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I disagree. I think that’s a good point. China is the hyper bulk of East Asia. They dwarf immigration from all othe East Asian countries anyway.
It’s a bad point. If other cities can pull from many countries and Boston can’t (not saying this is the case), then it would be a mark against Boston.
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Originally Posted by BostonBornMassMade
All other East Asian countries make like 2 appearances anywhere win this list..how relevant are they to the conversation really?
If that’s the case, then this would be a plus for Boston. Regardless of percentages, when you can pull from multiple regions, it’s a plus. And when you’re ranking it, if other places have it more or less so than Boston, that would be a factor
It’s a bad point. If other cities can pull from many countries and Boston can’t (not saying this is the case), then it would be a mark against Boston.
It’s a pretty small number in the grand scheme of things. China is the vast majority of East Asian it’s in East Asia. Doesn’t seem a stretch that it’s an East Asian capital. It’d be like saying DC isn’t an African capital because it doesn’t get enough Kenyans and Liberians but other places do.
It’s a pretty small number in the grand scheme of things. China is the vast majority of East Asian it’s in East Asia. Doesn’t seem a stretch that it’s an East Asian capital. It’d be like saying DC isn’t an African capital because it doesn’t get enough Kenyans and Liberians but other places do.
If it were a small number, then Vietnamese and Koreans wouldn't be coming in the numbers that they are. Japanese wouldn't be flocking to LA. Those numbers aren't and shouldn't be ignored. Now, if it were case that in every city, Chinese completely dominated the East Asian immigrant population, that would be another story but it's not. Just as Japanese appear in very small numbers outside of California and New York, this makes those stand out. People don't and shouldn't give Boston any different treatment. The countries where Boston fails to pull from in comparison to other places are deservingly a mark against Boston just like they are any where else.
It’s a pretty small number in the grand scheme of things. China is the vast majority of East Asian it’s in East Asia. Doesn’t seem a stretch that it’s an East Asian capital. It’d be like saying DC isn’t an African capital because it doesn’t get enough Kenyans and Liberians but other places do.
It really isnt like that though.
There arent very many Kenyans or Liberians in the US relative to the number of Koreans and Taiwanese. I dont think the argue that, because China is much bigger than Korea, Japan, or Taiwan, lacking the other groups is not relevant.
I think that is why I would say Boston is very much a Chinese Capital. But I don't think it would be next in line for East Asian capital.
Not really. The vast majority of the black population in the US is still AA so Atlanta is still very centric for most Black people in the US.
What is ironic is that Atlanta isnt one of the bigger Meccas for foreign born Africans, though it is becoming one for Jamaicans.
Another point I would use is looking at Houston and Dallas for Africans. Houston and Dallas are receiving foreign born Africans at an identical rate but Houston's African growth skews heavily Nigerian with some Cameroonian. Dallas pulls from a lot more countries in Africa. So even though Houston pulled more, Id give Dallas the nod if I had to designate one of the two from an foreign born African Mecca.
What is ironic is that Atlanta isnt one of the bigger Meccas for foreign born Africans, though it is becoming one for Jamaicans.
Right. But I don’t think it was ever seen that way to begin with. It’s always been an AA Mecca (arguably THE AA Mecca).
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