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Local responders treated hundreds
Nate Lasseur, a firefighter, was one of the first people to show up in Port-au-Prince after the Jan. 12 earthquake.
As a Haitian American, that experience left him wanting to do more.
Lasseur is like many of the people who responded to Haiti’s crisis, trave
07.23.2010| Direct Action | Armand Sepulveda, Miramar High School
Representative urges change by being part of it
“One Community, One Voice.”
That’s how state Rep. Ronald A. Brisé thinks.
So when the massive earthquake hit Haiti Jan. 12, the 36-year-old Haitian American got right to work. In fact, it was within hours that Brisé was meeting with st
07.23.2010| Relations | John Stoltenborg, Felix Varela Senior High
Six months after the earthquake, Haiti is on long road to recovery
Giving up hope on Haiti is just not an option for many in South Florida, even six months after a massive earthquake that killed nearly 300,000 people there.
Although 700 miles separate Port-au-Prince, Haiti from South Florida,
07.23.2010| Featured | Amanda DiLella, Felix Varela Senior High