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Old 06-06-2008, 11:12 AM
 
Location: Philly
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I see there aren't very many hispanics in Pitt, would you say there are problems with racism or cultural problems?
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Old 06-06-2008, 11:19 AM
 
Location: Saint Petersburg
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I see there aren't very many hispanics in Pitt, would you say there are problems with racism or cultural problems?
I think it's interesting that the first assumption here is that the lack of Hispanics indicates some kind of social problem inherent to the region.

Perhaps this just isn't a convenient place for Hispanics to immigrate to.
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Old 06-06-2008, 11:32 AM
 
Location: Central Northside
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The lack of Hispanic migration and immigration to Pittsburgh has a lot to do with the labor market, both in the sense that the region has not seen a large increase in service and construction jobs over the past decade, and the strong union presence, which leads to higher retention rates and less job openings in trades that in other regions, attract great numbers of immigrant workers. Essentially, the Hispanic population here is growing steadily, just not at the explosive rates seen in other cities and regions.
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Old 06-06-2008, 11:40 AM
 
Location: Harrisburg, PA
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Essentially, the Hispanic population here is growing steadily, just not at the explosive rates seen in other cities and regions.
Maybe; however in my travels around Pittsburgh (and I admit I don't frequent the Brookline area...which happens to have a Hispanic community so I hear) I have yet to meet any Hispanics. Last week at the BP on Rt. 51, there was a man in line in front of me speaking Spanish on his cell phone (sort of gave me a warm fuzzy feeling...like a taste of Miami had followed me up here!). I went to school with some second-generation Hispanics. However they were very assimilated.

No doubt I miss the Dominican hairdressers....and what I would do for an arepa con queso, empanada, pan de bono, cafe con leche, or just a Cuban colada...oh man! I really wish Pittsburgh did have more Hispanics!

Oh and if anyone knows where you can get a good mojito in this town; I still have yet to find a place that does them right (real mint leaves...straight sugar syrup...not the "mojito flavor syrup" stuff, splash of soda water for bite...you know).

Last edited by MissShona; 06-06-2008 at 11:46 AM.. Reason: had to add in the mojito part!
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Old 06-06-2008, 11:56 AM
 
Location: Central Northside
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No doubt the Hispanic community is still very small here, especially compared to areas like Miami...There's likely still less than 20k in Allegheny County. The latest census estimates did show the Hispanic population in Allegheny County to have nearly doubled between 1990 and 2006.

At least on the North Side, Hispanics are much more visible than just 2 or 3 years ago. It's now common to see all-Hispanic soccer games on the fields near Allegheny Center a few times a week, and hear some Spanish spoken here and there on East Ohio Street. Beechview does seem to have the greatest concentration of Hispanics in the city.
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Old 06-06-2008, 12:38 PM
 
Location: Harrisburg, PA
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Beechview does seem to have the greatest concentration of Hispanics in the city.
Oh it's Beechview! Sorry...I knew it started with a "B".
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Old 06-06-2008, 12:40 PM
 
Location: Harrisburg, PA
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No doubt the Hispanic community is still very small here, especially compared to areas like Miami...There's likely still less than 20k in Allegheny County.
Well Miami is far from the norm...the majority of Miami-Dade county residents are Hispanic...61.3 percent....with the remaining split up between everyone else. So yeah...Pittsburgh is a totally different ball game!
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Old 06-06-2008, 01:07 PM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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IMO, it's the job market. Hispanics, like people of any other ethnicity, want to make a living. So they go where the jobs are. It's not a matter of convenience. According to City-Data, here are some Hispanic populations of some selected cities where one would not necessarily expect to find a large Hispanic population.

Pittsburgh: 1.3%
Omaha: 7.5%
Minneapolis: 7.6%
Northfield, MN: 5.7%
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Old 06-06-2008, 01:11 PM
 
Location: Philly
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Perhaps I need to be more clear. My wife is from Puerto Rico, will she encounter problems with people there? I'm not looking for why large amounts of hispanics haven't moved to Pittsburgh, but what it's like for hispanics, specifically those with brown skin, to live there. I'm not assuming anything, I'm asking. We were in buffalo, shortly, and there were virtually no hispanics even from mexico let alone smaller places like Puerto rico or the DR. Still, we didn't have any problems... of course the weather sucked (At the time) and it was a ghost town (downtown) so we didn't see that many people. Still, it's nice to know what neighborhoods have hispanics. any area worth visiting on the north side? the priory hotel looks interesting.
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Old 06-06-2008, 01:20 PM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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As you see, Pittsburgh does not have a lot of Hispanics, period. There are apparently some areas with Hispanic concentrations.

Another area of the city you might look at if you're moving to Pgh is the Oakland/Squirrel Hill/Shadyside neighborhoods. Those are near the two big universities, and there is more diversity there.
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