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Side rant: I can't stand it when people go "____ much." Like, "extrapolate much?" "Passive aggressive much?" etc. Grammatically incorrect, smug, unfunny, tired, droll, etc.
Anyways...
And NYC has one of the US' oldest Chinatowns (just a few years after SF and Oakland).
Despite these facts, side by side: Texas is not the hub of black culture in the US. New York is not the hub of Asian culture in the US.
Awesome but largely irrelevant to this particular discussion.
As stated above: Texas is not the hub of black culture in the US. New York is not the hub of Asian culture in the US.
Again, irrelevant.
Texas is not the hub of black culture in the US. New York is not the hub of Asian culture in the US.
Sorry, you are not an end all be all on "black culture". I don't even think you are aware how much of a % blacks have been in Texas, historically.
So please spare us your opinions of what is relevant and is not, because you clearly have no clue.
And trying to compare the thousands and thousands of blacks who were slaves and lived in Texas to a tiny neighborhood Chinatown is a pretty poor analogy. I was just trying to help your silly ass out.
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The first United States census was taken in 1850, when the Texas population comprised 154,034 whites, 397 free Negroes, and 58,161 slaves
Anyone who can read, can find out that Texas has had one of the largest black populations in the United States for quite sometime. I'd call that a "hub" and part of a pretty solid nexus.
[color=black][font=Verdana]Sorry, you are not an end all be all on "black culture".
I never said I was, but I am completely and totally right in this situation.
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I don't even think you are aware how much of a % blacks have been in Texas, historically.
I actually am quite cognizant of the number of black people who have been in Texas historically.
So please spare us your opinions of what is relevant and is not, because you clearly have no clue.
[color=black][font=Verdana]And trying to compare the thousands and thousands of blacks who were slaves and lived in Texas to a tiny neighborhood Chinatown is a pretty poor analogy.[/quote]
No, it's a completely and totally apt analogy.
NYC had many Chinese people in it at a point where the Chinese were not looked fondly upon by much of the United States. Texas had many black people in it at a point where black people were not looked fondly upon by much of America.
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I was just trying to help your silly ass out.
No you weren't. And now, you're trying to insult me. Chill out.
Cool map. There are a lot higher percentages of black people east of Texas than there are in Texas, which granted is much more populous than the states around it...
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Anyone who can read, can find out that Texas has had one of the largest black populations in the United States for quite sometime. I'd call that a "hub" and part of a pretty solid nexus.
Out where? Closer to Asia than all the other cities? Yeah I realize Honolulu is much smaller than LA, SF, and NYC but I'd say it's arguably one of the Top 5 Asian cities in America. You can't say the same thing for El Paso with regards to Mexico.
I don't think there even is some sort of central "hub" of Asian culture as SF, NYC, and LA all have a million+ Asians each, none of those three are that dominant over the others really. Just saying Honolu is more dominated Asian culture than any other city and for that reason IS important and worth mentioning.
NYC has more than 1 million Asians within its borders. If NYC Asians were its own city, it would be the 10th largest city in the United States.
That's what you'd call a blowout.
However, judging by the poll results, most people think all three are somewhat equal.
Even though the vast majority of people in New York City rarely leave New York City for any reason, sure, it's not impressive.
What other 304 square mile area in the United States has 1 million Asian people?
And again, look at the poll results. Like in real life, the Tri-State Area will overtake SoCal really really soon
Compared to SoCal and the Bay Area, NO, it's not impressive. And again, this thread is about metro areas not just central cities.
That's kind of sad if NYC residents don't ever leave the city but I do remember during a summer visit to NYC and all these people waiting on the sidewalk in Midtown Manhattan with their bags waiting for buses to take them out to the Hamptons.
Again funny how in another thread about CA you were degrading it for all of its Asian immigration but of course now you are praising the Tri-State area for it's Asian immigration. More DOUBLE STANDARDS as usual! Careful, by your logic in that other thread, soon they will taking over and there will be no Whites and Blacks left!
And again, get off C-D,it's not anything close to real life.
I don't see how anyone who has been to, or lived in, or has first-hand knowledge of all three of these areas, or anywhere else in the US for that matter, can come away thinking the hub for Asian culture is anywhere but the Bay Area or the LA area?
Texas has more black people than any of these states
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NYC had many Chinese people in it at a point where the Chinese were not looked fondly upon by much of the United States. Texas had many black people in it at a point where black people were not looked fondly upon by much of America.
NYC and NY state's Chinese population was a small fraction of the general population in 1850. Blacks made up 20-25% of Texas's population, by 1850.
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I never said I was, but I am completely and totally right in this situation.
No you aren't, in fact blacks make up LESS of the population in Texas when compared to 1850. So it is more like you have no clue what you are talking about.
Just because you have a particular fondness for some groups, does not make you an expert on racial diaspora in this country. Just stop typing.
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I have a lot of asian friends, a few im pretty close with. They all say its California. SoCal and the Bay Area, and having been to both, and being from NY, I agree.
Its also closer to Asia.
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