Thu, Jul 15, 2010

Nosvoix Magazine and the Haitian Community

Some may ask, “Why is it that you’re only focusing on Haitian professionals”?  The answer is simple: There are large professional, entrepreneurial, and philanthropic segments within the Haitian community that need to be displayed and given a voice.  After all, it has been documented that Haitians have been emigrating to the U.S. as early as the late 18th century.  As a result, you have large Haitian populations in the Northeast, Canada, and Florida (but their presence isn’t only limited to these areas). 

In Boston and the surrounding towns and cities, there has been an exodus of immigrants from Haiti spanning over fifty years.  Those waves of immigration have brought people with different socio-economic backgrounds, interests, and wants to the area.  Let’s not forget that there is also a large Haitian-American community consisting of Haitians who have become naturalized citizens and offspring of Haitian immigrants.  So it isn’t surprising that as a whole, this population has found itself in a position to play an important role in building organizations, starting ventures and building broad political alliances with other groups.

A lot of the time, you see negative press surrounding the Haitian community, and a lot of the positive things that are happening on a day-to-day basis are hardly ever emphasized.  This is where Nosvoix Magazine comes into play.  We want to highlight all these accomplishments, and serve as a liaison to this professional community.  In upcoming issues of the magazine, we will profile the different organizations, businesses, and activities of Haitian and other minority professionals in our community.  This community doesn’t only have one face, and Nosvoix Magazine’s aim is to showcase that.

Landy Georges

Nosvoix Magazine

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