A unique panoramic survey of ethnic groups throughout the United States that explores the diverse communities in every region, state, and big city. Race, ethnicity, and immigrants' lives and identity: these are all key topics that Americans need to study in order to fully understand U.S. culture, society, politics, economics, and history. Learning about "place" through our own historical and contemporary neighborhoods is an ideal way to better grasp the important role of race and ethnicity in the United States. This reference work comprehensively covers both historical and contemporary ethnic and immigrant neighborhoods through A–Z entries that explore the places and people in every major U.S. region and neighborhood. America's Changing Neighborhoods: An Exploration of Diversity uniquely combines the history of ethnic groups with the history of communities, offering an interdisciplinary examination of the nation's makeup. It gives readers perspective and insight into ethnicity and race based on the geography of enclaves across the nation, in regions and in specific cities or localized areas within a city. Among the entries are nearly 200 "neighborhood biographies" that provide histories of local communities and their ethnic groups. Images, sidebars, cross-references at the end of each entry, and cross-indexing of entries serve readers conducting preliminary as well as in-depth research. The book's state-by-state entries also offer population data, and an appendix of ancestry statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau details ethnic and racial diversity.

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Preface Introduction: America's Diverse Places of Diversity Volume 1 States Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Neighborhoods Adamston (Clarksburg, West Virginia) Amana Colonies (Iowa) Andersonville (Chicago, Illinois) Annandale, Latino and Asian Enclaves (Virginia) Appleton (Fox Cities), Hmong Community (Wisconsin) Asian District (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Baldwin Hills (Los Angeles, California) Ballard (Seattle, Washington) Bedford-Stuyvesant (Brooklyn, New York) Bergen County, Korean Enclaves (New Jersey) Black Bottom (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Borough Park/Williamsburg/Crown Heights, Jewish Enclaves (Brooklyn, New York) Boyle Heights, Jewish Neighborhood (Los Angeles, California) Boyle Heights, Latino Neighborhood (Los Angeles, California) Bridgeport (Chicago, Illinois) Brighton Beach-Sheepshead Bay (Brooklyn, New York) Bronzeville (Chicago, Illinois) Brooklyn, West Indian Enclave (New York) Burlington/Winooski/Derby Line and Other Cities, French Canadian Enclaves (Vermont) Butte, Irish Americans (Montana) Cambodia Town (Long Beach, California) Cambodia Town (Lowell, Massachusetts) Chicago, Mexican and Puerto Rican Enclaves (Illinois) Chinatown (Boston, Massachusetts) Chinatown (Los Angeles, California) Chinatown (Phoenix, Arizona) Chinatown (San Francisco, California) Chinatown Historic District/A'ala (Honolulu, Hawaii) Chinatowns (Manhattan; Sunset Park East, Brooklyn; Flushing, Queens) (New York City) Chinatowns (Duplicates) (San Francisco, California) Coney Island (Brooklyn, New York) Crown Heights, Jamaican Enclave (Brooklyn, New York) Dallas, Mexican Enclaves (Texas) Dearborn and Detroit, Middle Eastern Enclaves (Michigan) East Los Angeles, Mexican American Enclave (Los Angeles, California) El Monte, Latino Enclaves (California) Elk Horn, Danish Enclaves (Iowa) Volume 2 Fall River, Portuguese Enclave (Massachusetts) Federal Hill (Providence, Rhode Island) Fillmore District (San Francisco, California) Five Points (New York City) Framingham, Brazilian Enclave (Massachusetts) French Quarter (New Orleans, Louisiana) Gallup, Palestinian Enclave (New Mexico) Gardena and Torrance (South Bay Region, Los Angeles County, California) German Village (Columbus, Ohio) Germantown (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Glendale, Armenian Enclave (California) Greek Town (Omaha, Nebraska) Greenpoint (Brooklyn, New York) Greenwich Village (New York City) Greenwood (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Harlem (New York City) Harlem, Senegalese Enclave (New York City) Hartford, Native American Community (Connecticut) Hell's Kitchen (New York City) The Hill (St. Louis, Missouri) Historic Filipinotown (Los Angeles, California) Historic South Central (Los Angeles, California) Holyoke, Puerto Rican Enclaves (Massachusetts) Houston, Mexican Enclaves (Texas) Indio, Mexican and Central American Communities (California) International District (Seattle, Washington) Iosepa, Pacific Islander Enclave (Utah) Irish Hill (Louisville, Kentucky) Ironbound and the Wards (Newark, New Jersey) Jackson Heights (Queens, New York) Jackson Heights, South Asian Enclave (Queens, New York) Japantown (San Francisco, California) Kaka'ako (Honolulu, Hawaii) Kingsburg and Sveadal, Swedish Enclaves (California) Koreatown (Los Angeles, California) Langley Park, Latino Enclaves (Maryland) Lawrence, Latino Enclaves (Massachusetts) Lewiston and Portland, Somali and Bantu Enclaves (Maine) Lindsborg, Swedish Enclave (Kansas) Little Arabia (Anaheim, California) Little Armenia (Los Angeles, California) Little Bohemia (Omaha, Nebraska) Little Brazil Street (Manhattan, New York) Little Ethiopia (Los Angeles, California) Little Haiti ("La Petite Haiti"/Lemon City) (Miami, Florida) Little Havana (Miami, Florida) Little Havana on the Hudson (North Hudson, New Jersey) Little India (Chicago, Illinois) Little India, Chatham Street (Cary, North Carolina) Little India, Hillcroft (Houston, Texas) Little India, Jackson Heights (Queens, New York) Little India, Newark Avenue (Jersey City, New Jersey) Little India/Pakistan (Artesia, California) Little Italy (Los Angeles, California) Little Italy (Manhattan, New York) Little Italy (Omaha, Nebraska) Little Italy (San Diego, California) Little Italy (San Francisco, California) Little Italy (Wilmington, Delaware) Little Lima (Paterson, New Jersey) Little Poland (Hamtramck, Michigan) Little Saigon (Denver, Colorado) Little Saigon (Houston, Texas) Little Saigon (San Francisco, California) Little Saigon (San Jose, California) Little Saigon (Westminster, California) Little Tokyo (Los Angeles, California) Logan Heights, Mexican Enclave (San Diego, California) Los Angeles, Hawaiian Enclaves (California) Los Angeles, West Side and San Fernando Valley Jewish Enclaves (California) Lower East Side (New York City) Lower Ninth Ward (New Orleans, Louisiana) Lower Roxbury, African American Enclave (Massachusetts) Volume 3 Malad City, Welsh Enclave (Idaho) Manchester, French Canadian Enclave (New Hampshire) Mashantucket (Western) Pequot Tribal Nation (Mashantucket, Connecticut) Mattapan (Boston, Massachusetts) Mayan Corner/24th and Mission (San Francisco, California) Mexicantown (Detroit, Michigan) Milwaukee, German Enclaves (Wisconsin) Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Twin Cities Hmong Community (Minnesota) Minot and Other Cities, Norwegian Enclaves (North Dakota) Monterey Park, First Suburban Chinatown (California) Mount Washington, Mexican Enclave (California) Muenster, German Enclave (Texas) National City (San Diego, California) New Braunfels, German Enclave (Texas) New Chinatown (Portland, Oregon) Nikolaevsk, Russian Enclave (Alaska) North End (Boston, Massachusetts) Old Greektown (Salt Lake City, Utah) Old Mines, French Enclave (Missouri) Olvera Street/La Plaza (Los Angeles, California) Orange Mound (Memphis, Tennessee) Over-the-Rhine (Cincinnati, Ohio) Pawtucket, Cape Verdean Enclave (Rhode Island) Phoenix and Other Cities, Mexican Enclaves (Arizona) Pico Rivera, Latino Enclave (California) Pilsen (Chicago, Illinois) Poarch Creek Indian Reservation (Alabama) Point Cadet (Biloxi, Mississippi) Quincy, Asian Enclaves (Massachusetts) Riverside, Mexican Enclave (California) Roxbury, African American Enclave (Massachusetts) Salem, French Canadian Enclave (Massachusetts) San Bernardino, Mexican Enclave (California) San Pedro, Italian and Croatian Enclaves (California) Santa Ana, Mexican Enclaves (California) Sawtelle (Los Angeles, California) Serbin, German Enclave (Texas) Sheeley Town and Little Poland (Omaha, Nebraska) Silicon Valley, Indian and South Asian Communities (Santa Clara Valley/San Jose Region, California) Sin City (Fresno, California) Slavic Village (Cleveland, Ohio) Sleepy Hollow, Ecuadorian Enclave (New York) Solvang, Danish Community (California) Sonoma County, Italian Enclave (California) South Boston/Southie (Boston, Massachusetts) South End (Boston, Massachusetts) South Federal Boulevard (Denver, Colorado) Spanish Town (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) Springdale, Marshall Islanders Enclave (Arkansas) Staten Island, Sri Lankan Enclave (New York City) St. Louis, German Enclaves (Missouri) Sunset Park West and North Corona (New York City) Sweet Auburn (Atlanta, Georgia) Tabor, Czech Enclave (South Dakota) Tarpon Springs, Greek Enclaves (Florida) Tehrangeles (Los Angeles, California) Temescal (Oakland, California) Thai Town (Los Angeles, California) Tremé (New Orleans, Louisiana) Tucson, Chinese and Southeast Asian Enclaves (Arizona) Upper Fells Point (Spanish Town) (Baltimore, Maryland) Volga German Enclaves (Wyoming) Warsaw, Polish Enclave (North Dakota) Washington Heights (New York City) Watertown, Armenian Capital (Massachusetts) Watts (Los Angeles, California) West End (Boston, Massachusetts) Woonsocket, French Canadian Enclave (Rhode Island) Ybor City (Tampa, Florida) Yorkville, German Enclave (New York City) Yuba City, Sikh Enclave (California) Appendix: U.S. Enclaves with Highest Proportion of a Particular Ancestry Bibliography Editor and Contributors Index