Haitian-Caribbean Book Fair

Here are some tents located in front of Jan Mapou, Libreri Mapou. This was during their annual book fair to promote Haitian authors. This took place on September 13 and 14, 2014 at the Little Haiti Marketplace in Miami

Haitian-Caribbean Book Fair in Little Haiti

The city-funded renovation of the Caribbean Marketplace and Little Haiti Cultural Center are prominent presences.

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Haitian-Caribbean Book Fair in Little Haiti wants to change the notion where local Haitian writers self-published books that remain unknown to the audience.

Jean Mapou's goal is to keep Haitian culture vibrant, so he makes available books in French, English, and Creole. Toussaint Louverture, Haiti's liberator, has a statue in his likeness overlooking a corner in Little Haiti

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An event that is featuring singers and Haitian folkloric choir. The Haitian-Caribbean Book Fair in Little Haiti is something definitely not to miss.

Lemon City activists insist it is not a part of Little Haiti, and Little Haiti proponents say no problem exists acknowledging Lemon City. Viewed from afar it makes sense to validate Little Haiti as a neighborhood.

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Haitian-Caribbean Book Fair in Little Haiti will bring Haiti-based novelist Gary Victor to Miami to discuss some of the most interesting issues of our time. We will have some of the best Haitian foods as well his weekend from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Little Haiti Cultural Center, 260 NE 59th Terr.

The goal is to make Little Haiti an actual neighborhood that can be viewed as a cultural-tourism destination".

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Haitian-Caribbean Book Fair in Little Haiti brought some of the best names in the field. Renown Haitian-American writer and Miami resident Edwidge Danticat will be on hand at Haitian-Caribbean Book Fair in Little Haiti

Mapou, Haitian-American business people, and activists are urging Miami to demarcate Little Haiti's boundaries. The leaders in the Haitian community can't understand why Lemon City won't acknowledge them

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Haitian and Caribbean culture on display at Little Haiti Cultural Center as the weekend of September 13 and 14 is about Book Fair where we were able to discover some of the best Haitian writers to date in Little Haiti.

Haitian-Caribbean Book Fair in Little Haiti is an event that deserves the support of every Haitian living in the area.

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South Florida residents and the Haitian community in the area are invited to come learn about Haitian and Caribbean art and history with the Haitian-Caribbean Book Fair in Little Haiti

Formerly known as Limon City, the Haitian community as claimed the area as many events are being organized on a regular basis. The Caribbean marketplace is one of such to mark the strong presence of the Haitian community

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Sponsored by the Mapou Cultural Center and the Knight Foundation, Haitian-Caribbean Book Fair in Little Haiti was scheduled for Sunday. We will have Caribbean cuisine, arts and crafts and dance.

The Haitian community has claimed for good this area in Miami. They have made Little Haiti a destination for culture, events and more

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Mapou is attempting to get Little Haiti finally acknowledged as a neighborhood. If approved by Miami commissioners, where the boundaries are drawn could end up encroaching on Lemon City.

Haitian-Caribbean Book Fair in Little Haiti was created to promote reading and the Haitian authors producing these books in the area

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Jean Mapou, the organizer of the Annual Book Fair in Little Haiti.

Mapou has maintained bases of operation in New York where he runs a basement bookstore, and in Miami where he runs Libreri Mapou, a Creole-language bookstore.

The Haitian-Caribbean Book Fair in Little Haiti showcasing Haitian culture and literature.

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