So, how ethnically diverse is your neighborhood?

[Jacob]

My neighbourhood is pretty diverse. Let's see, we have:

- all kinds of Asians: Filipino, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, a few Malaysians, a smattering of Sikhs and some other East Indians - possibly Tamil. They just opened a smallish temple six or seven blocks from my house. There are a few Korean churches not too far away, as well. There may be other Asian ethnicities represented, but they don't stand out.

- we've got a good number of Canadianized white people, and a recent number more recent immigrants around, with Italians being the most noticable. None of them have had a big impact on the streetscape, so it's hard to tell; though you do hear some accents once in a while. There's a Welsh community centre and a Polish one within reasonable walking distance. Of course, there are young Irish working in various shops here too. We got lots of Jews too.

- there aren't that many East Europeans, Native Americans, Muslims, Latinos or Black people making their presence known, but there are still a few around.

[katmai]

According to the 2010 census, Anchorage had a population of 291,826 and the racial and ethnic composition was as follows:

White: 66.0% (Non-Hispanic Whites: 62.6%, down from 83.6% in 1980)
Two or More Races: 8.1%
Asian: 8.1% (3.3% Filipino, 1.2% Korean, 1.1% Hmong, 0.5% Laotian).
American Indian and Alaska Natives: 7.9% (1.4% Inupiat, 1.1% Yup'ik, 0.8% Aleutian).
Blacks or African Americans: 5.6%
Other race: 2.3%
Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders: 2.0% (1.4% Samoan)
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 7.6% (3.9% Mexican, 0.9% Puerto Rican, 0.6% Dominican, 0.5% Spanish, 0.5% Colombian)

And the School District touts 94 different language spoken by student body.

[derspiess]

I guess Cincinnati is diverse, but my township (pop. just under 50,000) is 96.6% White, 0.7% African American, and 2.7% of all other races combined.

No wonder you embrace diversity so much.

I do it every day.

I just bet you do, Colonel Sanders.

My wife is 'diverse' and I embrace her

[CountDeMoney]

My wife is 'diverse' and I embrace her

YOU KNOW THATS NOT WHAT I MEANT

[garbon]

Here's that map I posted before of 2010 census data (actually has a lot of nifty overlays).

http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/explorer

I live in one of the whitest parts of Manhattan with 80-90% of the pop being white. Though you'd never know it with all the people milling around (visitors/service workers).

[CountDeMoney]

Yeah, g, I remember when you posted that before;  it's a lot of fun to mess around with, too.


Anyway, here's my little demo breakdown for my slice of heaven.

The racial makeup of the CDP was:
34.3% White
51.0% African American
0.3% Native American
7.8% Asian
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
3.3% some other race, and 3.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.0% of the population.

[derspiess]

My wife is 'diverse' and I embrace her

YOU KNOW THATS NOT WHAT I MEANT

Okay, well I also work downtown, which meets the PC definition of 'diverse' as it has a lot of black folks but not many other minorities. 

Re: immigrants, not many at all in Cincy but I've met quite a few.  The educated or semi-educated Latin American ones seem to aggregate at my wife's workplace.  When they throw a party it's pretty much an OAS meeting, with an occasional Bosnian or Kraut thrown in.  I amaze them with my knowledge of their language, culture and geography.

[Ed Anger]

Spicy shows them his lighter.

LISTEN UP YOU PRIMITVE SCREWHEADS.

[Legbiter]

Also, yesterday I saw a gaggle of young Scotts in kilt. 

Stag do?

Possibly.

British stag parties have reached Poland? 

[Razgovory]

I never talk to my neighbors.  According the census linked from the wiki

78.0% White, 16.9% African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.8% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.6% of the population.

So not particularly diverse.

[derspiess]

Spicy shows them his lighter.

LISTEN UP YOU PRIMITVE SCREWHEADS.

Come on now.  My bachelors degree was in International Relations with a concentration on Latin America.

So I have the tact to insult them in Spanish.

[Ed Anger]

Do the Hispanics wear the dark eye make up like they do on Tv?

I think it makes them look like raccoons.

[CountDeMoney]

Re: immigrants, not many at all in Cincy but I've met quite a few.  The educated or semi-educated Latin American ones seem to aggregate at my wife's workplace.  When they throw a party it's pretty much an OAS meeting, with an occasional Bosnian or Kraut thrown in.  I amaze them with my knowledge of their language, culture and geography.

Not that I've looked into it, but I think with rare exception--Muslims in Michigan, Nepalese in Colorado, for example--the immigration patterns still follow the 19th century/early 20th century model of landing in a city of entry on the coasts and sorta staying put.  Not much inbound movement into the middle of the country where you are.

[derspiess]

Not that I've looked into it, but I think with rare exception--Muslims in Michigan, Nepalese in Colorado, for example--the immigration patterns still follow the 19th century/early 20th century model of landing in a city of entry on the coasts and sorta staying put.  Not much inbound movement into the middle of the country where you are.

Which is why I always ask how the hell they ended up here.  It's usually that their spouse or parents worked for P&G and got transferred to the home office.  Or they married a yokel they met somewhere else.

[derspiess]

Do the Hispanics wear the dark eye make up like they do on Tv?

I think it makes them look like raccoons.

I know a couple who do, yeah

Pretty rare among the educated ones, though.  They're on the fast track to assimilation.