Read Caribbean’s Cross Currents: Haiti, Jamaica, and the Caribbean Imagination with Edwidge Danticat, Dwight Thompson, Fabienne Josaphat, and Diana McCauley; moderated by Fabian Lyon. This panel brings Haitian and Jamaican voices together to reflect on the shared histories and creative visions that bind the two islands—through revolutionary history, family sagas, and diasporic storytelling.
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Nov 23, 2025, 4:00pm – 5:00pm |
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- Venue: Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus, Building 8, Room 8302
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Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus, Building 8, Room 8302, Miami, Florida, United States
Read Caribbean’s Across Waters, Across Generations: Caribbean Becoming with Edwidge Danticat (Watch Out for Falling Iguanas), Dwight Thompson (My Own Dear People), and Ryan Bachoo (An Unending Search); moderated by Anjanette Delgado. This conversation will explore how intergenerational experience, youth, and the shifting geographies of diaspora shape Caribbean identity—through children’s literature, fiction, and narrative prose.
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Nov 22, 2025, 4:00pm – 5:00pm |
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- Venue: Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus, Building 8, Room 8302
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Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus, Building 8, Room 8302, Miami, Florida, United States
Edwidge Danticat presents Watch Out for Falling Iguanas.
Edwidge Danticat presents Watch Out for Falling Iguanas
Edwidge Danticat presents Watch Out for Falling Iguanas at the Brooklyn Book Festival (Picture Book Stage, Borough Hall Plaza, 209 Joralemon St.)
Uptown Kid Lit featuring Edwidge Danticat, presenting Watch Out for Falling Iguanas, and Ibi Zoboi, presenting First Day around the World; moderated by tasha dougé
Edwidge Danticat presents Watch Out for Falling Iguanas
Edwidge Danticat presents Watch Out for Falling Iguanas; also reading: Justin Haynes, Isabelle Baafi, Wendy Ortiz, Megan Giddings, and Martha Anne Toll
