Konsènan otè yo • About the Authors
JAMIE HECTOR se yon aktè ki konn rakonte istwa epi li se kofondatè Moving Mountains Inc., yon konpayi teyat benevòl ki founi jenès ki nan sant vil la fòmasyon nan travay atistik. Yo rekonèt li pou wòl li jwe nan The Wire , Bosch , ak Queen of the South . Paran Jamie te fèt ann Ayiti, epi premye souvni l se istwa manman l te konn rakonte konsènan anfans li. Li transmèt lanmou l pou rakonte istwa a bay pitit gason l lan. Jamie te gradye nan CUNY epi li te enskri nan Enstiti Lee Strasberg pou Teyat ak Fim. Li marye epi li gen 2 pitit epi se yo ki enspirasyon li pou pèsonanj Chloé ak Sajès, ki parèt nan plizyè liv li ekri ansanm ak Alaine Roberson. Jamie vle pataje fyète li genyen
pou eritaj ayisyen epi se pou sa li travay avèk Scholastic antanke konseye pou Our Community: Haitian Heritage Collection yon koleksyon liv ki fèt pou sal klas ak lakay, ki gen ladan l istwa Chloé ak Sajès, ak liv lòt otè ekri tou, ki konekte ak kilti ak lang vivan Kreyòl Ayisyen an. JAMIE HECTOR is an actor, storyteller, and co-founder of Moving Mountains Inc., a nonprofit theater company that provides inner-city youth with training in the arts. He is known for his roles on The Wire , Bosch , and Queen of the South . Jamie’s parents were born in Haiti, and his earliest memories are of the stories his mother would tell him about her childhood. She passed on her love of storytelling to her son. Jamie graduated from CUNY and enrolled in the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute. He is married and has two children, whom he loves to write about: They are the inspirations for the characters of Chloé and Sajès, who are featured in several books that he co-wrote with Alaine Roberson. Jamie Hector also seeks to share his pride in his own Haitian heritage and has worked with Scholastic as a mentor for Our Community: The Haitian Heritage Collection , book sets designed for the classroom and at-home use that include stories about Chloé and Sajès as well as books by other authors with ties to this vibrant culture and the Haitian Creole language.
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