Side-Gigs of the Literati: Humanitarianism at its Best

Resumen: In 2013, a Dominican lower court issued Judgment 168-13, deciding that many of the country’s population were not citizens. It was a clear act of purging people of Haitian descent. The Judgment was made against Juliana Deguis, hence she became the “poster child” for a legal, cultural, and...

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Main Author: Yvonne Captain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de San Buenaventura 2020-06-01
Series:Revista Internacional de Cooperación y Desarrollo
Online Access:https://revistas.usb.edu.co/index.php/Cooperacion/article/view/4731
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Summary:Resumen: In 2013, a Dominican lower court issued Judgment 168-13, deciding that many of the country’s population were not citizens. It was a clear act of purging people of Haitian descent. The Judgment was made against Juliana Deguis, hence she became the “poster child” for a legal, cultural, and humanitarian struggle in existence for decades, indeed more than a century in that nation. Humanitarianism aided in that difficult situation. As a student of south-south relations, and with a focus on literary superstars, I show how citizens of developing countries sometimes create their own solutions.
ISSN:2382-5014