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The only place West of the Mississippi that really gets large amounts of Colombians and Venezuelans is Houston. LA does get some Colombian immigration but California gets very little Venezuelan immigration.
Las Vegas maybe since they are getting a lot of Cubans. There was a failed proposal for a little Venezuela in East Hollywood but the community is just too small.
One thing to note about Venezuela is its "technically" culturally a Caribbean nation...
My first roommate in College was Venezuelan. I was surprised by how Caribbean his family seemed. From experience Latin American and Afro-Caribbean cultures have a ton of similarities.
My roommate's mom ended up staying for a few months, we couldn't understand a word of what each other were saying but somehow we ended getting close.
I need to go back to compare the Columbian and Venezuelan population in Texas. Back in the day it seemed Columbians far outnumbered Venezuelans but it seems Venezuelans are showing up now. Especially in Houston.
People from Belize, Suriname and Guyana to me are 110% Caribbean. Costa Rica and Panama too share similar aspects with West Indians
The crazy part about it is that aesthetically, Caracas is 100% South American from the landscape to the architecture. But culturally, Venezuelans resemble the Latin American-caribbean culture from the food to the sports (baseball), language and music.
Venezuela makes history in baseball as does DR and PR. Now that Cubans are entering the league it’s great to have them join the trio of Latin American baseball countries. It can be a quad fecta now
Key facts about U.S. Hispanics and their diverse heritage:
"Venezuelans, Dominicans and Guatemalans saw the fastest population growth since 2010."
"From 2010 to 2017, 10 of the 15 largest origin groups grew faster than the Hispanic population overall, which increased 16%. The Venezuelan population in the U.S. increased 76% to 421,000 in 2017, by far the fastest growth rate among Hispanic origin groups. Among groups with populations above 1 million, Dominicans and Guatemalans had the fastest growth."
" The Mexican population grew by 11% from 2010 to 2017, tied for the lowest growth rate among the 15 origin groups. The Peruvian and Ecuadorian populations in the U.S. saw similarly slow growth rates."
My first roommate in College was Venezuelan. I was surprised by how Caribbean his family seemed. From experience Latin American and Afro-Caribbean cultures have a ton of similarities.
My roommate's mom ended up staying for a few months, we couldn't understand a word of what each other were saying but somehow we ended getting close.
I need to go back to compare the Columbian and Venezuelan population in Texas. Back in the day it seemed Columbians far outnumbered Venezuelans but it seems Venezuelans are showing up now. Especially in Houston.
People from Belize, Suriname and Guyana to me are 110% Caribbean. Costa Rica and Panama too share similar aspects with West Indians
I agree, although I'd say for Costa Rica, only the black Costa Ricans tend to be similar to the Caribbean. And historically most black Costa Ricans are of jamaican and other anglo caribbean descent. Panama is very Caribbean to me. Suriname and Guyana are undisputed Caribbean in culture despite being South American.
Look at Fort Worth sneaking in there for Black young adults.
NC sticks out for black young adults as well.
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