puropapi3 said:I have some friend that are Dominican that either have family or visited or moved to North Carolina. Does anybody know about the Dominican scene in the Carolinas because i never heard of it before.
deelt said:Yes there is a growing Dominican population in NC. Mainly through the military. That is, many people enter, are stationed there, then settle there.
Of the US Dominican adults that are in NC, close to 40% are Dominican-Americans. This is then followed with a second migration-wave both internally and external to the States.
There are several southern states with a significant Dominican population at the congressional district level--meaning 500 Dominicans or more. Virginia and Georgia are among them and it is my personal opinion that North Carolina is among them as well if you can allow for correction in census 2000 figures.
As far as the local hangout spot I would have to look in on that. It's just a matter of time and looking out to get plugged in.
Best,
D
Chris_NJ said:I was outside Port Authority Bus Terminal in NYC last year and a Dominican guy (who spoke no English and looked like he just arrived in the US) asked if I knew where the guagua to Carolina del Norte. Presumably he was meeting someone there so there must be other Dominicans in NC. I doubt he realized that he NYC would be so far from NC.
NC State, Ken, not UNC. Us Tarheels are glad he's not a Chapel Hill alum. :laugh:Ken said:former president Hippo graduated from a University in North Carolina.
I'd be curious to see what the data say about Dominican concentrations in NC, Deni. If people settle near what they knew while serving in the military, then you'll find concentrations in and around Fayetteville, Wilmington and Paris Island. Now, if these folks are seeking the growth area where they will likely be most welcomed, my guess would be Research Triangle (Durham-CH-Raleigh). But since most Dominicans in the US, in my unscientific observation, seem to cling to metropoles, I bet many of them head off to Charlotte.deelt said:Yes there is a growing Dominican population in NC. Mainly through the military. That is, many people enter, are stationed there, then settle there.
Of the US Dominican adults that are in NC, close to 40% are Dominican-Americans. This is then followed with a second migration-wave both internally and external to the States.
As far as the local hangout spot I would have to look in on that. It's just a matter of time and looking out to get plugged in.
Best,
D
Keith R said:I'd be curious to see what the data say about Dominican concentrations in NC, Deni. If people settle near what they knew while serving in the military, then you'll find concentrations in and around Fayetteville, Wilmington and Paris Island. Now, if these folks are seeking the growth area where they will likely be most welcomed, my guess would be Research Triangle (Durham-CH-Raleigh). But since most Dominicans in the US, in my unscientific observation, seem to cling to metropoles, I bet many of them head off to Charlotte.
Regards,
Keith
Shelby... hm... that reminds me that my brother lived in Shelby NC for a while in the early eighties, no Dominican ties though, unless counting his present Dominican sister-in-law!shelby said:as a resident of nc and also a property owner in sousa i would like to know if there are any other part time residents living in the charlotte metro area.
curlando said:I live in New York City and travel to DR to often but, I lived in Durham NC from April 1998 to Sept. 2000 and never saw a person of Dominican descent. In November 2003 I visited some friends in Durham NC and actually saw a Dominican Family in ?Fuddruckers?. I was glad to see the family wander away from the New York and Miami area to small town USA. I wanted to talk to them and ask many questions, but I just observed from a distance. I thought they were brave, because certain North Carolinians are small-minded and are not accepting of outsiders, especially if you speak another language or if you are from the North. I have experienced that myself as a single male that moved from NYC to Durham NC. It was not easy for me. I hope they stick it out because I ran back home to NYC and I am happy.
As far as the Dominican scene in NC. It will come. It came to New York and New Jersey.
jerryme said:100 in 6,000,000 in NC. I don't think I will be seeing any soon.