The Black Me

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Patricia Borns published this interesting piece in the Boston Globe. For the original report follow the link below. I used to breeze past the Caribbean’s shops of locally made island trinkets without a thought. After meeting Tricia Sweeney, who works for Una Vida in the mountain village of Los Pinos del Eden at the Dominican Republic-Haitian border, no more. The chasm between what tourists experience in the DR compared to locals — especially Haitian transplants — can be…….

Patricia Borns published this interesting piece in the Boston Globe. For the original report follow the link below. I used to breeze past the Caribbean’s shops of locally made island trinkets without a thought. After meeting Tricia Sweeney, who works for Una Vida in the mountain village of Los Pinos del Eden at the Dominican Republic-Haitian border, no more. The chasm between what tourists experience in the DR compared to locals — especially Haitian transplants — can be…….
  • 19 June 2012
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