Do You Like California's Cultural Diversity? (San Jose, San Francisco: dating, charge, Hispanics)

[SomeBodyUK]

Originally Posted by BayAreaHillbilly

I find it less diverse here, in the true sense of that word, than many places in the Eastern US. While we may have a good representation of East Asian peoples here and of course the many Mexicans and Salvadorians, where we tend to lack is people from the Caribbean, Africa, and the like. And of course there really are not that many blacks, overall. I know people (Especially a certain Oaklander) will now post various stats showing that indeed there are Trinidadians in some pocket of some neighborhood, but from a standpoint of the overall feel, you just don't see certain groups as represented here as they are in the East, and meanwhile, no offense, there are areas here that are like Chinese monocultures.

I kind of agree - I'm of Indian heritage, born and raised in UK. There's not many African, Caribbean or European people here.

It's way less diverse than London. I live in North Hollywood, and when I drive to work I see hundreds of schoolkids - they're nearly all Hispanic! There's a few blacks and zero Asians. Nothing wrong with that, but I think it's better if areas are more mixed.

[KC6ZLV]

Originally Posted by .highnlite

That is what Mariano Vallejo said.

Where and when did he say this, and of what race? He was white (of Spanish descent) after all.

[tickyul]

Originally Posted by Curmudgeon

If you have something more to say along those lines, raise your hand and place it over your mouth

Well, I would say outright what I feel.......without censoring myself........but someone would rat me out............suspension to follow.

[CyanideThistles]

Originally Posted by SomeBodyUK

I kind of agree - I'm of Indian heritage, born and raised in UK. There's not many African, Caribbean or European people here.

It's way less diverse than London. I live in North Hollywood, and when I drive to work I see hundreds of schoolkids - they're nearly all Hispanic! There's a few blacks and zero Asians. Nothing wrong with that, but I think it's better if areas are more mixed.

Look at North Hollywood Senior High: District and School Enrollment by Ethnicity - Enrollment by Ethnicity for 2010-11

It has 3,191 students, and 2,223 are Hispanic. That's 70%. More than 200 Asian kids so it's around 7%. But yeah, it's not really that diverse but it's better in terms of diversity than the almost totally Hispanic schools right?

[tickyul]

Originally Posted by rimmerama

Yeah, I often think to myself how bizarre it is, the hispanic influence coming over America.

Why just recently they renamed my city of Saint Joseph to San Jose, can you believe it?!

Yeah, I can believe it............Californiastan.........looking more and more like a 3rd word country.............that is one of the reasons I left.

[jaijai]

Thank you o.p. for giving all of the racist, mexican hating, fear based ignorant farts yet another opportunity to spew their c***!

But yes, i sure do like the diversity.
I spend a lot of time in mostly white Idaho and it's always great to get back to the coast and see difference.
Viva la difference!

[CyanideThistles]

Originally Posted by jaijai

Thank you o.p. for giving all of the racist, mexican hating, fear based ignorant farts yet another opportunity to spew their c***!

But yes, i sure do like the diversity.
I spend a lot of time in mostly white Idaho and it's always great to get back to the coast and see difference.
Viva la difference!

I thought Idaho had plenty of Mexican immigrants through. My friend has family that immigrated to Idaho from Mexico. But aside from that that all there is probably.

[jaijai]

Originally Posted by CyanideThistles

I thought Idaho had plenty of Mexican immigrants through. My friend has family that immigrated to Idaho from Mexico. But aside from that that all there is probably.

Yes, that's true.
There are quite a few Mexicans where i spend time (and throughout much of Idaho .... southern Idaho for the most part i think) and a much smaller number of Peruvians.
But if it weren't for them, it would be very, very white.

[.highnlite]

Originally Posted by tickyul

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Yeah, I can believe it............Californiastan.........looking more and more like a 3rd word country.............that is one of the reasons I left.

That is what the Mexicans who left California after the American invasion said.

[.highnlite]

Originally Posted by KC6ZLV

Where and when did he say this, and of what race? He was white (of Spanish descent) after all.

Look up the definition of "irony" Mariano was a Mexican, He was speaking of the Americans who invaded a sovereign nation and occupied half of it.