Haiti: What’s Next?
By Kim Lamberty
This month we honor Haitian culture and history through observing Haitian Heritage Month. May 18 is Haitian Flag Day, the day that Black and mixed-race Haitians united their forces against the French colonial army, paving the way to its defeat. It is also the day, in 1803, that formerly enslaved Haitians ripped the white out of the red, white and blue flag, to create the first red and blue Haitian flag.
Quixote Cooking Series: Haitian Black Rice (Diri ak Djon Djon)
This recipe was submitted by an anonymous supporter.
Quixote Cooking Series: Gallo Pinto Recipe
Nothing brings me back to my tía’s kitchen like the smell of rice and beans stir-fried together with a slice of white cheese on the side. Roughly translated to “speckled rooster,” gallo pinto is one of the most quintessential Nicaraguan dishes.
Celebrating Earth Day With Plantains
This Earth Day, we’re celebrating our partners at the Grepen Center in Gros Morne, Haiti, who
Quixote Center Initiates Programming in Panama
By Kim Lamberty
Statement: On the fire at the Immigration Detention Station in Juárez, Mexico
Below is a statement we released with our partners at the Franciscan Network for Migrants. Click HERE to read the original statement in Spanish.
Along Panama's Migratory Path
This past week, the Quixote Center team traveled to Panama to meet with our partners at the Franciscan Network on Migration (RFM), to learn more about the conditions migrants encounter in Panama and see how we can continue to accompany and support the RFM’s work there.
What is an Asylum Ban, and How Can We Stop it?
The Biden administration proposed a new rule that would bar most migrants from being able to seek asylum if they did not seek asylum in a country through which they transited or based on how they entered.
The Power of One
This contributor is a strong activist in their local Haitian community and has requested to remain anonymous.
“I come as one, but I stand as 10,000.”