Edwidge Danticat Quotes:
Ocupation: Author
Life: b. January 19, 1969
Birthday: January 19
It seemed from the media that we were being told that all Haitians had AIDS. At the time, I had just come from Haiti. I was twelve years old, and the building I was living in had primarily Haitians. A lot of people got fired from their jobs. At school, sometimes in gym class, we'd be separated because teachers were worried about what would happen if we bled. So there was really this intense discrimination.
source: Interview with David Barsamian, progressive.org. October 1, 2003. 
topic: Teacher, Jobs, School, Gym Class
