On the other note i found this in the web and i am not sure if this a credible website or not but it gives the population data of most of the ethnic groups from the bay area. It was nice to look at the numbers and probably we can all tell who is the majority and who is the minority groups but still its good source.
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Ethnic enclave
Even from the earliest times we see people settling in area where there are people with similar background, like same country, similar language and culture. We read in chapter 6 that ethnic enclaves established throughout the history of America. And even today we can find these enclaves throughout out own community. Its a funny story that we (me and family) used to live in northern California before and we moved down to south bay because there are more people from Nepal living here although we didn't know any of them anyways. I think having people from the same background and same origin gives a feeling of security, togetherness and community in a land that is not theirs. I do find that here than when i was living in the North but i don't want to be confined in that community. May be this is what everyone feels and they settle where the people from their own country settles and venture out after a generation or when they become successful.
http://www.city-data.com/forum/san-francisco-oakland/1255801-bay-area-ethnic-communities.html
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I totally agree with you when you said people come here and settle where their people are at because of security but venture out when they feel like they're successful enough to do that. It's step for them to get use and transition into the American way of life and culture.
ReplyDeleteHey, I found a better source of data: http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/map
ReplyDeleteIt's from New York Times and they're using 2010 US Census data. It shows the racial and ethnic concentrations of counties and neighborhoods and the percent changes since 2000. Very insightful stuff.