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Mandoux from Haiti is proud to retain his thick accent after seven years as a cab driver in the USA- Tampa, Florida, to be precise.
“If I didn’t keep this accent, I might be mistaken for a US born African American!” he proclaims thickly. We both pause to take in his meaning, which is not complimentary to our US citizens. Our thoughts delve into the “why’s” of the desire for disassociation and quickly become mired in complex and confusing possibilities. But the lingering discomfort of the fact that US immigrants often …
