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By the way, the Los Angeles “metro area” is home to the largest population of Armenians, Filipinos, Guatemalans, Koreans, Thais, Mexicans, and Salvadorans outside of their respective countries. Los Angeles is also home to the largest population of Japanese, Iranians, and Cambodians living in the U.S.
NOTE: I am using the "categories" the US Census uses, I realize that many people overlap into multiple categories (think of Pres. Obama). This at least gives a flavor for each city. And remember, the way the census counts Latinos/Hispanics means these number will not sum to 100%.
Last but not least, I post this info. b/c I think cultural diversity is somethign to embrace about the U.S. If you don't like immigration or diversity please post to an immigration forum. Thank you.
I would say NYC. It's an international city where we have virtually everyone from all parts of the globe. Even if the percentages of whites, blacks and asians, hispanics are different in other cities I doubt they have the diversity within those groups that us New Yorkers have.
I would like to join in but need a little assistance to answer. Describe your vision of ideal diversity.
Also, you put city limits in caps. Any significance?
well, lets compare city limits.. Miami has more foreign born within a city of 40 sq miles? compared to LA 300+ square miles?
400k vs 4m... hmmm.. NYC would be tough to compete with.. Los Angeles is very unique in so many different ways though... NYC has a GIANT Puerto Rican population.. but Puerto Rico is considered part of the US.. so is that still considered diversity? Los Angeles has a HUGE Mexican and Asian population.. while NYC has a pretty big European.. that is the debate.. leave Miami out of this..
I would say NYC. It's an international city where we have virtually everyone from all parts of the globe. Even if the percentages of whites, blacks and asians, hispanics are different in other cities I doubt they have the diversity within those groups that us New Yorkers have.
I'd say LA and NYC are tied. Everything in this quote could just as easily refer to LA as NYC.
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I would say NYC. It's an international city where we have virtually everyone from all parts of the globe. Even if the percentages of whites, blacks and asians, hispanics are different in other cities I doubt they have the diversity within those groups that us New Yorkers have.
I just rode the "International express" train tonight to my hockey game. That's the 7 train in case you don't live here. I love taking that train--you see hundreds of countries represented on that train.
"Fifteen journalists from 12 countries took part in a tour on and along the "International Express," New York's famed #7 train running through Queens, the nation's most ethnically diverse county. New York-based urban geographer Jack Eichenbaum served as tour guide, leading informative walking tours of Jackson Heights, known for its Latin American and South Asian neighborhoods, and Flushing, home to a large Asian community. In addition to enjoying a no-host lunch at an authentic Chinese restaurant, participants also visited a 17th century Quaker meeting house that is New York State's oldest house of worship, and toured Gantry State Park, with its breath-taking views ablong Manhattan's skyline just two blocks fromthe #7 train."
The Ops stats answer the question. LA and Miami are both roughly 50%. NY has no single group as dominant. I've lived in LA and NY and NY wins and its not even close. LA has a little bit of everything but I wouldn't call it diverse in the same way it is in NY. Look at this link for an idea of the diversity in NY. Walking Around - New York City's Ethnic Neighborhoods
By the way, the Los Angeles “metro area” is home to the largest population of Armenians, Filipinos, Guatemalans, Koreans, Thais, Mexicans, and Salvadorans outside of their respective countries. Los Angeles is also home to the largest population of Japanese, Iranians, and Cambodians living in the U.S.
You can add Vietnamese to that list as well. Orange County in the L.A. Metro has the largest population of Vietnamese living in the USA at around 160,000. Los Angeles County adds another 100,000 Vietnamese residents for around 260k in the Metro, the largest amount in the country by far.
Like I said before LA has mostly Asians and South Americans ethnic groups.
NYC has Europeans, Africans, Mid Easterns, and a head start of being the dominant city since the early 1900. So don't be surprised if large populations of Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, Filipino, Carribean and South American nationalities can be found in NY too.
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