Haitians in the metropolitan Washington area are found
in the city and in outlying areas in Virginia and Maryland. Although
Washington’s Haitians are scattered within the region, the
single location with the heaviest concentration of Haitian-Americans
is the suburban area of Silver Spring, Langley Park and Hyattsville,
Maryland. As evidence of this fact, not only are such Haitian institutions
as Yon-Yon’s
catering business, but also one can occasional hear spoken Creole
in shops and stores in this part of Montgomery County and in nearby
Prince George’s County, Maryland.
