{"id":2152,"date":"2026-06-23T15:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T15:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/?post_type=news&#038;p=2152"},"modified":"2026-06-23T15:36:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T15:36:15","slug":"the-mermaid-and-the-whale-meet-author-djenane-saint-juste","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/news\/the-mermaid-and-the-whale-meet-author-djenane-saint-juste\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mermaid and the Whale | Meet Author Djenane Saint Juste"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Djenane Saint Juste, author, storyteller, and artistic director of Afoutayi Haitian Dance, Music and Arts Company.<\/p>\n<p>A professional choreographer, dancer, and writer specializing in Haitian traditional dance and folklore, Djenane shares the richness of Haitian culture through movement, music, and storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>Goldeen Duncan, Self-Employment Worker at North York Community House, catches up with Djenane at the launch of her children\u2019s book The Mermaid and the Whale.<\/p>\n<p>This beautiful retelling of a beloved Haitian fable follows a man who travels to the island of La Gon\u00e2ve in search of gold. With the help of two mysterious creatures he discovers that he already has everything he needs for a happy life.<\/p>\n<p>Written in English, Haitian Creole, French, and Spanish, the book invites children and families to sing, dance, and discover Haitian culture through storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>Djenane participated in the Self-Employment program at North York Community House, which helps newcomer entrepreneurs develop their business ideas and launch ventures in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Video by Santiago Alvarez Urbina.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Mermaid and the Whale | Meet Author Djenane Saint Juste\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3ZedJP6MV1A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goldeen, catches up with Djenane at the launch of her children\u2019s book The Mermaid and the Whale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2153,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[37,78,23],"class_list":["post-2152","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-programs-spotlight","category-spotlight"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/2152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}