{"id":151,"date":"2016-05-04T23:37:45","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T23:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/?page_id=151"},"modified":"2025-04-10T18:32:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T18:32:13","slug":"ethnic-groups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethnic Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_69dee28f9a1fe{font-size:36px;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-py-50 vc_custom_1744309927376 vcex_69dee28f9a1fe\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Ethnic Groups<\/span><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dee28f9aec2 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1617135602216 vcex_69dee28f9aec2\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/irish\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"588\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/4-Irish-Clam-Diggers-1882.gif\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"A photograph of six men and one women wearing work clothes. In the center of the photograph is a large barrel and the woman holds a basket. On the top of the photograph, it says &quot;Irish Clam Diggers, Boston, Mass, 1882&quot; in script.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/irish\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">Irish<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Historically the region&#8217;s largest ethnic group, the Irish have been coming to Boston since the early 19th century. They have arguably\u00a0transformed and left their mark on the city like no other.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dee28f9b83a .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1660831274254 vcex_69dee28f9b83a\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/canadians\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"992\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/03034v.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"A photograph of two young boys in button-downs and overalls and two young girls in work smocks. The children are standing in front of the camera with the interior of the thread factory behind them.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/03034v.jpg 992w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/03034v-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/03034v-768x523.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/canadians\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">Canadians<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>With its proximity to both Quebec and the Maritime provinces, Massachusetts attracted more Canadian immigrants than any other state, with many coming to the Boston area.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dee28f9c0bd .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1660831411305 vcex_69dee28f9c0bd\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/germans\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\" title=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/germans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img width=\"1150\" height=\"966\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/German-Evang-Lutheran-Church-before-2.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/German-Evang-Lutheran-Church-before-2.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/German-Evang-Lutheran-Church-before-2-300x252.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/German-Evang-Lutheran-Church-before-2-768x645.jpg 768w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/German-Evang-Lutheran-Church-before-2-1024x860.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1150px) 100vw, 1150px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/germans\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\" title=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/germans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Germans<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>One of Boston&#8217;s oldest immigrant groups, Germans were a relatively small community compared to the region&#8217;s Irish and Canadians. But their impact was greater than their numbers would suggest.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dee28f9c905 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1617135626574 vcex_69dee28f9c905\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/jews\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"2688\" height=\"1527\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1-East-boston-seder-2.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Fourteen men, women, and children are seated at a table in preparation for Passover seder. Many men and women stand t the head of the table. The table is decorated nicely with flowers and a white tablecloth.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1-East-boston-seder-2.jpg 2688w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1-East-boston-seder-2-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1-East-boston-seder-2-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1-East-boston-seder-2-1024x582.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2688px) 100vw, 2688px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/jews\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">Jews<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Jews from central and eastern Europe and Russia have come to Boston in multiple waves since the 1840s. Religion has helped shape both their economic and cultural life in the region.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dee28f9d119 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1617135653128 vcex_69dee28f9d119\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/italians\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/italian-americans.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/italian-americans.jpg 640w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/italian-americans-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/italians\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">Italians<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Since the 1880s, Italians have been flocking to Boston, settling in both the city and surrounding communities. They were\u00a0one of the largest ethnic groups of the second wave migration.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dee28f9d920 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1617139042797 vcex_69dee28f9d920\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/chinese\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"811\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Chinatown-Funeral.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"A traditional Chinese funeral takes place in the middle of Harrison Street. On either side of the street are hundreds of men watching and taking place in the funeral.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Chinatown-Funeral.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Chinatown-Funeral-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Chinatown-Funeral-768x608.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/chinese\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">Chinese<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Dating back to the 1870s,\u00a0Boston&#8217;s Chinatown was one of the largest in the country. Despite later exclusion, immigration rebounded after World War II, making the Chinese the largest foreign-born group in the region.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dee28f9e129 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1617139054072 vcex_69dee28f9e129\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/portuguese-2\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"997\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/9-hudson_port_society_crop.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/9-hudson_port_society_crop.jpg 997w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/9-hudson_port_society_crop-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/9-hudson_port_society_crop-768x454.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 997px) 100vw, 997px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/portuguese-2\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">Portuguese<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Coming mainly from the Azores, Portuguese immigrants have been settling in Massachusetts since the mid-19th century. They now constitute\u00a0some\u00a0of the largest Portuguese communities\u00a0 in the United States.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dee28f9e95f .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1617139031016 vcex_69dee28f9e95f\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/armenians\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"982\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/PILIBOSIAN_K_6-87NGOR.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"A photograph of seven people standing and sitting together. There are four young children, two of whom are sitting on their parents laps.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/PILIBOSIAN_K_6-87NGOR.jpg 982w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/PILIBOSIAN_K_6-87NGOR-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/PILIBOSIAN_K_6-87NGOR-768x518.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 982px) 100vw, 982px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/armenians\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">Armenians<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Fleeing ethnic and religious persecution in Ottoman Turkey, Armenians have been coming to greater Boston in large\u00a0numbers since the 1890s. Watertown, especially, has become a center of Armenian-American life and heritage.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dee28f9f17c .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1617139018077 vcex_69dee28f9f17c\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/syrianslebanese-and-arab-americans\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"1443\" height=\"911\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Syrians-crop-76127.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Two young women sit on the steps outside of the building, making lace by hand. Next to the women is a man who is smoking a Arj\u012blah (hookah).\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Syrians-crop-76127.jpg 1443w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Syrians-crop-76127-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Syrians-crop-76127-768x485.jpg 768w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Syrians-crop-76127-1024x646.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1443px) 100vw, 1443px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/syrianslebanese-and-arab-americans\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">Syrians, Lebanese and Other Arab Americans<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Since the 1880s, Boston has been a popular destination for Christians from Syria and\u00a0Lebanon. More recently, Arab newcomers have been\u00a0predominantly Muslim and come from countries across\u00a0the Middle East and North Africa.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dee28f9f9ad .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1617139107738 vcex_69dee28f9f9ad\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/haitians\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"5630\" height=\"4176\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Fig-19.jpeg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Nine Haitian students sit at desks with books in front of them. These desk are grouped together and the students face on another as they work on their studies.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Fig-19.jpeg 5630w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Fig-19-300x223.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Fig-19-768x570.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Fig-19-1024x760.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5630px) 100vw, 5630px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/haitians\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">Haitians<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>One of the oldest &#8220;new&#8221; immigrant groups, Haitians have been coming to Boston since the 1950s. Since then, the metro region has become one of the top three sites of Haitian settlement in the US.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dee28fa01d1 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1617139096824 vcex_69dee28fa01d1\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/vietnamese\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"1275\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/0430_vietnam-local02.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"A line forms at the counter of Banh Mi Be Le. Ten people are waiting in line or are in the process of ordering at the counter as four women work behind the counter to fulfill their orders.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/0430_vietnam-local02.jpg 1275w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/0430_vietnam-local02-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/0430_vietnam-local02-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/0430_vietnam-local02-1024x569.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1275px) 100vw, 1275px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/vietnamese\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">Vietnamese<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Vietnamese refugees and immigrants have been coming to Boston since the end of the Vietnam war in 1975. Centered in Fields Corner in Dorchester, they are now the second largest Asian ethnic group in the city.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dee28fa09f7 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1617139084713 vcex_69dee28fa09f7\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/cape-verdeans\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"993\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/static1.squarespace.png\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/static1.squarespace.png 993w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/static1.squarespace-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/static1.squarespace-768x509.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/cape-verdeans\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">Cape Verdeans<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Cape Verdeans have been coming to Massachusetts since the 1840s, but have only moved into the Boston area in large numbers since the 1970s. Today they are one of the city&#8217;s top ten immigrant groups and the largest hailing from\u00a0Africa.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dee28fa1222 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1617139069722 vcex_69dee28fa1222\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/central-americans\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"800\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/pag10bostonbandadepaz12.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Three women dressed in uniform dresses that are the colors of the Salvadoran flag baton-twirl in a parade. Behind them is a marching band in a similar uniform.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/pag10bostonbandadepaz12.jpg 800w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/pag10bostonbandadepaz12-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/pag10bostonbandadepaz12-768x362.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/central-americans\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">Central Americans<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Fleeing civil wars, violence and repression, newcomers from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras began arriving in greater Boston in the early 1980s. Thirty years later, Central Americans make up a large\u00a0portion of the region&#8217;s Latino population.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dee28fa1a2a .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1617139159686 vcex_69dee28fa1a2a\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/south-asians\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"539\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/diwali_539__1322771813_8426.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"In the foreground, there are three young girls dancing in matching traditional Indian clothing, an orange short-sleeve shirt and a plaid purple and orange skirt. Behind the young girls is a row of older girls dancing as well.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/diwali_539__1322771813_8426.jpg 539w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/diwali_539__1322771813_8426-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/south-asians\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">South Asians<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Attracted by higher education and professional opportunities,\u00a0South Asians have been coming to Boston since the 1960s. Today, Indians are one of the largest foreign-born\u00a0groups in the metro area.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dee28fa222c .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1617139147689 vcex_69dee28fa222c\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/dominicans\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"1920\" height=\"1135\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Mariners-134267.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Mariners-134267.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Mariners-134267-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Mariners-134267-768x454.jpg 768w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Mariners-134267-1024x605.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/dominicans\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">Dominicans<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Coming originally as agricultural workers in the 1950s and 1960s, Dominicans have become\u00a0the region&#8217;s largest Latino immigrant group and have settled across the metro region.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dee28fa2a71 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1617139136266 vcex_69dee28fa2a71\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/brazilians\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"2000\" height=\"1276\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/PH-617009985.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Many men, women, and children are seated and standing in a sports bar watching the Brazilian national soccer team on TV. Many wear shirts in the color of the Brazilian flag or soccer jerseys.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/PH-617009985.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/PH-617009985-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/PH-617009985-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/PH-617009985-1024x653.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/brazilians\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">Brazilians<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Greater Boston has attracted more Brazilian immigrants than any major metropolitan area in the country, in part because of its historic Portuguese-speaking communities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dee28fa327b .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1617139123290 vcex_69dee28fa327b\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/west-indians\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"800\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/44710016.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Many men and women march in the parade. They are dressed in the colors of the Guyanan flag and many carry flags with them as they march.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/44710016.jpg 800w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/44710016-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/44710016-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/west-indians\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">West Indians<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Immigrants from the English-speaking Caribbean\u00a0have been settling in Boston since\u00a0the early twentieth century. Coming mainly from Jamaica and Barbadoes, they have built flourishing communities in Dorchester and Mattapan.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dee28fa3a8e .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1617139170130 vcex_69dee28fa3a8e\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/colombians\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"939\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Donmatias-mayor-in-Eastie.png\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"A woman in a blazer faces away from the camera looking towards a crowd and gesticulates. In front of her are many men, women, and children seated, watching the speaker.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Donmatias-mayor-in-Eastie.png 939w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Donmatias-mayor-in-Eastie-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Donmatias-mayor-in-Eastie-768x499.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/colombians\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">Colombians<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Starting with a trickle of textile workers in the 1970s, thousands of Colombians have settled in Massachusetts in recent decades. The largest number live in Boston, and especially in the neighborhood of East Boston.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dee28fa42be .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1707929552003 vcex_69dee28fa42be\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/koreans\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"926\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Korean-Church-of-Boston-at-BU-1955.png\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Mixed group of Korean men and women nicely dressed and standing on steps under an archway.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Korean-Church-of-Boston-at-BU-1955.png 926w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Korean-Church-of-Boston-at-BU-1955-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Korean-Church-of-Boston-at-BU-1955-768x509.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 926px) 100vw, 926px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/koreans\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">Koreans<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Koreans have been coming to Boston as university students for more than a century. But today&#8217;s Korean American community in the Commonwealth has its origins in the 1950s. Allston-Brighton has become an important center of Korean life for both older settlers and newly arrived students.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dee28fa4ae1 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1617139182376 vcex_69dee28fa4ae1\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/refugees\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"922\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/50283eb9-70d2-4a4c-b58b-f62ab8f019c7-1.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Three Cambodian children walk, carrying various belongings on their heads and in buckets on either side. Behind them is a long line of other refugees following suit. In the background is an area with many small buildings.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/50283eb9-70d2-4a4c-b58b-f62ab8f019c7-1.jpg 922w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/50283eb9-70d2-4a4c-b58b-f62ab8f019c7-1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/50283eb9-70d2-4a4c-b58b-f62ab8f019c7-1-768x507.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/refugees\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">Refugees and Asylees<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Boston has been a magnet for refugees since its founding in the 1600s. 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