Selebrasyon jounen lang kreyòl la, Duke University, 28 oktòb 2022

This celebration marks the 10th annual International Creole Celebration at Duke University. This initiative was started by Jacques Pierre two years after his arrival at Duke University (Haiti Lab). According to Pierre, this activity enables students who have been studying Kreyòl at Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Virginia, to share their linguistic journey in Kreyòl with others. Since 2012 sixteen students Duke (10), UNC at Chapel Hill (3), Vanderbilt University (2), University of Virginia (2) have already presented papers in Kreyòl, and ten scholars around the world (Ayiti (4), Jamaica (1), Saint-Lucia (2), South Africa (1), Mauritius (1), Trinidad & Tobago (1)) have been invited to Duke University to share their work on an aspect of Kreyòl with scholars, students at Duke University and the Haitian community in the triangle area. May the teaching of Kreyòl continue to grow at Duke University and other universities that embrace the language. Thanks to: Dr. Michel DeGraff, Professor of linguistics at MIT/ Co-founder and Co-director of MIT-Ayiti Initiative/ Founding Member of Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen. Ariana Àvilia (UNC at Chapel Hill) Jacques Pierre (Duke University, Haiti Lab) Program organizer since 2013

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