The future of NYC's Asian population (Ridge, Red Hook: transplants, real estate, home)
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Will NYC's Asian population ever grow in size and importance to rival the White/Hispanic/Black populations in the city? Behind all the talk of "transplants" and whatnot, one thing that seems to be happening in the background is the explosive growth of the Chinese, Indians and Arabs you see here. I do wonder why NY isn't seen as being an Asian cultural center the same way SF and LA are?
What are your thoughts/observations on this? Anyone else think NY should focus more on highlighting it's Asian cultures and communities?
Asian population can be felt throughout NYC and NJ, especially in real estate prices increasing the past few years. There is a Chinatown in every borough of NYC.
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Originally Posted by Shizzles
Anyone else think NY should focus more on highlighting it's Asian cultures and communities?
Why? No one cares where you come from. People love NYC for it progressive attitude when it comes to treating immigrants and diversity. It one of the few places in the US where the color of your skin doesn't matter as much as the person you are.
Black and Latino numbers are down, driven away by gentrification. As more and more neighborhoods sees gentrification the only towns that won't get gentrified are Asian dominated parts as the real estate prices are too prohibitive for any small investor to scoop up properties.
Back in the 90s, Blacks and Latinos dominated a good portion of Brooklyn stretching from Williamsburg, Sunset Park, and Bensonhurst. Today, the you have pockets of Latino areas surrounded by Asian businesses and home owners. Then stretches of Hasidic Jews and then areas dominated by gentrifiers from Red Hook to Borough Hall.
Black and Latino numbers are down, driven away by gentrification. As more and more neighborhoods sees gentrification the only towns that won't get gentrified are Asian dominated parts as the real estate prices are too prohibitive for any small investor to scoop up properties.
Back in the 90s, Blacks and Latinos dominated a good portion of Brooklyn stretching from Williamsburg, Sunset Park, and Bensonhurst. Today, the you have pockets of Latino areas surrounded by Asian businesses and home owners. Then stretches of Hasidic Jews and then areas dominated by gentrifiers from Red Hook to Borough Hall.
Not true actually
The increase in the Latino population has declined but the net gain of Latinos in the city is still positive
Black and Latino numbers are down, driven away by gentrification. As more and more neighborhoods sees gentrification the only towns that won't get gentrified are Asian dominated parts as the real estate prices are too prohibitive for any small investor to scoop up properties.
Black and Latino are not going to be leaving public housing any time soon. In addition, the Bronx will remain majority black and latino for the foreseeable future.
Will NYC's Asian population ever grow in size and importance to rival the White/Hispanic/Black populations in the city? Behind all the talk of "transplants" and whatnot, one thing that seems to be happening in the background is the explosive growth of the Chinese, Indians and Arabs you see here. I do wonder why NY isn't seen as being an Asian cultural center the same way SF and LA are?
What are your thoughts/observations on this? Anyone else think NY should focus more on highlighting it's Asian cultures and communities?
If you have not, please mark Feb 8, 2016 on your calendar as a holiday, especially if you are a parent of a school age child, because all public schools in ny will be closed in observation of the lunar new year. it is a symbolic start of the recognition/highlighting of asian culture here in ny.
But until nyc has produced an asian american mayor, asian influences in ny will remain limited in the margins of the mainstream culture.
Will NYC's Asian population ever grow in size and importance to rival the White/Hispanic/Black populations in the city? Behind all the talk of "transplants" and whatnot, one thing that seems to be happening in the background is the explosive growth of the Chinese, Indians and Arabs you see here. I do wonder why NY isn't seen as being an Asian cultural center the same way SF and LA are?
What are your thoughts/observations on this? Anyone else think NY should focus more on highlighting it's Asian cultures and communities?
Where is the explosive growth of Arabs? What countries are they coming from? I know there are Arab enclaves in Astoria and Bay Ridge, but I didn't have the impression that they were really growing much, if at all.
Will NYC's Asian population ever grow in size and importance to rival the White/Hispanic/Black populations in the city?
Not talking about Dominicans and like Puerto ricans, theres really like not a whole lot of hispanics.
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