From Ireland to Mexico, Maps Show Changing Face of US Immigrants
From Ireland and Germany to Italy and Mexico, a new series of maps illustrates changing trends in immigration to the United States from 1850 until 2013. The Pew Research Center graphics show the dominant immigrant groups in each state for every decade during that period. The country’s first great wave of immigrants arrived from Ireland and […]
Why Largest US Ethnic Group Vanished from American Culture
People with German ancestry have long dominated the U.S. melting pot yet their stamp on American culture — once so proud and robust — seems to have all but disappeared. MORE ABOUT AMERICA People of German Ancestry Dominate the US Melting Pot This US Ethnic Group Makes the Most Money Why So Many […]
Here’s Where Syrian Refugees Could End Up in US
Displaced Syrian refugees who settle in the United States will likely establish their new lives in areas already home to large Syrian communities, like California, Michigan and Arizona, according to a refugee assistance agency that works with the U.S. State Department. “Those would be likely places because there would be ethnic community language and culture […]
Surprising Truth About Where US Immigrants Are Coming From
MORE ABOUT AMERICA Past Immigrants Had It Easier than Today’s This US Ethnic Group Makes the Most Money What It Takes to Be a Real American Most Common Jobs Held by Immigrants in Each State More than one in 10 people living in the United States right now was born in another country. […]
Is America Actually 11 Countries?
Are the sometimes stark societal divisions in America rooted in the reality that, although the United States is one country, it is actually compromised of 11 nations with distinctly different cultures with their own values and viewpoints? MORE ABOUT AMERICA Wild West Ghost Town Emerges from Watery Grave What Happens When Americans Tweet What They […]
Here’s Where US Women Are Beating Men
A new map shows the American landscape gets pinker and pinker as we age, with women outliving men in most parts of the country. Using data from the U.S. Census, Dadaviz’s Jishai Evers created a map that starts off more blue (for males) than pink (for females). Statistics show the chances of being born male in […]
What It Takes to be a ‘Real’ American
More than anything, an overwhelming majority of Americans — 89 percent — think speaking English is critical to being “truly” American. “I think it comes down to perceived cultural threat that immigrants present to changing American culture,” said Dan Cox, research director at the Public Religion Research Institute, which conducted a survey on the subject. […]
How Tiny Town Became US Center of Population
The center of population in the United States has been steadily moving westward since 1790. The mean center of population is the place where an imaginary, flat map of the United States would balance perfectly if all residents were of equal weight. The US Census Bureau comes out with this figure every 10 years. Historically, […]