La Famille Pòt

Lavi Dyaspora. Memwa Lakay.
Haitian Stories, Culture, and Community Unleashed •
On This week's episode
Epizòd 7 - Le Nom de Tika Subit une Crise
Tika’s world flips upside down when Ovila proudly announces she’s found the “perfect” suitor: Min‑yo Kah, a well‑educated young man from a respectable Korean family. But the moment Tika hears the name, disaster strikes, marrying him would turn her into Tika Kah, a name that sounds dangerously close to Ti Kaka.
As the living room erupts into chaos, Freya documents everything for TikTok, Dyak begs for Tylenol, and Ovila insists that “rich people don’t have name problems.”
The episode dives into Tika’s painful middle‑school memories, where Marissa and a classmate mocked her as Ti Kapòt, and Bryan, her fainting knight, tried (and failed) to defend her. Freya eventually steps in like a tiny, fearless bodyguard, scaring the bullies away.
Back in the present, Bryan still faints at every emotional moment, Freya still protects everyone, and Ovila still believes Min‑yo Kah is the answer to all problems. But Tika chooses her own path, and her own heart, even if it means carrying a fainting boyfriend everywhere she goes.
Lavi Tika pran dife lè Ovila anonse li jwenn yon “bèl gason” pou li: Min‑yo Kah, yon jenn gason Koreyen ki gen diplòm pou kouvri twa miray. Men lè Tika te tande non jenonm nan, li te freeze, si l ta marye avè l, non li ap vin Tika Kah, ki gen son Ti Kaka.
Salon lakaya La Famille Pòt tounen yon teyat: Freya ap fè TikTok, Dyak ap chèche Tylenol, epi Ovila ap di “lè moun rich, moun oblije respeket non yo.”
Epizòd la mennen nou nan lekòl Tika, kote Marissa ak yon ti gason t ap anniye l ak non Ti Kapòt la, epi Bryan, ti gason ki toujou ap tonbe a, te eseye defann Tika. Se Freya ki te oblije vin sove yo.
Nan moman n ap pale a, Bryan toujou ap tonbe, Freya toujou ap pwoteje, epi Ovila toujou kwè Min‑yo Kah se solisyon pou lavi Tika. Men Tika chwazi pwòp chemen pa li, menm si sa vle di pote yon menaj ki endispoze chak 10 minit.

Meet the Family
Discover the heart of our Pòt world through the vibrant characters who bring Haitian culture to life.



The fiery realist who keeps everyone grounded.
Ovila Pòt
Freya Pòt
The American-born philosopher with unexpected wisdom.
The calm thinker and idea generator.
Dyak Pòt



Tika Pòt
The stylish, curious, sometimes-French‑speaking daughter
The Roller-skating Tiktòk Stars
Koko-chip & Griyo-3000
Patat Si
The tiny mouse who accidentally became the family pet



Polisye
The Peacemaker and animal lover
Brian
Creative and conscientious
Fixer and experimenter
