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I don't think that figure alone really proves anything.
Laredo, Texas is 96% "minority" in the context of the United States, but 95 of the 96 are from a single group. That doesn't make it more diverse than Toronto.
We'd need to know more about the breakdown of San Diego's 56%.
This is where San Diego really shows it's diversity:
- Caucasian ~44% with strong Italian, Portuguese communities still existing
- Asian - ~17%, Filipinos (6%) are the largest but there are significant Chinese, Indian, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Laotian, Cambodian and Thai communities. Plus a significant Pacific Islander community (Guamanian, Samoan, Hawaiian). I believe West Asian peoples are included in "Caucasian"
- Hispanic - 30% Primarily Mexican given the proximity but pretty much every Latin American country is represented, including a large Brazilian community (fantastic Carnival festival)though Brazilains are not Hispanic. Plus Puerto Rico.
- African-American ~7% - Significant Somali, Ethiopian communities
- About 5% are two or more races
We also need to know more about the make-up of Toronto's 51% to make a comparison. Anyone?
which omits all the european immigrants groups and neighbourhoods through the city
Toronto is hands-down the most diverse immigrant city in North America, if not the world.
But San Diego holds its own in terms of diversity, including "caucasian" groups. It has the 2nd highest share of Middle East-North African immigrants out of all U.S. metros.
Toronto is hands-down the most diverse immigrant city in North America, if not the world.
But San Diego holds its own in terms of diversity, including "caucasian" groups. It has the 2nd highest share of Middle East-North African immigrants out of all U.S. metros.
Nah. I don't have anything to prove to you. I'm born and raised San Diegan and as an occasional SD booster promoting its often overlooked diversity (especially asian, middle eastern, and pacific islander), I already know that Toronto is more diverse. There's extensive articles about how Toronto is one of the most multicultural cities in the world with 180+ languages spoken.
You are welcome to find Canadian demographics if you feel that I am in the wrong. I simply don't know where to look, but I also don't care if you believe me or not.
Toronto and NYC are unequalled in USA-Canada in terms of having the full diversity of humanity represented in one city.
I understand the importance of sourcing our statements, but stuff like that which is known to anyone knowledgeable doesn't normally need to be proven with stats.
It's like asking for proof it snows more in Minneapolis than in San Diego.
While I won't list them all, I had Toronto coming out on top on all listed metrics except for scenery. And I still voted for San Diego, as I much prefer it (apparently for reasons not considered here). In fairness, I would guess that there are very few cities I would actually put ahead of San Diego.
Guess not everything can be summed up using statistics...
Toronto by a long shot, no competition. San Diego, although a nice city, is very slow and meh to me. Toronto has a buzz, a pulse and is non-stop. Then again I am a person who loves the big city vibe so obviously I'll skew more to Toronto than San Diego.
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