Haiti: Waiting and Worrying

Haiti’s earthquake decimated the country. And now, as rescue efforts are mobilized from around the world, the roughly two million Haitians living in the Diaspora are playing the waiting game: Waiting to hear from loved ones, scanning Twitter feeds, praying, hoping, worrying. Suggested Reading America’s Birth Rate Is Shifting Toward a Minority Majority and Now…

Haiti’s earthquake decimated the country. And now, as rescue efforts are mobilized from around the world, the roughly two million Haitians living in the Diaspora are playing the waiting game: Waiting to hear from loved ones, scanning Twitter feeds, praying, hoping, worrying.

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