Hollywood really tweaks people’s perceptions and expectations. It’s endlessly fascinating the extent to which that continues to happen. Since the 1920s, when motionRead More
Haitians did not create Louisiana’s Creole culture or people
These are some points I offered to a contact who asked if Louisiana Creole culture was most influenced by Saint-Domingue (Haiti/Dominican Republic) refugeesRead More
Louisiana Myths: The Octoroon
On 20 December 2010, I rather haphazardly chimed in on a segment of NPR (National Public Radio) News called How Multi-Ethnic People IdentifyRead More