{"id":1379,"date":"2017-06-30T16:02:05","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T16:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/?page_id=1379"},"modified":"2024-09-20T21:36:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T21:36:26","slug":"colombians","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/colombians\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombians"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1498851405448{margin-top: -40px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 10px !important;padding-top: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Marcella Correa, the mayor of Don Mat\u00edas, Colombia, addressed Colombians in East Boston in 2015. Photo by Jorge Caravallo.<\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_69dfdc51762b5{font-size:36px;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl vc_custom_1498839108735 vcex_69dfdc51762b5\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Colombians<\/span><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1498853206281{padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;]Boston\u2019s Colombian community dates back to the 1970s when skilled Colombian textile workers began migrating to Massachusetts through the H2 guest worker program. Most came from the area around Medell\u00edn in northwestern Colombia, which was the heart of the country\u2019s textile and garment industries. They came for jobs, but also to escape <em>La Violenc\u00eda<\/em>, a prolonged conflict between the two main political parties that killed or displaced tens of thousands of people.<\/p>\n<p>The unrest deepened in the 1980s, as guerrilla groups such as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) battled government forces, and violent drug cartels took hold in the region around Medill\u00edn. The widespread violence, together with neoliberal economic restructuring programs that devastated the economy in the 1990s, spurred many Colombians to emigrate and join family members in Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>Since the 1980s, Colombians have come from the areas around Medell\u00edn and Bogot\u00e1, as well as smaller cities such as Don Mat\u00edas, an agricultural center north of Medell\u00edn. Colombian migration to Boston has slowed since the 2008 recession, but according to 2015 Census estimates, more than six thousand were living in the city and seventeen thousand in the metro region.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Settlement <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>While Colombian workers initially settled in Lowell in the 1970s, the decline of the textile industry prompted some to seek out jobs and homes in Boston in the 1980s. Many ended up in East Boston, a predominantly Italian American neighborhood with a growing Latino population. By 2014 the neighborhood was home to more than three quarters of the city\u2019s Colombian immigrants, who had become East Boston\u2019s second largest foreign-born group (see <a href=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/east-boston\/colombians-in-east-boston\/\">Colombians in East Boston<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Across the city, Colombian immigrants can be found in neighborhoods such as Allston-Brighton, West Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, and Roslindale. North of the city, Revere also hosts a large Colombian population, with nearly three thousand living there in 2015. Both Revere and East Boston have abundant triple-decker housing which Colombians have purchased, living in one unit while renting out the other two to friends or family members. As with earlier immigrant groups, this housing arrangement has facilitated chain migration and helped Colombian homeowners pay their mortgages.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Work <\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1382\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1382\" style=\"width: 515px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1382\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Colombian_Pizzeria.png\" alt=\"Once known for its Italian eateries, East Boston now has Colombian-owned pizzerias, like this one which serves Latin American specialties such as arepas and empanadas. Photo by Jorge Caravallo.\" width=\"515\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Colombian_Pizzeria.png 831w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Colombian_Pizzeria-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Colombian_Pizzeria-768x543.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1382\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Once known for its Italian eateries, East Boston now has Colombian-owned pizzerias like this one, which also serves Latin American specialties such as arepas and empanadas. Photo by Jorge Caravallo.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the 1970s, Colombian immigrants worked mainly in the Lowell textile mills, where their skills tending and fixing old American-made looms (many of which had been sold off to Colombian textile plants) made them valuable workers. Others who had work experience in Colombia\u2019s apparel industry, found employment in Boston\u2019s garment shops. But as manufacturing plants closed in the 1980s, Colombian workers moved into the service sector. By 2000, more than 40 percent of foreign-born Colombians in the city were employed in service work, with many in lower paying jobs such as food serive, cleaning, and maintenance.<\/p>\n<p>On the bright side, Colombians have made marked strides in retail sales and self employment. The percentage of self-employed Colombians has grown from 2 percent in 2000 to nearly 10 percent in 2013, with many Colombian-owned stores and businesses operating in East Boston. Such businesses have provided employment for the community but also helped entrepreneurs to support family and businesses back home. Remittances sent back to the town of Don Mat\u00edas, for example, have helped support local businesses and improvement projects, cementing bonds between the two communities.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/bibliography\/#colombians\"><strong>Sources and Further Reading<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dfdc51799ac .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1726868181186 vcex_69dfdc51799ac\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonplans.org\/getattachment\/5facd1a3-2ec2-4e59-ac33-995cd365a6e0\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img width=\"1681\" height=\"1624\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Colombia_Image_crop.jpeg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Colombia_Image_crop.jpeg 1681w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Colombia_Image_crop-300x290.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Colombia_Image_crop-768x742.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Colombia_Image_crop-1024x989.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1681px) 100vw, 1681px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonplans.org\/getattachment\/5facd1a3-2ec2-4e59-ac33-995cd365a6e0\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colombian Demographics<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Check out the latest demographic data on Colombians in the city of Boston, prepared by the Boston Planning and Development Agency and the Mayor\u2019s Office of Immigrant Advancement.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dfdc517f963 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1726868156925 vcex_69dfdc517f963\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20 responsive-video-wrap\"><span class=\"wpex-responsive-media\"><iframe title=\"Sanchez by Global Boston\" width=\"980\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F329507839&show_artwork=true&maxheight=1000&maxwidth=980\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-362352614\/amelia-and-jennifer-sanchez-discuss-history-of-la-sultana-bakery\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colombian Sweet Spot: Amelia &amp; Jennifer Sanchez<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Opened in Maverick Square in East Boston in 1993, La Sultana Bakery has become a symbol of immigrant success. The bakery sells Colombian-style sweets and baked goods but has also become a gathering place for the Colombian community. Over the years, La Sultana owner, Amelia Sanchez, has become a pillar of the community, whom people come to for help and guidance. It is one of the first businesses Colombian newcomers go to when looking for work. In October 2016, Colleen Hyland interviewed Amelia Sanchez and her daughter Jennifer Sanchez in East Boston.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=&#8221;Return to Ethnic Groups&#8221; style=&#8221;3d&#8221; color=&#8221;inverse&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:http%3A%2F%2Fglobalboston.bc.edu%2Findex.php%2Fhome%2Fethnic-groups%2F||&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1498851405448{margin-top: -40px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 10px !important;padding-top: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;] Marcella Correa, the mayor of Don Mat\u00edas, Colombia, addressed Colombians in East Boston in 2015. Photo by Jorge Caravallo. 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