I wasn’t exactly a chicken nugget child, but I was always nervous about how the Haitian food I ate at home was different from what my classmates would bring for lunch. So, in an effort to fit in as a ...

One of the strongest forces on the planet is parental love. As evidence, consider Brett and Kendra Schlenbaker. The U.S. parents brought their two legally adopted children home from Haiti on Wednesday ...

Dr. Jessica B. Harris is an award-winning culinary historian, cookbook author and journalist who specializes in the food and foodways of the African diaspora. With this column, "My Culinary Compass," ...

Edwidge Danticat’s lunch of rice and salad sits untouched in its plastic container. Despite worries about hunger-induced low blood sugar, the Haitian-born writer has spent the past hour or so talking ...

The desperate situations of Haitian orphans — and the travails of U.S. parents trying to adopt them — have been covered extensively on msnbc.com and TODAYshow.com in the wake of Haiti’s devastating ...