Haiti and the Uses of AmericaContrary to popular notions, Haiti U. S. relations have not only been about Haitian resistance to U. S. domination. In Haiti and the Uses of America, Chantalle F. Verna makes evident that there have been key moments of cooperation that contributed to nation building in both countries. In the years following the U. S. occupation of Haiti (1915 1934), Haitian politicians and professionals with a cosmopolitan outlook shaped a new era in Haiti U. S.