ou pa dwe trete moun konsa. Lè w fè sa, ou montre klèman se yon opòtinis ou ye.
The year is coming to an end, but have you tried calling them on the phone, leaving them a voicemail, saying a little happy birthday...? Have you made a gesture anyway as the year ends to wish them well, making some good wishes for the new year? No, you're waiting when you have a problem and then to contact them. That’s called “opportunism”. It’s not good!		Ane a pral fini men èske ou eseye rele yo nan telefòn, kite yon mesaj vokal pou yo, di yo bòn anivèsè...? Èske w fè yon jès kanmèm pandan ane a pral fini pou di bòn anè, fè yo kèk souwè pou nouvèl ane a? Non, w ap tann ou gen yon pwoblèm epi pou kontakte yo. Sa rele «opòtinis». Li pa bon!
(17). Show positive and effective leadership. They talk about leaders in Haiti. In the country’s current state, most leaders have a very negative picture in terms of what they are doing or have done.		(17) Montre lidèchip pozitif e efikas. Yo pale apwopo lidè an Ayiti. Nan eta peyi sa a ye jodiya, pifò lidè gen yon imaj trè negatif, an tèm sa y ap fè ou fè deja.
Courtesy Nouvel Horizon, Radio Tele Boston. Collage: E. W. Védrine and Jean Rosvelt Meraite. Image #7
They do not see the country to do positive things for its development. We know this; Haitians already know it. The Haitian people know all the negative leaders. They are not there to help with Haiti’s development. They are there to block all the good things that are happening for country's development.		Yo pa wè peyi pou fè bagay pozitif pou devlopman l. Nou konnen sa; Ayisyen konnen yo deja. Pèp ayisyen konnen tout lidè negatif yo. Yo pa la pou ede nan devlopman Ayiti. Yo la pou bloke tout bèl bagay k ap fèt pou devlopman peyi a.
(18). Look at the communes, communities, in the country where you live to see what’s needed to be done. You who are in Haiti for example, you who are in other countries… look at what should be done, what was never done, and start doing it with your own means, intelligence, and money without talking too much, and without wasting time criticizing.		(18). Gade nan komin nan, kominote, nan peyi kote w ap viv la sa k dwe fèt. Ou menm ki Ayiti pa egzanp, ou menm ki nan lòt peyi… gade sa k dwe fèt, sa k pa t janm fèt epi pou kòmanse fè l ak mwayen pa w, entelijans, lajan pa w san pale anpil, san pèdi tan kritike.
Photo E. W. Védrine Creole Project. Image #8
Haitians are good at criticizing. They spend their time doing that, but if you were to ask them: brother, sister, what have you already done in the community you are in, or come from? There is a road here, twelve of us could try to fill it. Yes, using some tools like pickaxes, hoes, and other tools to fill that hole (fill it with stones). Let's take some students to help us. We will feed them.		Ayisyen bon nan kritike. Yo pase tan ap fè sa, men si w ta mande yo: frè, sè m kisa w fè nan komin kote w ye a oubyen komin ou soti a? Gen yon wout la a, douz nan nou te ka eseye konble l. Wi, yo ka itilize kèk zouti kouwè: pikwa, hou, e lòt zouti pou bouche twou sa a (konble l ak wòch). An n pran elèv pou ede nou. N ap ba yo lamanjay.
We would like to expand this road with the tools we have since we don't have a tractor. But… they talk, talk, the mayor turns his back in all directions driving his 4X4 truck. This small road doesn't interest him. And you, citizen, what can you do with this road you're talking about, keep talking about it?		Nou ta renmen elaji wout sa a ak zouti nou genyen pase nou pa gen traktè. Men… yo pale, pale, majistra a vire kò l nan kat pwenkadino (pwen kadino) avèk djip 4X4 li. Ti wout sa a pa enterese l. E ou menm sitwayen, kisa w kapab fè ak wout sa a w ap pale, pale de li a?
Are you waiting for the mayor forever to come and do it? So, you yourself, you start doing it without talking, without criticizing, you do a little collective work with four or five guys. Yes, you will find people to support you in doing this. Let's go fill this gap!		W ap tann majistra a vin jiskaske w tounen pwatann pou vin fè l? Donk, ou menm ou kòmanse fè l san pale, san kritike ou fè yon ti kòve (konbit) ak kat, senk gason. Wi, w ap jwenn moun sipòte w pou fè sa. An n al bouche twou sa a!
We will fill it up with rocks, plant trees in it on the cliff just in case a car loses control so it doesn't roll all the way down. That can prevent people from dying. The trees will hold it. You do have an idea though.		N ap konble l ak wòch, n ap plante pyebwa ladan l nan falèz la dekwa si yon machin pèdi fwen pou l pa woule desann jis anba. Sa ka evite moun mouri. Pyebwa yo ap kenbe l. Ou gen yon ide kanmèm.
(19). If you intended to run for a political position, you wouldn't even need to launch a campaign for that in the commune, community where you are. There are people watching you. They already see in you a dynamic leader, a leader with effective leadership, so they will support you.		(19). Si w ta gen entansyon kandida pou yon pòs politik, ou pa ta menm bezwen kouri deklanche yon kanpay pou sa nan komin, kominote kote w ye a. Gen moun k ap obsève w. Yo deja wè nan ou yon lidè dyanm, yon lidè ki gen lidèchip efikas, donk y ap sipòte ou.
Photo Védrine Creole Project. Nov. 2019. Image #9
They will even encourage you to go to elections (though they never knew your intentions, whether you had political intentions or not) This is how you do politics: you go to work in the community, your area, you help the youth, you help everyone in the first place).		Y ap menm ankouraje w al nan eleksyon (san ke yo menm yo pa t janm konn entansyon w, si w te gen entansyon politik ou pa). Se konsa w fè politik: w al travay nan komin ou, zòn ou, ou ede lajenès, ou ede tout moun davans).
You try to do what didn’t exist (what wasn’t there). People are taking note of all the work you are doing. They are not stupid. They will say to you: 'Well, why don’t you run in the elections for mayor, or for the local representative?'. So, everyone is watching us as leaders. They evaluate the candidates when they are voting (in terms of why they decide to vote so and so to represent them).		Ou eseye fè sa ki pa t egziste (sa ki pa t la). Moun ap pran nòt tout travay w ap fè. Yo pa egare. Y ap di w: «Bon, pou kisa w pa al nan eleksyon pou majistra, pou depite zòn nan?». Donk, je tout moun sou nou kòm lidè. Yo evalye kandida yo lè y ap vote (an tèm pou kisa yo deside vote tèl ou tèl moun pou reprezante yo).
They will suggest this to you (to run) after seeing in you an effective leadership, a dynamic leader. You laugh at the comments and say: well, let me do what I’m doing, but you know you’re going into politics. This is how you do politics; you do clean politics (targeting what should be de locally, human investment, and patriotic love).		Y ap pwopoze w sa (pou kandida) pase yo wè deja nan ou menm yon lidèchip efikas, on lidè dyanm. Ou ri kòmantè yo, epi w di: bon kite m fè sa m ap fè men w konnen w pral nan politik. Se konsa w fè politik; ou fè «politik pwòp» (sible sa k dwe fèt o nivo lokal, envestisman imen, e lanmou patriyotik).
We are tired of dirty politics which only contribute to Haiti’s underdevelopment and destruction. We need clean politics to put the country on development’ rails to accomplish beautiful things to inspire new leaders and candidates for different post. -- It is a wonderful thing when people are talking about the positive work of a leader. It makes history and inspires followers in terms of efficient leadership.		Nou fatige ak politik sal ki kontribye sèlman nan soudevlopman Ayiti e nan destriksyon l. Nou bezwen politik pwòp pou mete peyi a sou ray devlopman pou akonpli bèl bagay pou enspire nouvo lidè e kandida pou diferan pòs. -- Se bèl bagay lè y ap pale de travay pozitif yon lidè. Sa fè listwa, e enspire disip nan kad lidèchip efikas.
(20). Publishing books – Many leaders who are running for a political post in Haiti have not published any books or articles. That doesn’t happen in some major countries. For a candidate in the United States, for example, one of the things they do is publish at least a book documenting their prior works as candidate. That adds up to their campaign before constituents go to the voting booth.		(20). Pibliye liv – Anpil lidè kandida pou pòs politik Ayiti epi pa gen oken liv yo pibliye. Sa pa fèt nan gran peyi. Yon kandida nan Etazini pa egzanp youn nan bagay yo fè se pibliye yon liv ki dokimante travay yo fè deja kòm kandida. Sa ajoute sou kanpay yo davans pou moun ki pral vote.
E. W. Védrine - Books displayed at the Toussaint Louverture Cultural Center (Boston), The Creole for the Creole Month Celebration (2025). Courtesy E. W. Védrine Creole Project Archives. Image #10
Now people are going to look at this book; they are going to look at what they have done already in the society. Why can't a mayor, a representative can’t  publish a book? It doesn't have to be a big book, but it is an important document that records what the candidate has done already.		Kounyeya moun pral gade liv sa a, yo pral gade sa yo fè deja nan sosyete a. Pou kisa yon majistra, yon depite pa ka pibliye yon liv? Li pa bezwen gwo liv, men se yon dokiman enpòtan ki dokimante sa kandida a fè deja.
Imagine a presidential candidate has nothing published to document his / her work in society? Serious stuff! And blind people (those who know him / her for real) will vote for this candidate because s/he is going to give out some little bags of rice, some cod fish tails… or just vote because of fanatism… They rush to vote that candidate even though he has nothing written to review his leadership and see his track record, look at what s/he has already accomplished?		Imajine yon kandida alaprezidans pa janm pibliye anyen pou dokimante sa l fè nan sosyete a. Bagay grav! Epi avèg (sa yo ki pa konnen l tout bon) pral vote  kandida sa a paske l pral bay ti sak diri, kèk ke lanmori… oubyen jis vote l kòm fanatik… yo kouri al vote kandida sa a menm si l pa t janm ekri anyen pou yo pase lidèchip li an revi, gade sa l akonpli?
So, when you are a leader, no matter what you are leading, you are supposed to put something out there (whether you are an architect, teacher, artist [any kind], lawyer, director [any type], engineer, journalist, candidate, community leader, doctor, priest, minister, technician... you are a leader. People see you as a role model). So, on which side do you want to be:		Donk, lè se lidè ou ye, kèlkeswa sa w ap dirije ou sipoze pibliye kèk bagay (kit ou se yon achitèk, anseyan, atis [tout tip], avoka, direktè [tout tip], enjenyè, jounalis, lidè kominotè, medsen, monpè, minis, teknisyen… se lidè ou ye. Moun wè ou kòm yon modèl. Donk, sou ki lè l ou vle ye:
(a) A negative model? (b) A positive model? Think about that. It is important to publish, to document your work. When you document your work (with all possible references), now people who criticize you (when you are a candidate or for any other reason they may criticize you), you will say: Okay, have you read the article, the book I published about my work? Here are all the references, the testimonials…		(a) Yon modèl negatif? (b) Yon modèl pozitif? Panse a sa. Li enpòtan pou pibliye, pou dokimante travay ou. Lè w dokimante travay ou (ak tout referans posib), kounyeya moun k ap kritike w (lè w vin yon kandida oubyen pou nenpòt rezon yo ta kritike w), w ap di: Oke, èske w te li atik, liv mwen pibliye sou travay mwen? Men referans yo, men temwayaj yo…
«Gen estrateji pou montre lidèchip nou nan tout sa n ap fè. Vizyon objektif nou pa dwe mo sèlman k ap soti nan bouch dekwa pou kritik pa di se pawòl tafya (pawòl van), men yo dwe manifeste nan aksyon nou tou. Modèl lidèchip nou dwe enfliyanse lòt moun pozitivman dekwa pou pote chanjman. Nou dwe pèsevere nan sa n ap fè si n kwè ladan.» -- Emmanuel W. Védrine.
It's important to publish these testimonials concerning what they say about you because you are not the one asking people to talk about you. They are reporting what they observe.  It's better for those who follow you to talk about you freely. That’s living testimony. – You know your work better than anyone. So, while you are alive, this is the opportunity you have to document your work and everything you have already done.		Li enpòtan pou pibliye temwayaj sa yo sou sa yo di de ou, paske se pa ou ki mande moun pale de ou. Y ap rapòte sa yo obsève. Li pi bon pou sa yo k ap suiv ou pou pale de ou libreman. Se temwayaj vivan. – Ou konnen travay ou pi byen ke tout moun. Donk, pandan ou vivan, se opòtinite w genyen pou dokimante travay ou, e tout sa ou fè deja.

ANNEXED TEXTS : TÈKS ANEKSE

PART I - IVFOSENP – AUDIO PRESENTATION FOR THE COMMUNES’ DEVELOPMENT: IVFOSENP – PREZANTASYON ODYO POU DEVLOPMAN KOMIN YO

PREZANTASYON AUDIO POU DEVLOPMAN KOMIN YO • Presentación de audio para el desarrollo de las comunas • Présentation audio pour le développement des communes • Audio-Präsentation für die Entwicklung der Gemeinden [Ribrik: «Edike Ayisyen Ayiti, e Ayisyen nan Dyaspora» (Educating Haitians in Haiti, and those in Diaspora : Educar a los Haitianos de Haití y a los de la Diáspora: Éduquer les Haïtiens d’Haïti et ceux de la Diaspora) by E. W. Védrine]. IVFOSENP (Inivèsite Vityèl Fowòm Senlwidisid & Plis: Université virtuelle du Forum Saint Louis du Sud et Plus (INIVÈSITE VITYÈL FÒMASYON ORYANTASYON SOLIDARITE EDIKASYON NATIF-NATAL E POPILÈ : Virtual University for Training, Orientation, Solidarity and Popular Education: University Virtuelle pour la Formation, l’Orientation, la Solidarité et l’Éducation Populaire). See article | Wè atik «IVFOSENP: un acteur clé de l’éducation à l’anniversaire du RESE» (Regroupement des Étudiants en Sciences de l’Éducation). [*Note | Nòt: Credit to Prof. Bonel OXINÉ (Faculté de Linguistique Appliquée (FLA), Fakilte Lengwistik Aplike. State University of Haiti : Inivèsite Leta Ayiti : Universidad Estatal de Haití : Université d’État d’Haϊti].

PART II - RECENT WRITINGS : EKRI RESAN : ESCRITOS RECIENTES : ESCRITOS RECIENTES : ÉCRITS RÉCENTS : AKTUELLE SCHRIFTEN.

(1) ALFABÈ POU KILTIVE POZITIVITE: Alphabet for cultivating positivity: Alfabeto para cultivar la positividad: Alphabet pour cultiver la positivité: Alphabet zur Förderung von Positivität.

(2) CHATTING ON BIBLIOGRAPHIES RELATED TO HAITIAN CREOLE : Kozri sou Koleksyon sou Dokimantasyon sou Kreyòl Ayisyen: Discusión sobre las biografías relacionadas con el criollo haitiano (kreyol): Discussion sur les biographies relatives au créole haϊtien: Über Bibliografien zum Haitianischen Kreolisch plaudern.

(3) COMPUTERIZING HAITI, AND THE STRATEGY TO DO IT • Enfòmatize Ayiti, e estrateji pou sa fèt • Informatizar Haití y la estrategia para hacerlo y la estrategia para hacerlo • Informatiser Haϊti et la stratégie pour y parvenirnir• Die Computerisierung Haitis und die Strategie dafür.

(4) DROUGHT AND ACCESS TO WATER IN HAITI: Sechrès e aksè a dlo an Ayiti : Sequía y acceso al agua en Haití: Sécheresse et accès à l’eau en Haϊti: Dürre und Zugang zu Wasser in Haiti • AUDIO: interview #2 (novel) Sezon sechrès Ayiti). • [AUDIO]: Adaptation of Sezon sechrès Ayiti in the classroom | Odyo adaptasyon (woman) Sezon sechrès Ayiti nan saldeklas. (•) SEZON SECHRÈS AYITI (novel, woman, novela) • Questions on the ten (10 chapters): Kesyon sou 10 chapit yo: Preguntes sobre los 10 (diez) capítulos. [Lesson Plan Model for Haitian Bilingual Education – Modèl Plan Leson pou Edikasyon Bileng Ayisyen. A novel in Haitian Creole. • Kèk tèm nan Sezon sechrès Ayiti pou disètasyon: Some themes in (the novel) Sezon sechrès Ayiti for essays. Sezon sechrès Ayiti. (2nd. ed.), JEBCA Editions.  224 p. [© The author’s copyright: © Dwa otè a. © Lexical data (for hyper base software for dictionaries): © Done leksikal (pou lojisyèl ipèbaz pou diksyonè: Lexical data for Hyper base software to write dictionaries). In Papiamento* language, Temporada di sekura na Haiti. [First original Creole version was published in 1994: Soup to Nuts Publishers, Cambridge, MA. 1994. 128 p. This novel has been translated to English by the author, Emmanuel W. Védrine. Résumé en español (resumen en español): Résumé en anglais (English summary). [*Note sur le papiamento : Note on Papiamento : Papiamento (Authors’ Corner & Translation)].

(5) EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND ORIENTATION TRAINING FOR HAITIAN TEACHERS (Summary • Rezime • Sommaire •  Resumen • Zusammenfassung): Recursos Educativos y Formación de Orientación para los Docentes Haitianos: Ressources Éducatives et Formation d’Orientation pour le Enseignants Haϊtiens: Bildungsmaterialien und Orientierungsschulungen für haitianische Lehrer.

(6) ESSAYS’ MODELS TO HELP HAITIAN STUDENTS (HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY LEVEL) WITH WRITING: Modèl esè (disètasyon) pou ede Elèv Ayisyen ak ekri: Modelos de ensayos para ayudar a los estudiantes haitianos para ayudar con la escritura: Modèles d’essais pour aider les étudiants haïtiens à écrire: Aufsatzvorlagen zur Unterstützung haitianischer Studenten beim Schreiben. [See : Wè • A look at Higher Education: another step after secondary level • Koudèy sou Edikasyon Siperyè Ayiti: yon lòt etap apre nivo segondè].

(7) FEBRUARY 19, 1976  — FEVRIYE 19, 2026. (Poetry : Powèm).

(8)  FIFTY 50 PHRASES RELATED TO CANALS FOR AGRICULTURE IN HAITI:  Senkant 50 fraz lye a kanal pou agrikilti Ayiti: Cincuenta frases relacionadas con canales para la agricultura en Haití: Cinquante phrases liées aux canaux pour l'agriculture en Haïti: Fünfzig  Ausdrücke im Zusammenhang mit Kanälen für die Landwirtschaft in Haiti.

(9) AUDIO FINANCIAL AID: Key information for Haitian students in College / University. [Scholarships; Guidance and Information for High School students (since 9th grade); What Haitian parents need to know about how schools operate in the United States) : Enfòmasyon konplè sou Èd Finansyè nan Inivèsite Ameriken; Bousdetid; Konsèy e Enfòmasyon pou elèv nan High School (segondè) depi premyè ane (nevyèm); Sa paran Ayisyen bezwen konnen sou kijan lekòl opere nan Etazini. Invited Guest: Marie DER (service advisor) University of Massachusetts-Boston). Panel: Emmanuel W. Vedrine, Gary Zizi (Nouvel Horizon, Radio Tele Boston)].

(10) HAITI AND RESOURCES FOR ITS DEVELOPMENT: Ayiti, e resous pou devlopman l: Haití y los recursos para su desarrollo: Haïti et les ressources pour son développement: Haiti und die Ressourcen für seine Entwicklung. [AUDIO].
(11) HELPING HAITI AND THE HAITIAN DIASPORA WITH LOVE: Ede Ayiti, e dyaspora ayisyen an ak lanmou: Ayudar a Haití y a la diáspora haitiana con amor: Aider Haïti et la diaspora haïtienne avec amour: Haiti und die haitianische Diaspora mit Liebe unterstützen.

(12) HISTORY OF HAITIAN CREOLE FROM COLONIAL TIMES TO 2022 [VIDEO]: Historia del Criollo Haitiano desde la época colonial hasta 2022: Histoire du Créole Haïtien de l'époque coloniale à 2022: Geschichte des Haitianischen Kreols von der Kolonialzeit bis 2022. (published) • BIBLIOGRAPHY: An Annotated Bibliography on Haitian Creole: a review of publications from colonial times to 2000 . 700 p.  [Research presented at the International Linguistic Conference held in Cayenne, French Guiana (from May 9 – 11. 2003, organized by the Laboratoire des Sciences Sociales IRD de Guyane, «Écrire les langues de la Guyane française» (Writing the Langues of French Guiana). Also presented at the ”17th Annual Haitian Studies Association Conference”, University of Massachusetts-Boston, Oct. 2005].

(13) HOW DO HAITIAN WRITERS PROMOTE THEIR WORKS? : Kijan otè ayisyen pwomote zèv yo?

(14)  ONLINE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR HAITIAN TEACHERS, STUDENTS, SCHOOLS IN HAITI AND IN DIASPORA: Resous Edikasyonèl an liy pou ede Anseyan Ayisyen, Elèv, Lekòl(Summary in: Rezime an Deutsch • Español • Français • Kreyòl • Papiamento): Recursos Educativos en Línea para Maestros, Estudiantes y Escuelas Haitianas en Haití y en la Diáspora: Recursos educativos en línea para maestros, estudiantes y escuelas haitianas en Haití y en la diáspora: Ressources éducatives en ligne pour enseignants, étudiants, écoles en Haïti et dans la diaspora: Online-Bildungsressourcen für haitianische Lehrer, Schüler und Schulen in Haiti und in der Diaspora.
PART III - EXTRA TEACHING MATERIALS FOR SCHOOLS IN HAITI, TEACHERS, STUDENT, RESEARCH (ON HAIIAN CREOLE, HAITIAN DIASPORA, EDUCATION, HAITIAN LITERATURE...

EKSTRA MATERYÈL PEDAGOJIK-DIDAKTIK POU LEKÒL AYITI, ANSEYAN, ELÈV, RECHÈCH (SOU KREYÒL AYISYEN, AYISYEN NAN DYASPORA, EDIKASYON, LITERATI AYISYEN…

(•) ADA (Association for the Development of l’Azile: Asosyasyon pou Devlopman Lazil). See article: “Lazil (l’Asile), a commune that can become a tourist attraction in Haiti”.

(•) AGRICULTURE the first Target for Haiti's Development:  Agrikilti ta dwe premye sib nan devlopman Ayiti. [La agricultura, el primer objetivo para el desarrollo de Haití : L'agriculture, la première cible pour le développement d'Haïti].

(•) ALLEN, Jeff. [Mother tongue: English; Expert in speech and translation technologies, certified Quality auditor, also specialized in Creoles. Specialization: telecom, automotive, heavy-machinery, engines, computer science, information technology, predictive analytics, business intelligence, data warehousing, theology, machine translation, dictionary building, MT postediting, controlled language, controlled English, technical communication, authoring guidelines, global branding, brand management, translation tools, translation memory, GMS Globalization Management System, TMS Translation Management System, terminology management, glossaries, creole].

(•) ÀNYÈ ELEKTWONIK AYITI : Haiti’s Electronic Directory. [Directory embedded with information on Haiti and on the Haitian Diaspora with index for research].

(•) AYITI VA BÈL LÈ N ANTERE NEGATIVITE YO (poetry : pwezi). Haiti will be beautiful when we bury negativities: Haití será hermoso cuando enterramos las negatividades: Haïti sera belle quand nous enterrerons les négativités [poetry : pwezi].

(•) AYITI : Pou yon EDIKASYON PRATIK lè VANDREDI  | Haiti: for a practical education on Fridays. [Haití: para una educación práctica los Viernes: Haïti : pour une éducation pratique le vendredi].

(•) BASILE, Emilio. Nou bouke... : We are tired... • Mission Médicale de G.E.A.C.H Medical Mission.

(•) BIBLIOGRAPHIC ORIENTATION: Oryantasyon Bibliyografik.

(•) BOXINÉ, Bonel. A la rencontre d’un texte intitulé «Celle de mon plus grand désir» écrit par l’Haϊenne Emmanuella N. Dera.

(•) CELEBRATING THE CREOLE MONTH WITH ITIA-HAITI ORGANIZATION. (Headed by Wilsonn Telimo Lwi / Wilson Thelimo Louis).

(•) CHANJE MANTALITE pou ranvèse kondisyon povrete Ayiti: Changing mentality to curb poverty. [Cambiar la mentalidad para reducir la pobreza : Changer de mentalité pour lutter contre la pauvreté].

(•) COMPUTERIZING Haiti, and the strategy to do it : Enfòmatize Ayiti, e estrateji pou sa fèt : Informatiser Haïti, et la stratégie pour y parvenir : Informatizar Haití y la estrategía para hacerlo.

(•) CONFERENCES (KONFERANS) (•) Chatting on Bibliographies related to Haitian Creole : Kozri sou koleksyon sou kreyòl ayisyen]. Emmanuel W. Védrine, special guest. Fakilte Lengwistik Aplike, Inivèsite Leta Ayiti: Faculté de Linguistique Appliquée (FLA), Université d’État d’Haïti: Faculty of Applied Linguistics, State University of Haiti • LangSE (Laboratwa Lang, Sosyete e Edikasyon: Language Lab, Society and Education). • Esperyans Dyaspora Ayisyen  (EDA / Haitian Diaspora Experience - audio). [Conferencias -- Conversando sobre bibliografías relacionadas con el criollo haitiano: Conférences -- Discussions sur les bibliographies liées au créole haïtien].

(•) DEGRAFF, Michel (director) MIT- Haiti Initiative: • About (Sa l ye) • Events (Aktivite) • Funding • News (Nouvèl) • Organizations (Òganizasyon) • Questions about the Platform (Kesyon sou Platfòm lan) • Resources (Resous) • STEM  (Science : Syans, Technology : Teknoloji, Engineering : Jeni, Mathematics: Matematik) • Team (Ekip). free encyclopedia.

(•) DIS KONSÈY PRATIK pou ede Jèn Ayiti aprann ede tèt yo, e devlope lidèchip efikas. (Ten practical advice to help youth in Haiti help themselves, and to develop effective leadership).

(•) DUGE, Jean Armoce. Mànyèl Kreyòl (1e, 2èm, 3èm, 4èm, 5èm, 6èm, 7èm, 8èm Ane Fondamantal). C3 Éds. • Rezime konferans Jean Armoce Dugé sou «edikasyon kreyòl nan lekòl Ayiti». (Summary of dikaryon Jean Armoce Dugé on “Kreyòl in education in Haiti”). Koutwazi òganizasyon ITIAHaiti (headed by Wilsonn Telimo | Wilson Thelimo).

(•) EDIKASYON BILENG: teyori e pratik. [Bilingual Education, theory and practice : Educación Bilingüe, teoría y práctica : Education Bilingue, théorie et pratique].

(•) EDIKE JÈN AYISYEN E KOMINOTE AYISYEN NAN DYASPORA : Educating Haitian Youth and the Haitian Community in Diaspora.

(•) ELIDOR, Stephann Fontiny. “FATRA” (Trash) novel in Haitian Creole. Unpub. manuscript.

(•) EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES and ORIENTATION TRAINING FOR HAITIAN TEACHERS (Resous Edikasyonèl & Seyans Fòmasyon / Oryantasyon pou Anseyan Ayisyen). Summary • Rezime • Sommaire •  Resumen • Zusammenfassung]. -- Recursos Educativos y Capacitación de Orientación para Profesores Haitianos : Ressources éducatives et formation d'orientation pour les enseignants haïtiens.

(•) ÈSKE MOUN NWA PRAL KONTINYE PALE DE RASIS SAN ALE VÈ LAVAN? : Are Black People going to continue talking about racism without moving forward?.

(•) EMMANUEL W. VÉDRINE, Invited Guest Speaker at TeleCuraçao - “Tra’i Mèrdia” program. 2016. Subject: “History of Haitian Creole (Kreyol) and  Bibliography”. Commentators: • Myriam Lavache (The Kreyòl Pale, Kreyòl Konprann Institute) • (Former NAAM Director) Richenel Ansano, transformational guide and heritage work consultant • Melania Van Deer Veen. See: Selebrasyon Jounen Entènasyonal Kreyòl (International Creole Day Celebration) • Refleksyon sou Jounen Kreyòl 20000 : Reflection on Creole Day 2000.

(•) ESSAYS’ MODELS to help Haitian students (HIGH SCHOOL and UNIVERSITY LEVEL) with writing [Modèl esè (disètasyon) pou ede Elèv Ayisyen ak ekri (•) Modèles d’essais pour aider les étudiants haïtiens à écrire (•) Modelos de ensayos para ayudar a los estudiantes haitianos para ayudar con la escritura • Essay-Modelle, um haitianischen Studenten bein Schreiben zu helfen -- Haitian Literature in Kreyol : Literati Ayisyen an kreyòl • Haitian Literature of the Diaspora : Literati Ayisyen Dyaspora].

(•) FOMBRUN, Odette Roy. Mon pays, Haϊti : Peyi m, Ayiti. [Note: La version française a été republiée dans Materyèl Edikatif pou Bileng Ayisyen (par Emmanuel W. Védrine, 218 p.), pp.36-44, 1994. Haitian Creole version: Emmanuel W. Védrine, June 2010). | The French version has been republished in Materyèl Edikatif pou Bileng Ayisyen (by Emmanuel W. Védrine, 218 p.), pp.36-44, 1994] Section on “Questions & Comprehension : Kesyon & Konpreyansyon” (1 – 32).

(•) FOWÒM MOUN LAZIL  : L’Asile People Forum.

(•) GEOGRAPHY, ENIVIRONMENT, FLORA & FAUNA : Jewografi, Anviwonnman, Flòr & Fòn. [Teaching materials in Haitian Creole, English & for Haitian Bilingual Programs – Bilingual Lesson Plan Model for Haitian Teachers with 53 questions related to the text : Modèl Plan Leson Bileng pou Anseyan Ayisyen ak 53 kesyon ki an rapò ak tèks la. – Teaching materials for Haitian Bilingual programs].

(•) GEORGES, Joseph Marcel. A look at HAITIAN CREOLE DOCUMENTATION, LEXICOGRAPHY and MORPHOLOGY. [Una mirada a la documentación, lexicografía y morfología del criollo haitiano : Regard sur la documentation, la lexicographie et la morphologie du créole haïtien].

(•) GUERRIER, Wedsly Turenne. ARTICLES: «Jerusalem» : Yon konfesyon maske». Tanbou: Haitian trilingual journal of political and literary studies, 2011. • «Langue et littérature : le cas d’Etzer Vilaire.» The French Review. 88.2 (2014): 73-87 • «Jean Léopold Dominique, journaliste haïtien infatigable.» La gazette de l’École française de Middlebury. Number 7 (2016): 6. • “Reflections on Assessment and the Acquisition of Writing Skill in French 123 WI.” Assess@CUNY, Vol 1, Issue 1, 2020. • “Marie-Magdeleine Carbet: A female voice in Male-Dominated Arena.” Published in La Imagen de la madre en la literature, el cine, las artes escénicas y las artes visuales, 2022. (The image of the Mother in Literature, Cinema, Performing and Visual Arts.) • “Poetic Defiance: Félix Morisseau-Leroy and ‘Simon Sireneyen’”, Caribbean Quaterly, 68:2, 2023, 194-216. BOOKS: • Réhabilitation d’un poète haïtien : Etzer Vilaire. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 2018. • «Félix Morisseau-Leroy : examen et analyse de la plénitude de son œuvre poétique». Boston : Éditions JEBCA, 2025. • Beyond Rebellion and Exoticism: Selected Readings of Haiti 1892- 1994. New York: Peter, Lang, 2026.

(•) HAITI GLOBAL YOUTH PARTNERSHIP backpack distribution in L’Asile, Haiti (Courtesy: Wildie Zama, Rebecca N. ZAMA, Nunotte ZAMA).

(•) HAITI’S INDEPENDENCE SOUP (with version in French, Kreyol , Spanish).

(•) HAITIAN STUDENTS SAY “MERCI” TO MELROSE. [“…Many thanks to Melrose residents Nunotte and Wildie Zama, who spearheaded the drive, as well as the Melrose Recreation Department and all those who brought donations or volunteered to help”].

(•) HURRICANE MATTHEW: Day 9 and 10. (L’Asile, Haiti – Emergency SOS from Father David Fontaine).

(•) IDE POU KREYE YON HIGH SCHOOL AYISYEN PRIVE NAN BOSTON : Idea to found a Haitian Private High School in Boston. (debate : deba). E. W. Védrine, Tony Jean-Jacques, Morel Berthold. (In memoriam of Tony Jean-Jacques [1960-2001], a great Haitian educator: yon gran edikatè ayisyen). 109 p.

(•) INTERVIEW with a young Haitian student and technician, Ludjy Elvariste. (Technology : Teknoloji : Tecnología).

(•) INTERVIEW: Emmanuel W. Védrine with André Vilaire Chéry, related to his INVENTORY OF WORDS / IDIOMS documented during the political climate in Haiti, from February 1986 to 2000. Indiana University- Creole Institute at the Bloomington Campus... (Dec. 10, 1999). Dictionnaire de l’évolution du vocabulaire français en Haϊti (dans le discours politique, économique et social du 7 fev. 1986 à nos jours).

(•) ISTWA L’ASILE (LAZIL), yon komin an Ayiti: The history of L’Asile (Lazil), a commune in Haiti.

(•) IVFOSENP: un acteur clé de l’éducation à l’anniversaire du RESE. (Regroupement des Étudiants en Sciences de l’Éducation).

(•) JOSEPH, Oreste Renel (Orèsjozèf) and Emmanuel W. Védrine. EASY ENGLISH : AN INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH FOR CREOLE AND FRENCH SPEAKERS.  • Glossary at the end of book : Glosè nan fen liv la (added by) Emmanuel W. Védrine (ajoute) • including phrases and idioms in the two languages (enkli fraz ak espresyon idyomatik nan de lang yo) • Introduction to English for Kreyol speakers (Entwodiksyon anglè pou kreyolofòn e frankofòn) • More than 1.400 words and idioms accompany them (Plis pase 1.400 mo ak espresyon ki vin ak yo) •  An introduction to English Kreyol and French speakers (une introduction à l'anglais pour les locuteurs créolophones et francophones).

(•) KÈK ENFÒMASYON KLE pou ede KOMINOTE AYISYEN NAN DYASPORA : Some key information to help the Haitian Community in the Diaspora : Algunas informaciones clave para ayudar a la Comunidad Haitiana en la diáspora : Quelques informations clés pour aider la communauté haïtienne de la diaspora.

(•) KÈK SIPÈTISYON NAN KILTI AYISYEN: Some Superstitions in Haitian Culture: Algunas supersticiones en la cultura haitiana : Certain superstitions dans la culture haïtienne.

(•) KESYONNEN KILTI AYISYEN pou aprann plis de li : Questioning Haitian Culture to learn more about it: S'interroger sur la culture haïtienne pour en apprendre advantage: Cuestionando la cultura haitiana para aprender más sobre ella.

(•) KI LANG K AP GEN BATAY LA AYITI : KREYÒL, FRANSÈ OU ANGLÈ?: Which language will win the fight in Haiti: Kreyòl, French or English?): ¿Qué idioma ganará la pelea en Haití: criollo, francés o inglés? : Quelle langue remportera le combat en Haïti: le créole, le français ou l'anglais?

(•) L’ASILE: communication, economy, education, etymology, geography, history, infrastructure, leisure, religion, visitors | Lazil: kominikasyon, ekonomi, edikasyon, etimoloji, jewografi, istwa, enfrastrikti, detant, relijyon, vizitè.

(•) L'ASILE AWAITS US. Lazil konbit 2013 (July 19-29). Isena Edouard, coordinator.

(•) LAZIL (L’ASILE) A COMMUNE that can become a tourist attraction in Haiti: Lazil, yon komin ki ka vin yon atraksyon touristik Ayiti. -- Versión española : Version française. [School teaching materials included in annexed texts section: Enkli materyèl didaktik pou lekòl nan seksyon tèks anekse].

(•) LAZIL GEN DLO, EDE L JWENN DIFE: Lazil has water, help it find fire: Lazil tiene agua, ayúdalo a encontrar fuego: Lazil a de l'eau, aide-le à trouver le feu.
(•) Lopital Kominotè Lazil : Hôpital Communautaire de l’Asile : Lazil Community Hospital.

(•) LOUIS, Martine. Védrine committed to bridging language gap. Boston Haitian Reporter.

(•) LYCÉE SAINT-JOSEPH DE L’ASILE : Lise Sen Jozèf Lazil : Saint-Joseph L’Asile High School.

(•) MANJE KREYÒL, RESÈT POU KÈK PLA AYISYEN : Creole food, recipe for some Haitian dishes: Comida criolla, receta de algunos platos haitianos: Cuisine créole, recette de quelques plats haïtiens.

(•) METYE, PWOFESYON, KARYÈ: seyans oryantasyon pou etidyan ayisyen Ayiti: trades, professions, career: orientation training for Haitian students in Haiti.

(•) MORISO (MORISSEAU) DEKOLE : Moriso got unstuck (Sainvil Video). [The road to Morisseau : Wout k al Moriso].

(•) MOURI POU LIBERE AYITI (short story). English translation: Dying for Haiti’s liberation, by the author; French translation: Mourir pour libérer Haïti, Jean-S. Sahaï; German translation: Sterben, um Haiti zu befreien, Jnes Angela Pellegrini; Italian translation: Morire per liberare Haiti, Francesca Palli; Japanese translation : Mihoko Tsunetomi; Latin translation: Vittore Nason; Papiamentu translation: Muriendo pa liberashon di Haiti, Yaniek Pinedo Védrine; Russian translation: Karlova Ekatarina; Spanish translation: Morir para liberar Haití, Miguel Calzada].

(•) NETWORK OF HAITIAN STUDENTS, HAITI – DIASPORA : Rezo Etidyan Ayisyen, Ayiti – Dyaspora: Red de Estudiantes Haitianos, Haití – Dyaspora: Réseau d’étudiants haïtiens, Haïti – Diaspora.

(•) ORIENTATING HAITIAN YOUTH: Oryantasyon Jenès Ayisyen.

(•) ORIENTATION SEMINAR FOR HAITIAN STUDENTS coming to the United States. -- Seyans Oryantasyon pou Etidyan Ayisyen k ap vin Etazini : Seminario de orientación para estudiantes haitianos que vienen a los Estados Unidos.

(•) ORIENTATION TRAINING to motivate Haitians to invest in business and for their retirement.

(•) OUVÈ JE W, AYISYEN ! : Open your eyes, Haitians!

(•) OXINÉ, Bonel. “Analysis of a novel (written in Haitian Creole) by Emmanuel W. Védrine entitled Sezon sechrès Ayiti [•] Season of drought in Haiti [•] Temporada de sequía en Haití  (Spanish) [•] Temporada di sekura na Haiti (Papiamento). Latest edition 2014:  JEBCA Editions. • Questions in the ten chapters (as part of lesson plan to help teachers, and people who are learning Haitian Creole : Kesyon dis chapit [10] chapit yo kòm pati plan lesyon pou ede anseyan, e moun k ap apann kreyòl).

(•) PARAD sou plas Lazil: Parade in L’Asile Square (video: Ti Nèg L’Asile la).

(•) PHOTOS Ti Nèg L’Asile la.

(•) POU KI  N TE MARYE?… (Why did we marry?…)  (by Richi Beatz MRBM). [music].

(•) PWOJÈ EKRI pou ede avèk devlopman Lazil : Writing Project to help with Lazile’s development.

(•) QUELQUES PLANTES CRÉOLES ET LEURS NOMS EN LATIN : Kèk plant kreyòl ak non yo an laten: Some creole plants and their names in Latin : Algunas plantas criollas y sus nombres en latín.

(•) RADIO TELEVISION L’ASILE Radio and Television.

(•) REFLEKSYON SOU AKTIVITE POU ORYANTE LAJENÈS AN AYITI, E NAN DYASPORA • Reflection on activities to orient youth in Haiti, and in the diaspora • Reflexión sobre las actividades de orientación de los jóvenes en Haití y en la diaspora: Reflexión sobre actividades para orientar a los jóvenes en Haití y en la diaspora.

(•) RELIEF FUND FOR L’ASILE, HAITI [Campaign by Rebecca Zama, Wildie Ceccherini, Stefan Ceccherini for Foundation to Help Youths of L'Asile Haiti (Inc.)].

(•) REZIME FESTIVAL ST. JOSEPH (Christo Photographie).

(•) REZO ETIDYAN AYISYEN, AYITI – DYASPORA : Network of Haitian Students, Haiti – Dyaspora.

(•) RICHÈS KILTIRÈL AYITI: YON MIN KI POKO ESPLWATE | The cultural richness of Haiti: an exploited mine • Riqueza cultural de Haití: una mina explotada: Richesse culturelle d'Haïti: une mine exploitée.

(•) SÉISME À HAÏTI – 12 janvier 2010: Tranblemanntè Ayiti – 12 janvye 2010: Haiti’s earthquake – January 12, 2010: Tremblement de terre en Haïti – 12 janvier 2010.

(•) SEYANS ORYANTASYON pou ede Jèn Ayisyen Ayiti wè klè: Orientation training to help Haitian youth see better.

(•) SEYANS ORYANTASYON pou etidyan ayisyen k ap vin Etazini • Orientation seminar for Haitian students coming to the United States • Seminario de Orientación para Estudiantes Haitianos que vienen a los Estados Unidos • Séminaire d’Orientation pour les Étudiants Haϊtiens arrivant aux États-Unis.

(•) SEYANS ORYANTASYON pou motive Ayisyen envesti nan biznis e pou retrèt yo : Orientation training to motivate Haitians to invest in business and for their retirement.

(•) SEZON SECHRÈS AYITI (novel, woman, novela) • Questions on the 10 (ten) chapters • Kesyon sou 10 chapit yo • Preguntas sobre los 10 (diez) capítulos. [Lesson Plan Model for Bilingual Education]. A novel in Haitian Creole. -- Kèk tèm nan Sezon sechrès Ayiti pou disètasyon : Some themes in (the novel) Sezon sechrès Ayiti for essays. Sezon sechrès Ayiti. (2nd. ed.). JEBCA Editions.  224 p. [© The author’s copyright : © Dwa otè a] . [© Lexical data (for hyper base software for dictionaries) : © Done leksikal (pou lojisyèl ipèbaz pou diksyonè)]. [In Papiamentu language, Temporada di sekura na Haiti. [First original Creole version was published in 1994: Soup to Nuts Publishers, Cambridge, MA. 1994. 128 p. [This novel has been translated to English by the author (Emmanuel W. Védrine)].

(•) SO GOUDÈT WATERFALL. [One of L‘Asile’s touristic sites – Courtesy Sonsonn Estima / Ti Nèg L’Asile la].

(•) ST. JOSEPH ÉCOLE HOTELIÈRE ET DU TOURISME DE L’ASILE : St. Joseph Lekòl Otelri ak Touris nan Lazil.

(•) TEACHING MATERIALS FOR SCHOOLS IN HAITI: Materyèl pedagojik pou lekòl Ayiti: Materiales educativos para escuelas en Haití : Matériel pédagogique pour les écoles en Haϊti.

(•) TEAM MOTO LAZIL (video: Ti Nèg L’Asile la).

(•) THE HISTORY OF L’ASILE, a commune in Haiti: Iswa Lazil, yon komin Ayiti): La historia de L’Asile, una comuna en Haití: L’histoire de L’Asile, une commune en Haïti.

(•) TI NÈG LAZIL – Video Show. [Travay k ap fèt nan wout yo: working on roads].

(•) TNL (Ti Nèg Lazil) Service CANAL+.

(•) TRAVAY SIVIK TA DWE OBLIGATWA POU TOUT JÈN AN AYITI : Civic duty should have been mandatory for all young people in Haiti.

(•) VALDMAN, Albert et al. (2007), Haitian Creole-English Bilingual Dictionary (the «DICO Project», Vol. I). 781 + xxxiv p. Indiana University-Creole Institute. (Native speakers editing team: Emmanuel W. Védrine, Frenand Léger, Jacques Pierre and Nicolas André). Vol. II: English Haitian Creole Bilingual Dictionary. 1103 p. Universe. Bloomington. 2017. Electronic version available: Vèsyon elektwonik disponib.

(•) VÉDRINE, Emmanuel W. “Dictionary of Haitian Proverbs”. (Unpub. manuscript). [Diccionario de proverbios haitianos: Dictionnaire des proverbes haïtiens].

(•) VÉDRINE, Emmanuel W. “English – Haitian Creole – English Dictionary of Medical Terminologies” (Unpub manuscript). Diccionario de Terminología Médica Inglés – Criollo Haitiano – Inglés. [Dictionnaire anglais – créole haïtien – anglais des terminologies médicales.

(•) VÉDRINE, Emmanuel W. 1995. Petit lexique du créole haïtien. 87 p. Orèsjozèf Publications. [Haitian Creole Glossary (of some rare terms). Historical linguistics: Pequeño léxico del criollo haitiano].

(•) VÉDRINE, Emmanuel W. 1996. Gramè Kreyòl VÉDRINE Grammar of Haitian Creole. [Reading access : Aksè pou li l]  354 p. VEDCREP: Boston, MA. [First monolingual grammar ever written in Haitian Creole. It covers the grammatical aspects of the language with a foreword and acknowledgment in English, including a bibliography of 63 sources] • [Primera gramática monolingüe jamás escrita en criollo haitiano. Cubre los aspectos gramaticales del idioma con un prólogo y agradecimientos en inglés, incluyendo una bibliografía de 63 fuentes: Première grammaire monolingue jamais écrite en créole haïtien. Elle couvre les aspects grammaticaux de la langue avec une préface et des remerciements en anglais, incluant une bibliographie de 63 sources].

(•) VÉDRINE, Emmanuel W. 2003 An Annotated Bibliography on Haitian Creole: a review of publications from colonial times to 2000 . 700 p.  [Research presented at the International Linguistic Conference held in Cayenne, French Guiana (from May 9 – 11. 2003, organized by the Laboratoire des Sciences Sociales IRD de Guyane, ”Writing of languages spoken in French Guiana”. Also presented at the ”17th Annual Haitian Studies Association Conference”, University of Massachusetts-Boston, Oct. 2005]. -- Bibliografía anotada sobre el Criollo Haitiano: una revisión de publicaciones desde la época colonial hasta 2000): Bibliographie annotée sur le Créole Haïtien : revision des publications de l'époque coloniale à 2000.

(•) VÉDRINE, Emmanuel W. 2021. Collection of Haitian Education Materials by Albert Valdman (Collection de Matériel Éducatif Haïtien : Koleksyon Materyèl Edikatif Ayisyen: Colección de Material Educativo Haitiano: Collection de matériel éducatif haïtien) par Albert Valdman). Ref. Indiana University-Creole Institute’s Collection, Indiana University web links, and information on the closing of the Institute (Summer 2019) after fifty years of functioning under the leadership of its founder and director, Emeritus Professor Albert Valdman.

(•) VÉDRINE, Emmanuel W. “Say it in Haitian Creole, English and French: a trilingual glossary of phrases and idioms”. [A trilingual Glossary for learners of Haitian Creole, English and French and a guide for translators: Glosè trileng pou aprenan kreyòl, anglè ak fransè, e yon gid tou pou tradiktè. (Unpub. manuscript)]. -- ¡Dilo en criollo haitiano, inglés y francés! Un glosario trilingüe de frases e modismos.

(•) VÉDRINE, Emmanuel W. New words and idioms entering Haitian Creole : Mo nouvo ak espresyon ki antre nan kreyòl: Nuevas palabras e modismos que ingresan al criollo haitiano (kreyol): Nouveaux mots et expressions entrant dans le créole haïtien.

(•) VÉDRINE, Emmanuel W., Joseph Marcel Georges and Fessando Suffren. 2020. A Bibliography of Theses and Dissertations related to Haiti (2011–2020) [including some Bachelor Senior Theses or Memoire de Sortie presented at FLA (Faculté de Linguistique Appliquée (FLA), Universite d’État d’Haïti : State University of Haiti]. [Bibliografía de Tesis y Disertaciones relacionadas con Haití (2011–2020) : Bibliographie des Thèses et Mémoires liés à Haïti (2011–2020)].

(•) VEN KÒB KONSYANS POU VIN YON PI BON MOUN : Twenty cents of consciousness to become a better person.

(•) AUDIO – Vin gade kijan yon pwofesè nan Kanperen transfòme lakay li. (Jaden botanik : Botanical garden).

(•) WELCOME TO L’ASILE (LAZIL), a commune in Haiti: Byenveni nan Lazil, yon komin Ayiti: Bienvenido a L’Asile (Lazil), una comuna en Haití: Bienvenue à L’Asile (Lazil), une commune en Haïti.

(•) «DIKSYONÈ OTORITE LANG KREYÒL AYISYEN». (The DOLKA Project: Pwojè DOLKA). © Emmanuel W. Védrine. [Diksyonè inileng (monoleng): Monolingual dictionary]. Monolingual Dictionary of the Haitian Creole Language.

(•) DICTIONARY OF HAITIAN CREOLE VERBS AND IDIOMS by Emmanuel W. Védrine and research on Haitian Creole lexicology.

 

PART IV - THE CREOLE MONTH CELEBRATION: SELEBRASYON MWA KREYÒL

(•) 2/21/2024 SELEBRASYON JOUNEN ENTÈNASYONAL LANG MANMAN (Celebrating of International Mother Language Day).

(•) 10/8/2024 TELE KREYOL BOSTON. (October 8, 2024). Celebrating the Creole Month (of language and culture) : Selebrasyon Mwa Kreyòl  (Mwa Lang Kreyòl ak Lakilti). [VIDEO] Show. (Animators : Animatè. Emmanuel W. Védrine, Yvon Lamour, Oreste R. Joseph (Orèsjozèf).

(•) 10/7/2025 TELE KREYÒL BOSTON. Guest (envite): Prof. Sabine Lamour (University of Ottawa) • Emmanuel W. Védrine (co-animator) • Raymond Justin (author and translator).

(•) 10/14/2025 TELE KREYÒL BOSTON. Celebrating the Creole Month. «Se nan Vilaj de Dye m leve» (I grew up in Vilaj de Dye). Poetic text [VIDEO] Tèks powetik Wilsonn Telimo Lwi (Wilson Thelimo Louis) - Poetry. Lòt envite (other guest speakers): • Luc Cadet FIGARO (etidyan an dwa k ap travay sou memwa l «Vyolasyon Dwa Sivil ak Politik Sitwayen Ayisyen nan kesyon Lang ak Lengwistik» (Violation of Civil and Political Rights of Haitian Citizens in Language and Linguistics Issues), Inivèsite Leta Ayiti : State University of Haiti)  • Hilda de Windt AYOUBI (Text: “Papiamento forever more”) • Prof. Bonel OXINÉ (Inivèsite Leta Ayiti : State University of Haiti),  comments on IVFOSENP (+ video and voice of Jean Rosvelt Meraite • Dr. Jean Hugues HENRYS («Aspè medikal, teknik lang kreyòl» [Technical and medical aspects of Haitian Creole]).

(•) 10/28/2025 • 13th INTERNATIONAL CREOLE DAY - Duke University - Trèzyèm (13èm) Selebrasyon Jounen Kreyòl. Animator (animatè): Jacques Pierre.

(•) 11/2/2025 TELE KREYÒL BOSTON. SELEBRASYON JOUNEN ENTÈNASYONAL KREYÒL. (International Creole Day) Myriam Lavache (Curaçao : Kiraso). Enstiti KREYÒL, KREYÒL KONPRANN Institute.

(•) 12/9/2025 TELE KREYÒL BOSTON.  CULTURAL PERFORMANCE (dance and song): Pèfòmans kiltirèl (dans e chante). Animator: Oreste R. Joseph (Orèsjozèf).

(•) 2020 SELEBRASYON MWA KREYÒL NAN BOSTON : Celebration of the Creole Month.

 

PART V - BOOKS & DOCUMENTS IN PROCESS: LIV & DOKIMAN N AP TRAVAY SOU YO.

(1). A HEALING PARADIGM FOR A NEW HAITI (essays).

(2). CHATTING WITH ONE OF HAITI’S FINEST SCHOLARS: Dr. Charles Poisset Romain (educator, historian, theologian, sociologist, thinker…).

(3). DICTIONARY OF HAITIAN PROVERBS : Diksyonè Pwovèb Ayisyen.

(4). DIKSYONÈ OTORITE LANG KREYÒL AYISYEN  (The Haitian Creole Language Authority Dictionary). [The DOLKA Project : Pwojè DOLKA – Diksyonè inileng / monoleng lang kreyòl ayisyen – Monolingual dictionary of Haitian Creole. Nòt sou istwa diksyonè : Note on the history of Dictionary].

(5).ENGLISH – HAITIAN CREOLE – ENGLISH DICTIONARY OF MEDICAL TERMINOLOGIES.
(6). History Of Haitians In Curaçao: from Faustin Soulouque to Benito Desroches (Curaçao Parlement Member).

(7). HAITIAN LITERATURE : HAITI AND DIASPORA. (Literati Ayisyen: Ayiti e Dyaspora).

(8). INTERNATIONAL MISSION: an interview with evangelist Rogelio Sambo.

(9). MINOU, YON MANMAN CHAT NWA: Minou, a black cat mother (short story).

(10). SEASON OF DROUGHT IN HAITI (novel). English version of Sezon sechrès Ayiti (novel, woman, novela – With versions in Spanish, Papiamento) • Questions on the 10 (ten) chapters • Kesyon sou 10 chapit yo • Preguntes sobre los 10 (diez) capítulos. [Lesson Plan Model for Bilingual Education]. A novel in Haitian Creole. – Kèk tèm nan Sezon sechrès Ayiti pou disètasyon : Some themes in (the novel) Sezon sechrès Ayiti for essays. Sezon sechrès Ayiti. JEBCA Editions (2nd. ed.) 2014. 224 p.

(11). TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE CULTURAL CENTER (Boston): Conversation with Wilner Auguste.

(•) DATA & RESEARCH NOTE: HAITIAN LITERATURE OF DIASPORA: LITERATI AYISYEN DYASPORA: LITERATURA HAITIANA DE LA DIASPORA: LITTÉRATURE HAΪTIENNE DE LA DIASPORA: HAITIANISCHE LITERATUR DER DIASPORA. IN PRAISE OF E. W. VÉDRINE. -- BIOGRAPHY & PUBLICATION REFERENCES of Emmanuel W. VÉDRINE WORKS HAVE APPEARED IN [•] Anthology of Haitian poets of Massachusetts [•] Beyond Rebellion and Exoticism: Selected Readings of Haiti 1892- 1994 (author:  Wedsly Turenne Guerrier). New York: Peter, Lang, 2026Bon Nouvèl [•]Boston Haitian Reporter[•]Educa Vision[•] CreoList Archives [•]Curaçao Writers’ Corner[•] Haiti 2004 [•] Haiti Courrier [•] Haitian Creole – English Bilingual Dictionary (Indiana University - Creole Institute); Istwa Enstiti Kreyòl la : The Creole Institute History[•] Haitian-English Dictionary (University of Kansas. Bryant Freeman (editor, 6th ed. 2010), Institute of Haitian Studies).[•] Haitionline.com [•] Haïti en Marche[•]Haϊti Progrès[•] Haitian-American Souls (anthology) [•] Haitian-American Tribune [•] Haitian-American News [•] Istwa Pwezi Kreyòl (anthology)[•] JKA (Jounal Kreyòl Ayisyen) through REKA(Rezo Entènèt Kreyolis Ayisyen) [•]JEBCA Editions[•] Journal of Pidgin & Creole Languages [•] Komè [•] Kreyòl Connection [•] Kreyol.org [•]Le Matin[•]Le Nouvelliste[•]Libète[•] Love and other poems by Haitian Youth (anthology, (edited by) Paul Germain)[•] MIT2 Marilyn Mason & Wikipedia Kreyol [•] Orèsjozèf Publications [•] REKA[•]Research & Creative Activity. Indiana University[•] Revolution Kome Revolution (anthology, (edited by Ella Turenne)[•] The Creole Connection [•] Potomitan.info [•] Prisma (literary review, University of Massachusetts-Boston)[•] Soleil des Iles (magazine literary, Montréal. Canada) [•] The Nations Tribune [•] Soup to Nuts [•] SICRAD [•] www.Tanbou.com [•]  Trilingual Press[•] The Mass Media (University of Massachusetts-Boston) [•] Voices of the sun [•] Windowsonhaiti.com[•] SEDRA…].

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