When Soccer Unites a Diaspora: Haiti’s World Cup Return After Half a Century
Growing up in Brooklyn's Haitian enclave, the author watched the 1994 World Cup final with a mother who placed the game above church. Decades later, Haiti's return to the World Cup after 52 years sparks pride and anxiety, as the diaspora watches from afar while the nation battles gang violence and displacement.
May 30, 2026