Hair CutsThere was a stylist at a salon at Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, NJ who looked like Liza and was fashioning my shag into something glorious…Apr 30, 2022Apr 30, 2022
The BirdsFourth grade and fifth grade were combined the first year St. Elizabeth’s opened. We were in one classroom together, and Sister Cecilia…Apr 22, 2022Apr 22, 2022
Flight 93From my first semester to the last, I was a member of the Academic Review Committee at my school of the university. The committee handled…Sep 6, 2021Sep 6, 2021
BooksI was in grad school in Haiti at the Faculté D’Éthnologie the first in time in three years that I returned to the States. My uncle was good…Aug 31, 2021Aug 31, 2021
The TwinsThere was never a moment when I did not know that my dad was a twin. I always knew, and I could always tell them apart.Jun 19, 2021Jun 19, 2021
Betty RohaiThat’s the best spelling of her name that I can guess. I never met her. I don’t know if that is her maiden name or her married name. I only…May 1, 2021May 1, 2021
Claiming My HeritageMy mom was 100% Hungarian. She was brilliant. She was taught by the Sisters of St. Joseph. T hey made sure that she went to high school…Dec 10, 2020Dec 10, 2020
He Got the Job!Here I was. Back in the U.S.A. after ten years in Haiti during which I had taught EFL full time while doing graduate studies in ethnology…Mar 25, 2019Mar 25, 2019
Deception II — MeaslesI was young — in kindergarten — when I contracted measles. The only thing I remember about it was the darkened room. I was not permitted…Feb 10, 2019Feb 10, 2019
Father PhilI was a grad student at the University of Haiti and taught four hours a day at the Haitian-American Institute. It was the last night of my…Feb 2, 2019Feb 2, 2019
