Creator (Régine M. Roumain) and creation (Haiti Cultural Exchange “HCX”) are so intertwined, it’s a challenge to discern where one stops and the other begins. If Haitian culture is the mother, HCX is the fetus, and Régine is undoubtedly the umbilical—the lifeline connecting the two. Régine M. Roumain is co-founder and director of HCX, the [...]
Jany Tomba on Being a Model The first time I was photographed for a magazine was with two other girls: a blonde and a brunette. It was an ad for JC Penney. I did not know how important it was to have a national ad that ran in Seventeen Magazine—a huge magazine. I had no [...]
When I was a little girl, I wore my hair in three braids: two thick ones in the back and a third one on the side of my face. That was my style. That was the way my grandma combed my hair. Some of the imported nuns insisted that I remove that braid from my [...]
As Haitians , we are a little too familiar with tragedy. We lift our voices in memory of those who have lost their own. A tragedy, by any other name, destroys lives. We understand. As we say in Haiti, pran kouraj: Be encouraged. -kdu From: Irmina Ulysse “9/11 is a reminder of just how precious each moment is. [...]