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Jacqueline Regis Author Blog
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Jacqueline Regis is a first-generation immigrant from poverty-stricken rural Haiti, and has lived in the United States for nearly forty years. After completing high school, college and law school in the United States, Jacqueline currently works as a counsel in the corporate law department of a major American insurance company. Currently in her mid-fifties, Jacqueline has spent the past five years reflecting and writing on the long and difficult journey that has brought her to this point. The Daughter of L’Arsenal is Jacqueline’s first book. She currently lives in Golden Valley, Minnesota.
- Added on: May 11th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: SterlingHousePub
- Listed in: Cultural Places & Geography
- Tags: Journey nonfiction poverty author immigrants haiti
Recent Posts
Thanksgiving
It's this time of year in the United States when everyone stops to celebrate the incredible abundance all around. I've lived in he United States now for almost 4 decades, a very long time... I can say that Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays,...
ForeWord Clarion Review
"This memoir is a testament to prayer, perseverance, and the principles of a loving mother," commented Alex Moore, ForeWord Clarion, in his review of my book, The Daughter of L'arsenal, www.regisbook.com. I certainly agree with this assessment. The ...
Grieving
Grieving the loss of a loved one helps us acknowledge a deep emotional connection with another human being and accept the change death inevitably brings to the relationship. Indispensable to our well-being, emotional connections in the human experie...
Prejudice, Discrimination, and Racism
One of the dictionary definitions of the word prejudice is "an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason." The words prejudice and discrimination are often used interchangeably. Racism is a form of pr...
Choose Health
A university professor who read my book, The Daughter of L'arsenal, www.regisbook.com, selected it as an elective elective reading for her students in the School of Nursing at the University where she teaches. The professor also invited me to addres...
Making a Connection
Often when we read a story, we may smell through the nostrils of the narrator, hear through his/her ears, and experience her thoughts and emotions about a particular scenery or event. The books or stories I have read that have changed me or taught me...
