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The Haitians: Their History and Culture

Michele Burtoff Civan with Féquière Vilsaint and Gepsie Morisset-Métellus

This booklet is a basic introduction to the people, history, and culture of Haiti. It is designed primarily for service providers and others assisting refugees in their new communities in the United States.

Order online from the CAL Store.

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English-Haitian Creole Phrasebook

This phrasebook was designed to supply refugees with English phrases selected for their usefulness in daily life in the United States.

CAL has posted this phrasebook in PDF format at the request of HRSA the Office of Emergency Preparedness and Continuity of Operations (EPCO) division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to provide information to service providers being sent to Haiti to aid victims of the recent earthquake.

English-Haitian Creole Phrasebook (6.77 MB)