Line in the Land: The Haitian Odyssey
After displacement from Haiti, an exodus from South America and an epic journey through the Americas, what became of Haitians’ American dream? Today, in the final episode of the “Line in the Land” podcast, produced by Texas Public Radio and the Houston Chronicle, this podcast allows us to hear from Haitian migrants about where they ended up. Read the full transcript here.
For more in the series, click here. The Line in the Land podacst is described as follows:
“Line in the Land
When 16,000 Haitians arrived in Del Rio, Texas in September 2021, the humanitarian crisis made international headlines. But the unlikely spectacle at the Texas-Mexico border was just a glimpse of an immigration journey like no other – one that extends more than 10,000 miles, from the rubble of the 2010 Haitian earthquake, through South America… all the way to Del Rio and the Houston suburbs. For the first season of Line in the Land, Texas Public Radio and the Houston Chronicle explore the human story behind this Haitian odyssey, along with the seismic forces at play – immigration policies, U.S.-Haiti relations and the unfulfilled promise to rebuild Haiti. Read more reporting from The Houston Chronicle: Inside the brutal 10,000-mile journey Haitian migrants make in search of a home.”
KJ