Trump’s statement fueled a written response to his ignorance which chronicles Pascale’s family’s immigration story to and from America. What does a Haitian-American do when the two parts of her identity are pitted against each other? Where does she call home? These intricacies are highlighted and examined in $#!thole Country Clapback. A huge focus of this show is to educate audiences about the relationship between Haiti and America. The international community does play a role in Haiti’s current state, however other leaders/countries have not been as brazen as Trump to make such erroneous statements
about a country and its present condition and have no accountability for it. Given the stain Trump has left on America and the havoc he still wreaks, it is important to teach audiences about this history and relationship between the two nations that has been tension-filled since inception.
As we are still in the midst of multiple immigration struggles in America, telling this story is more than relevant and necessary as immigration issues pretty much go hand in hand with conversations about race. Discussing the history between Haiti and America has more than earned its place in current discussions as we go through a racial reckoning in the United States.This personal depiction of a first-generation hyphenate American navigating life between two cultures is worth examination, development and attention.