Dominican Americans (Dominica)
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Americans of Dominican (Dominica) birth or descent
This article is about Americans with roots from the Commonwealth of Dominica. For Americans with roots from the Dominican Republic, see Dominican Americans (Dominican Republic).
Ethnic group
Dominica Dushi (Island Carib) | |
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| Total population | |
| 6,071 (Dominican ancestry, 2000 US Census)[1] 33,514 (Dominican-born, 2007-2011) [2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Miami, New Orleans and Houston[3] | |
| Languages | |
| English, Dominican Creole French, Kalinago | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity |
Dominican Americans, also known as Dominiquais Americans, are Americans who have full or partial ancestry from the island of Dominica.
History
[edit]Several members of the Dominican diaspora met in New York for the first "Dominica Diaspora in Development" (DAAS) conference in 2001.[4] Some Garifuna from Dominica immigrated to the United States.[5]
Demographics
[edit]The counties with the largest Dominican population are Bronx County, New York, Queens County, New York, Kings County, New York, Broward County, Florida, Harris County, Texas and Suffolk County, Massachusetts.[6]
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References
[edit]- ^ "Table 1. First, Second, and Total Responses to the Ancestry Question by Detailed Ancestry Code: 2000". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ^ "PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES, Universe: Foreign-born population excluding population born at sea, 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 16 July 2013.[dead link]
- ^ Education in the Commonwealth Caribbean and Netherlands Antilles.
- ^ "Diaspora Networks in International Business: Perspectives for Understanding and Managing Diaspora Business and Resources".
- ^ The Ethnic Dimension in American History. p. 280.
- ^ "U.S. Immigrant Population by State and County". migrationpolicy.org. 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
See also
[edit]| Anglo-Caribbean | |
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| Americo-Caribbean | |
| Franco-Caribbean | |
| Hispano-Caribbean | |
| Dutch Caribbean | |
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