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PERSONAL HISTORY Adopting a child in Haiti. From The New Yorker In the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti on January 12th, many Americans inquired about adopting Haitian orphans, estimated to number three hundred and eighty thousand before the quake and as many as a million afterward. International adoption agencies, adoption advocacy groups, and government Web sites were overwhelmed by calls and e-mails. “I would love to take about twenty or more kids in my home,” someone wrote on the U.S. State Department Web site. “I have plenty of room.” Queen Latifah, appearing on the “Today” show, said, “I want to just go and get some of them babies. If you got the hookup, please get me a couple of Haitian kids.” Susan Soonkeum Cox, who runs Holt International Children’s Services, one of the largest international adoption agencies, said recently, “You’d say to these people, ‘Well, it’s not that easy. Imagine a big earthquake strikes California. Would we want people from Mexico saying, “Oh, you can’t care for your children—we’d better take them off your hands”?’ But it’s hard for people to accept that.” Read the rest on pdf (1.55mb) or on the New Yorker website. Copyright © John Seabrook 2010. All rights reserved
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