The episode photo is of Yaya, his birth mother Clairdora Véillard or as affectionately called "Dodo" and myself at Yaya's going away to college party in 2016. All nicknames in Haiti originate from loving relations who grow up knowing that giving respect in this tender way makes one's nickname very special.
Here are some links to see Yaya in action in a video and other supporting links:
Yaya and I doing a fundraising video to rebuild our "beloved" choukoun
The historical mime/drama "3 innocents and a spirit" from our 5 year anniversary celebration on our Youtube channel, though Yaya was already away at college in the US at the time.
The N a Sonje Foundation, our home and Yaya's community on google maps location
The link to the “Memory Village blog” that we started when the idea came about in 2002 where you can see a slide show of the vision.
A short video of Judith’s commerce thank you.
The link to Najee's Etsy shop
Our band's award winning song "Women" video on our YouTube channel
Our band's album on Spotify
Folk band "Chouk Bwa Libète" links
And the English translation of our theme song "N a Sonje":
"We will remember, and not forget what happened
Let’s take a look back Into the world gone by and we’ll see
How our ancestors were in Africa before they carried us away to America
Ref: Sing for Africa, Sing for America Honor for Africa, Honor for America
Who lost so many in the years long ago it wasn’t the natives of this land that did that to them
It was another nation who had as their mission to make others slaves, making so many cadavers
Pillaging, killing - Indians and Africans in making them work for nothing
This is how their countries became powerful by spilling so much blood.
Ref: Sing for Africa, Sing for America Honor for Africa, Honor for America
Who lost so many in the years long ago"
