It is amazing to have this opportunity to see an author of the book we read in class. It made me felt closer and more related to the book Krik Krak after listening to Danticat's speech yesterday during MLK day. The video she showed to the audience is not just about her book and lives in Haiti, instead, it expanded her speech to racism in society in the history until today's situation we are facing. The issue of immigrants is hot and debatable these days in the United States that connected to Ms. Danticat's own experience and her father's experience on trying hard to move to the states as a legal citizen. It is also connected to the story of Caroline's Wedding in the book Krik Krak, also New York Women as a successful immigrant story that is like Danticat herself as a successful writer in a country she moved in. However, talking about racism and how she felt incompatible when she first moved in, I belive that connects to our society even today on to immigrants coming to a new and different culture. Even as a overseas student, I felt inharmonious when living in a place where the language spoken wasn't familiar at first and the people, culture seemed so different.
Moreover, Ms. Danticat mentioned about how art can sometimes be a form of non violent protest, which I found interesting and reminded of something I read. It is a small country (I do not remember which) under the Soviet Union's control, knowing that they're weaker, they chooses music to be their weapon. The people gathered, played instruments and sang songs that shows their patriotism and shows their own culture differiante from the Soviet Union's forced culture on them.
Last but not least, I found that the stories in Krik Krak might in someway reflects or symbolizes Ms. Danticat's experience as a Haitian and the obstacles she have tried to subdue.
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