Photos by Dieu Nalio Chery Only shriveled carrots and potatoes grow in Carole Joseph’s small vegetable plot. The family’s chickens are long gone. She sold her only tools to buy food, then the wooden bed she shared with her children. The family now sleeps on the floor of their shack.
Tag Archives: Haiti
Haiti Searching for Mom
As Mariette Williams waited for her flight from South Florida to Haiti, she paced the departure lounge, folding and re-folding her ticket and clutching the handle of a bag sagging with gifts. She was excited but terrified: For the first time in nearly 30 years, she was about to see her mother.
Haiti Cockfighting
Photos by Ricardo Arduengo Cockfighting lives on in Haiti, where weekly fights draw crowds of men, hungry for the drama and the promise of a big payout.
Haiti’s Stranded Migrants
Photos by Dieu Nalio Chery Thousands of Haitians and people of Haitian descent have fled the Dominican Republic in recent weeks, and many of them have not gone far.
Five Years After Quake, Haitians Turn Ruins to Homes
Photos by Rebecca Blackwell Compared to some of his neighbors, Jimmy Bellefleur is not doing badly. The electrician has turned abandoned government office space into a one-room home for his wife and their two daughters.
Haiti Emerging City
Photos by Rebecca Blackwell Before the January 2010 earthquake destroyed much of Haiti’s capital, the only occupants of the arid hills near the city’s northern edge were skinny goats foraging amid the cactus and scrub.
Close Up: Photographer Jae C. Hong
Jae C. Hong is a staff photographer at the Associated Press currently based in Los Angeles. Hong first joined the AP as a photo intern and was hired full time to cover Las Vegas shortly after completing his summer internship.
Haiti Earthquake Anniversary
A look at the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and its aftermath:
Worldview: Haiti Daily Life
For today’s installment of AP’s Worldview: Daily Life series, we focus on Haiti.
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