Italian Haitians
An Italian Haitian is a Haitian of Italian descent or an Italian with Haitian citizenship.
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Port-au-Prince, Pétion-Ville | |
| Languages | |
| French, Haitian Creole, and Italian | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Italians, White Latin Americans, White Haitians |
History
The business sector of Haiti, was controlled in the mid-19th century by German and Italian immigrants.[1] In 1908 there were 160 Italians residing in Haiti, according to the Italian consul De Matteis, of whom 128 lived in the capital Port-au-Prince [2]
During the 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, the first Italian recorded dead was 70-year-old Gigliola Martino, who was born in Haiti to Italian parents who emigrated to the country in the early 20th century.[3]
In the United States is famous Daphnée Duplaix, who is an American actress and model born in New York City: she is of Haitian and Italian descent.[4][5]
In 2014 Stella Jean,[6] fashion designer whose mother is Haitian while the father is Italian, is growing in importance in the fashion world of Italy.[7]
In 2011, according to the Italian census, there were 134 Italians who were resident in Haiti, nearly all of them living in the capital.
References
- "History of immigration to Haiti dates to the 19th century". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- Emigrazione e Colonie; volume 3: "Italiani in Haiti" (1908)
- Gigliola Martino death
- "Daphnee Duplaix Biography". IMBd.
- "Haitian American To Know: Daphnee Duplaix". L'Union Suite. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01.
- Stella Jean
- Stella Jean, Italian interview (and photo)
Links
- Hossary, Nagia (Archive article)
Bibliography
- Commissariato dellemigrazione. Emigrazione e colonie, Volume 3: Raccolta di rapporti dei RR. agenti diplomatici e consolari.Tipografia nazionale di G. Bertero & comp. Roma, 1908
