Asian population in Houston? (Dallas, Fort Worth: neighborhood, living, restaurant)

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by LAnative10

Houston definately does not have more Koreans than New York. Houston's Korean community is the third largest in the South after Atlanta and Dallas. New York is number two in the US after LA.

Houston has a small Korean community. Its not even half the size of DFW's and its about 1/3 the size of Atlanta's. Its nowhere near the Bay Area.

sorry, neither Atlanta or Dallas were on the list they only had the top cities for Asians. And the figures were from 2000

The cities were:
LA
NY
Honolulu
San Jose
Oakland
Seattle
Houston
San Fransisco
OC
Chicago
DC

The number for NY seemed pretty low, it may have been a typo. Maybe they left out a digit. I thought the Korean pop in NY was passed 100K.

You maybe correct but Dallas and ATL were not on the list.

The bay area was on the list, and together the total Korean pop was 35K

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

Houston Vietnamese population in 2000:

SOUTHERN CITIES

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA - 63,924
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA - 47,090
Atlanta, GA MSA - 23,996
New Orleans, LA MSA - 14,868
Oklahoma C! ity, OK MSA - 9,628
Tampa-St.Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA - 9,318
Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA - 8,641
Orlando, FL MSA - 7,621
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC MSA - 6,033
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA - 4,597

Vietnamese American Population

I would not be too trusting of threads

How about some more recent numbers:

As of 2007, the largest Vietnamese communities in the US are:

1) Los Angeles/Orange County: 277,061
2) San Francisco/San Jose: 175,129
3) Greater Houston: 82,374
4) Dallas/Fort Worth: 70,609
5) Washington DC: 64,425

[DANNYY]

LAnative is right though, Atlanta's fastest growing Asian population would be Korean (mainly South Korea), and DFW has a very large Korean population.

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by LAnative10

How about some more recent numbers:

I checked again, and the site did have a typo. The NY Korean pop was 90K in 2000

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by Awesome Danny

LAnative is right though, Atlanta's fastest growing Asian population would be Korean (mainly South Korea), and DFW has a very large Korean population.

Oh I was not doubting him. I just didn't see those two cities on the list. While they may have a lot of Koreans, in 2000 they did not have large populations of other Asians to count in the top cities.

They may be in the big leagues for Asians after this census.

The article said that Asian pop is not being spread out. 8 Metros in 1990 had 47% of the countries Asians, in 2000 the percentage had dropped to 41% for those 8 metros

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

sorry, neither Atlanta or Dallas were on the list they only had the top cities for Asians. And the figures were from 2000

The cities were:
LA
NY
Honolulu
San Jose
Oakland
Seattle
Houston
San Fransisco
OC
Chicago
DC

The number for NY seemed pretty low, it may have been a typo. Maybe they left out a digit. I thought the Korean pop in NY was passed 100K.

You maybe correct but Dallas and ATL were not on the list.

The bay area was on the list, and together the total Korean pop was 35K

How about I put some number together on Asians in America for the record?

Atlanta does have the largest Korean community in this side of the country. It is the city de' jour for Koreans (so to speak) the same way Dallas is with Indians and Houston is with Vietnamese. The only difference is that the Indian community in DFW and the Vietnamese community in Houston are almost double the size of the Korean community in Atlanta.

You misread my number for NY's Koreans. I said about 175,000. It turns out its actually 173,989. So you will have to forgive me.

As for total Asians, lets go by ACS numbers from 2007 and see what happens:

As of 2007, by metro area. Ill include all Combined Statistically Areas with over 250,000 Asians:

1) Los Angeles/Orange County: 2,054,062
2) New York City/Newark: 1,907,689
3) San Francisco/San Jose: 1,580,282
4) Washington/Baltimore: 564,571
5) Honolulu/Oahu: 543,423
6) Chicago/Naperville: 507,283
7) Seattle/Tacoma: 374,197
8) Boston/Worcester: 356,242
9) Houston/Galveston: 336,008
10) San Diego: 310,345
11) Dallas/Fort Worth: 309,994
12) Philadelphia/Camden: 260,127
13) Sacramento: 257,505

For reference, the Atlanta CSA has about 231,000 Asians since that was brough up earlier.

[DANNYY]

And here are the most recent numbers for South Asians in particular all of them combined. (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Bhutanese, Nepali, & Maldives)

New York CSA: 662,927 (3.0% of the population)
Bay Area CSA: 218,860 (3.0% of the population)
Chicago CSA: 183,356 (1.9% of the population)
Los Angeles CSA: 163,061 (0.9% of the population)
Washington DC CSA: 159,818 (1.9% of the population)
Houston CSA: 96,717 (1.7% of the population)
Dallas- Fort Worth CSA: 95,569 (1.5% of the population)
Philadelphia CSA: 85,182 (1.3% of the population)
Boston CSA: 77,995 (1.0% of the population)
Detroit CSA: 73,962 (1.3% of the population)
Atlanta CSA: 72,858 (1.3% of the population)
Miami MSA: 46,403 (0.08% of the population)
Sacramento CSA: 46,365 (1.9% of the population)
Seattle CSA: 41,607 (1.0% of the population)
Phoenix MSA: 29,046 (0.05% of the population)
San Diego MSA: 21,024 (0.06% of the population)

By total South Asian population they are both literally neck in neck and have literally no difference whatsoever on it.

DFW has a larger Indian community by 4,000 where as Houston has a larger population of Pakistani's & Nepali's. The other groups are basically smaller populations overall that have minimal influence to total numbers.

[Alphalogica]

Originally Posted by Fairlady Z

I kinda disagree. According to my parents, when my parents (Vietnamese) emigrated here in 1981, there were plenty of us here already and that grew throughout the decade. I can't speak for the other nationalities, but are presence here was definitely not established within the last decade or even during the 90s. Midtown used to be where a lot of Vietnamese hung out until New Chinatown was established and Midtown started gentrifying. Some of are presence is still there with some of the street signs in Vietnamese. Houston had the 3rd largest Vietnamese population in 2000, and will likely keep that title. Only LA and the Bay Area can lay claim that they have a larger population, but that's natural given California's location and history of attracting Asians.

I do agree that are Asian population is growing quite fast due to many Californians (as well as other states) moving here for economical reasons and will probably continue like that until California fixes itself. We definitely aren't established as the California cities, NYC, Hawaii, and Seattle, but we are making some big strides.

Right on. I would say that Texas' Asian community got its start in the 70's at the conclusion of the Vietnam War with Vietnamese refugees. This is much akin to Minnesota's and Wisconsin's influx of Hmong immigrants during this time. Some use the word "boat people" but I know that can be considered a derogatory term.

That's still relatively new considering the length of time Hawaii and San Francisco have been Asian-American epicenters. Asian-American dominance predates Hawaiis statehood which began in 1959. Japanese were brought to Hawaii beginning in the late-1800's to work on the sugar plantations. Also, the first Chinese settled in California to work on the Transcontinental Railroad also in the late-1800's.

Compared to that, the Vietnamese immigration to Texas is still a relatively recent phenomenon. Prior to 1970, Asian immigration to Texas was nowhere near the levels that it is today. Houston had its Chinatown near Downtown during this time, but it is nowhere near in size and scope compared the one on Bellaire that took off in the late-70's.

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

^^^Thanks for the numbers Danny! Very interesting indeed. I second the notion that there is virtually no difference between DFW and Houston for South Asians. Any flavor of South Asian could feel very much at home either place.

The big differences in the numbers come from the fact that there are about 20,000 more Chinese and about 10,000 more Filipinos in Greater Houston. While there are about 15,000 more Koreans in DFW. There are about 12,000 more Vietnamese in Greater Houston, but given that DFW still has the nations 4th largest Vietnamese community, its not as if there is a shortage of them here.

I think its also important that we remember that not all Asians in all cities are created equal. For example, my wife is Thai. When her Aunt and Uncle moved to the states, instead of going to LA, they went to the Bay Area. But even in one of the largest Asian congregations in the US, there are virtually no Thai people there. So, wanting to leave California, they ended up in Minneapolis because some friends live there. Even though the Twin Cities do not have a huge Asian community, as it happens, the Minneapolis/St. Paul area is home to the 2nd largest Thai population in the US after LA (which is home to 70% of all Thais in the US). They have been there for 15 years and LOVE IT! They have Thai friends, there is a Thai commerce society, there is a Thai community center and multiple Thai temples.

But alas, they dont like the cold. They are supposed to move to Plano next year. While DFW's Thai population isnt as big as LA or the Twin Cities, it is the largest in the South and 4th largest in the US after LA, Minneapolis, and New York. Maybe that will help.

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by LAnative10

How about I put some number together on Asians in America for the record?

Atlanta does have the largest Korean community in this side of the country. It is the city de' jour for Koreans (so to speak) the same way Dallas is with Indians and Houston is with Vietnamese. The only difference is that the Indian community in DFW and the Vietnamese community in Houston are almost double the size of the Korean community in Atlanta.

You misread my number for NY's Koreans. I said about 175,000. It turns out its actually 173,989. So you will have to forgive me.

As for total Asians, lets go by ACS numbers from 2007 and see what happens:

As of 2007, by metro area. Ill include all Combined Statistically Areas with over 250,000 Asians:

1) Los Angeles/Orange County: 2,054,062
2) New York City/Newark: 1,907,689
3) San Francisco/San Jose: 1,580,282
4) Washington/Baltimore: 564,571
5) Honolulu/Oahu: 543,423
6) Chicago/Naperville: 507,283
7) Seattle/Tacoma: 374,197
8) Boston/Worcester: 356,242
9) Houston/Galveston: 336,008
10) San Diego: 310,345
11) Dallas/Fort Worth: 309,994
12) Philadelphia/Camden: 260,127
13) Sacramento: 257,505

For reference, the Atlanta CSA has about 231,000 Asians since that was brough up earlier.

wow, nice list. I see some irregularities though. The Asian pop in Honolulu in 2000 was 620K though. Why is it less now.
Washington DC was ranked at number 9 in 2000 with an Asian pop of 379K, how did it by pass all those cities to jump to 4?

They listed San Fran, Oakland and San Jose separately. This was mainly for cities, not metros. I guess that is why Dallas and ATL did not make the list. Dallas and ATL are pretty wimpy cities when they alone.

Oh and I did not misread your list. The article I read had a typo for NY. I checked back to the 2000 census and found the correct figure for NY Koreans.