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The Constitutions of 1964 and 1971 granted derivative nationality by choice to foreign women marrying Haitian men, but required that the marriage certificate renounce any other nationality. Haitian women were unable to pass on nationality to children legally recognized by their fathers until passage of the Nationality Law of 6 November 1984.
Raymond Lohier, became the first Haitian American to be confirmed (unanimously) by the United States Senate as a Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit in New York; Mia Love, first Haitian-American and first black Republican woman in Congress; U.S. House of Representative for Utah's 4th district and former mayor of Saratoga Springs ...
This is a list of notable Haitian people. It includes people who were born in Haiti or possess Haitian citizenship, who are notable in Haiti and abroad. Due to Haitian nationality laws, dual citizenship is now permitted by the Constitution of Haiti, therefore people of Haitian ancestry born outside of the country are not included in this list, unless they have renounced their foreign ...
Drawing on her personal experiences as a Haitian-American, she explores topics like immigration, displacement, family dynamics, and the search for identity in her novels, short stories, and essays. [38] In 2017, Roxane Gay's book Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body became a New York Times bestseller, making her the first Haitian-American to achieve ...
Some Haitian scholars argue that Haitian peasant women are often less restricted socially than women in Western societies or even in comparison to more westernized elite Haitian women. [4] They attribute this fact to the influence of African matriarchal systems and of the Haitian Vodou religion which places women at the center of society ...
also: People: By gender: Women: By nationality: Haitian This category exists only as a container for other categories of Haitian women . Articles on individual women should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.
This category page lists notable citizens of the United States of Haitian ethnic or national origin or descent, whether partial or full. Haiti portal United States portal
Naomy Grand'Pierre (born 16 April 1997) is a Haitian-American swimmer. She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she ranked 56th with a time of 27.46 seconds. [1] Grand'Pierre is the first woman from Haiti to compete as a swimmer in the Olympics. [2]