Faith Makes Us Live: Surviving and Thriving in the Haitian Diaspora

Based on fieldwork in Haiti and in three cities of the Haitian diaspora—Miami, Montreal, and Paris—this study offers a vivid portrait of the power of faith for immigrants. Drawing on extensive interviews and including rich details of everyday life, Margarita Mooney explores the struggles and joys of Haitian Catholics in these three very different cities. She finds that religious narratives, especially those about transformation and redemption, provide real meaning and hope in what are often...