![From the series: Reed Young: Las Pajas and the Lucky Haitians Dato, 71, and his wife, were born in Haiti. In 1970, he came to cut sugar cane in the Dominican Republic. Shortly after, he sent a guagua (minibus) to bring his wife to join him in the new, prosperous country. They have been married for more than 50 years and now live with their 6-year-old grandchild.](https://acurator.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Reed-Young-aCurator-07.jpg)
![From the series: Reed Young: Las Pajas and the Lucky Haitians Dato, 71, and his wife, were born in Haiti. In 1970, he came to cut sugar cane in the Dominican Republic. Shortly after, he sent a guagua (minibus) to bring his wife to join him in the new, prosperous country. They have been married for more than 50 years and now live with their 6-year-old grandchild.](https://acurator.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Reed-Young-aCurator-07.jpg)
Dato, 71, and his wife, were born in Haiti. In 1970, he came to cut sugar cane in the Dominican Republic. Shortly after, he sent a guagua (minibus) to bring his wife to join him in the new, prosperous country. They have been married for more than 50 years and now live with their 6-year-old grandchild.