Help of the Asian Community for Haiti

As most people know Haiti was struck by a massive earthquake causing thousands of deaths and unbelievable damage to the island.  Aid for the island is being organized on many levels with different organizations giving  aid. On a personal level this tragedy has touched so many people and they seek to help in any way they can.

The White House urges:

Here is the USA you can help immediately by donating to the Red Cross to assist the relief effort. Contribute online to the Red Cross, or donate $10 to be charged to your cell phone bill by texting "HAITI" to "90999." Find more ways to help through the Center for International Disaster Information.

Families of Americans living in Haiti are encouraged to contact the State Department at 888-407-4747

Another organization helping  the relief efforts is Yéle Haiti, founded in 2005 by Wyclef Jean, Grammy-Award winning musician, humanitarian and Goodwill Ambassador to Haiti. Yele Haiti is asking

Those interested to please do one of two things: Either you can use your cell phone to text “Yele” to 501501, which will automatically donate $5 to the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund (it will be charged to your cell phone bill), or you can donate online

To know that these organizations are doing their utmost to help warms my heart.  I have many friends with Haitian heritage who are worried for their family and friends back on the island. Even in the blasian community I know of Asian and Haitian couples and families struggling to cope through this disaster.

So I was happy to learn that the Asian community is also taking part in the relief efforts for Haiti both here in the USA and Internationally.

The Bay Area Benefit website mentions

The Glide Foundation, in partnership with Bay Area Benefit, Citizen Hope, and A Good Idea invites supporters from the San Francisco Bay Area to an benefit event to raise funds for the disaster victims in Haiti and for Glide on Saturday, January 30, from 9 p.m. at Nuit Blanche, 564 Market St, San Francisco.

Nuit Blanche, an exclusive penthouse in downtown San Francisco, will host this open bar event with tickets starting at $45 available at http://sfrecess.eventbrite.com

The Black Tokyo website reports

The Japanese chapter of the Red Cross is sending an official to the decimated Island of Haiti to asses what personnel and supplies will be needed for relief efforts

Everyday I see how the Asian and Black community works together. I hope through examples like this the rest of the world can begin to see it also.