Background:
Much of this island had been devastated and two-thirds of the population had fled abroad due to the eruption of the Soufriere Hills volcano[?] that began on July 18, 1995.
... The racial makeup of the town is 95.82% White, 0.50% African American, 0.04% Native American, 1.49% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.08% from oth ...