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Members of New York City's Brooklyn Haitian community are sacrificing savings to help family and friends back home. Will they be able to shoulder the burden?
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Members of New York City's Brooklyn Haitian community are sacrificing savings to help family and friends back home. Will they be able to shoulder the burden?
Broadcast History
Aired on Marketplace, 2/16/10
Transcript
HERSHIPS 1
Michelle Guerrier lives with her husband, son, and her mother in Brooklyn. They have a three story house and a white cat named Mimi. Guerrier had been setting aside a little money from each paycheck.
ACT GUERRIER 1
"It was supposed to be a little extra savings, but it’s not going to be that."
HERSHIPS 2
Guerrier is Haitian-American. And like many from her Brooklyn community she's sending money to Haiti, and feeling a pinch.
ACT GUERRIER 2
"You know - we barely have enough to make it here. For us it’s a long term thing. Haiti was always dependent on money from the diaspora, and now even more so."
HERSHIPS 3
Guerrier says she'd like to see attention paid to long term issues: rebuilding churches, hospitals and schools. But, for a lot of Haitians the focus is on sending money Now. And for some people, that can be tough.
ACT DUPREY 1
"This could not have happe...
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Intro and Outro
INTRO:The clean up in Haiti has only just started and aid is continuing to pour in. But for some immigrant communities in the U.S., the continuing appeals for help hit harder. Sally Herships has more.
OUTRO:
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