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List of ethnic enclaves in North American cities

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This is a list of ethnic enclaves in cities in North America. An ethnic enclave in this context denotes an area primarily populated by a population with a similar ethnic or racial background that is different from the majority population of the country or city it is in. This list includes historic examples which may no longer be ethnic enclaves.

Africa

African Americans List of African-American neighborhoods - Thousands of African-American neighborhoods exist today. However, many of these communities are now less populated by African Americans than they were during the earlier, sometimes mid and late parts of the 20th century.

Cape Verde Campello, Brockton, Massachusetts

Ethiopia Little Ethiopia, Los Angeles, California – largest Ethiopian community outside Africa. Little Ethiopia, Shaw, Washington, D.C. Little Ethiopia, Silver Spring, Maryland Little Ethiopia, Alexandria, Virginia

Nigeria Little Lagos, Houston, Texas

Senegal Little Senegal, New York City, New York

Somalia Little Mogadishu, Minneapolis, Minnesota – largest Somali community in North America

Pan-Africa Little Africa, The Bronx, New York City, New York Little Africa, Staten Island, New York City, New York

Asia (East, South and Southeast)

Afghanistan Little Kabul, Fremont, California Little Kabul, Chicago, Illinois

Bangladesh Little Bangladesh, Los Angeles, California Bangladesh Boulevard, Paterson, New Jersey Little Bangladesh, Kensington, Brooklyn, New York City, New York Bangladesh Street, Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City, New York Little Bangladesh, Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York

Cambodia

Cambodia Town, Long Beach, California Chambodia, Chamblee, Georgia Cambodia Town, Lowell, Massachusetts Little Cambodia, The Bronx, New York City, New York Cambodia Town, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

China

Chinatown, Calgary, Alberta Chinatown, Edmonton, Alberta La Chinesca, Mexicali, Baja California La Mesa, Tijuana, Baja California Chinatown, Vancouver, British Columbia Chinatown, Fresno, California Chinatown, Los Angeles, California Chinatown, Monterey Park, California Oakland Chinatown, Oakland, California Chinatown, Sacramento, California Chinatown, San Francisco, California New Chinatown, Richmond District, San Francisco, California Chinatown, Washington, D.C. Chinatown, Chamblee, Georgia Chinatown, Honolulu, Hawaii Chinatown, Chicago, Illinois Havana Chinatown, Havana, La Habana Chinatown, Baltimore, Maryland New Chinatown, Rockville, Maryland Chinatown, Boston, Massachusetts Chinatown, Allston, Boston, Massachusetts Chinatown, Malden, Massachusetts Chinatown, Quincy, Massachusetts Chinatown Plaza, Spring Valley, Nevada Chinatown Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York City, New York Chinatown, Manhattan, New York City, New York Chinatown, Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York Chinatown, Markham, Ontario Mississauga Chinese Centre, Mississauga, Ontario Chinatown, Richmond Hill, Ontario Chinatown, Toronto, Ontario East Chinatown, Toronto, Ontario Chinatown, Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario Chinatown, Windsor, Ontario Old Town Chinatown, Portland, Oregon Chinatown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Chinatown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Chinatown, Brossard, Quebec – has the largest Chinese population in Quebec Chinatown, Montreal, Quebec Chinatown West, Montreal, Quebec Chinatown, Houston, Texas DFW China Town, Richardson, Texas Chinatown, Salt Lake City, Utah CID East, Bellevue, Washington Chinatown, Seattle, Washington

Hmong Ban Vinai Village, Fresno, California Little Mekong, Saint Paul, Minnesota

India

Little India, Surrey, British Columbia Punjabi Market, Vancouver, British Columbia Little India, Artesia, California Little India, Winnipeg, Manitoba India Square, Jersey City, New Jersey Little India, Middlesex County, New Jersey Little India, Oyster Bay, New York Browntown, Brampton, Ontario Little India, London, Ontario Gerrard India Bazaar, Toronto, Ontario

Japan

Alameda, California (historic; still has a significant Japanese-American community) Leimert Park, Los Angeles (mainly Japanese from 1920s-50s) Little Tokyo, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City Markham, Ontario near Toronto, Ontario in Canada Cambridge, MA Honolulu, Hawaii Sakura Square, Denver Japantown, San Francisco Torrance, California Gardena, California Berkeley, California Cupertino, California Edmonton, Alberta

Korea

Little Seoul, Garden Grove, California Koreatown, Los Angeles, California Annandale, Virginia Barrio Coreano (Guatemala City), also known as Avenida Seúl Fort Lee, New Jersey (as well as Japanese) Buena Park, California Fullerton, California Irvine, California (among other Asians) Little Seoul, Newport News, Virginia Pequeño Seúl – Mexico City Riverside, California Santa Clara County, California Contains several "Koreatown" districts in Santa Clara (Unmarked) and San Jose (See Koreatown, San Jose) Aurora, Colorado Duluth, Georgia Koreatown, Ellicott City, Maryland

Laos Chollas View, San Diego, California – Laotian immigrant enclave Weed, California Lowell, Massachusetts Parts of Twin Cities, Minnesota Stockton, California International Boulevard, Oakland, California

Myanmar (Burma) Little Burma, Fort Wayne, Indiana Chindianapolis, Southport, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana (about 24,000, ~2.8% of total population), especially Perry Township, Marion County Greenwood, Indiana Tulsa, Oklahoma – home to Zomi Town Albany, New York – (Primarily Karen) Buffalo, New York Rogers Park, Chicago (Rohingya) Milwaukee (likely home to the largest Rohingya population in the US)

Pakistan

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