New York City has the largest Haitian population outside of Haiti itself. From Flatbush in Brooklyn to Canarsie to Spring Valley in Rockland County, the Haitian diaspora has built something extraordinary in New York: a second home that still smells like the first one.
Haitian migration to New York accelerated in the 1970s and 80s, driven by political instability and the search for opportunity. The community that formed was tight-knit, proud, and determined to hold onto its identity in a city that doesn't always make space for you. They brought their language (Haitian Creole), their food (Soup Joumou, Griot, Diri ak Pwa), their music (Konpa), their faith, and their relentless work ethic.
They also brought their flags.
We were founded in New York in 2018 by Genevieve and Yahve Alcinay - proud members of the Haitian diaspora who grew up watching their community build something remarkable, and who wanted to give that community a way to wear its pride loudly.
Every TeeCherie design is a conversation with our community. The Haitian Leaders Hoodie is for the history teachers who showed us who Dessalines and Toussaint really were. The Soup Joumou Facts shirt is for the aunties who start cooking at 4am every January 1st. The Wap Konn Jòj tee is for everyone who grew up being asked, "Wait, what language is that?"
TeeCherie doesn't just sell to the Haitian diaspora - we are the Haitian diaspora. And as long as there are Haitians in New York, Miami, Boston, Montreal, and everywhere else in the world holding onto their roots, we'll be here making sure they have something worth wearing.
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