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Corinne Joachim Sanon went back to Haiti to start a business, and she located her business, Askanya Chcolatiers, in the house where her grandmother grew up.
Business
Eight years after the earthquake, a different taste of Haiti
Zahit Salazar used to earn a little money selling clothes she bought near the southern border with Mexico. But Mexico's new checkpoints have made that too difficult. She's had to fall back on grinding corn to make tamales.
Global Politics
Locals say checkpoints along Mexico’s southern border mean endless commutes and shake-downs