From PBS: Every year on January 1st, Haitian Independence Day, Haitians celebrate their ancestors’ hard won freedom from slavery and French colonial rule by making soup joumou. In this episode of the PBS program Ritual, host Tank Ball explores what it means to use food to preserve the memory of home, and how the ritual highlights the complexities of living in a country whose government has so frequently antagonized Haiti in its historical quest for freedom.
Family Graduation Celebration
Thank you for accompanying a family in Beyond Borders' Family Graduation Program. We are grateful for your generosity and your solidarity! You already know that all 161 families graduated. Now let’s celebrate the whole cohort—and the movement you’re...
