Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Vegas MLK Parade

Scenes from the 33rd Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade on South 4th Street in Las Vegas, January 19, 2015.

The San Bernardino Pacesetters Drill Team & Drum Squad




The San Bernardino Pacesetters Drill Team & Drum Squad

Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club of Las Vegas



Monday, January 5, 2015

Chicago's Ukrainian Village

Between 1880 and 1910 Ukrainians migrated in large numbers to the west Chicago neighborhood now known as Ukrainian Village. As with other ethnic enclaves, the neighborhood's Ukrainian population declined with the rise of suburbanization after World War II. While the Ukrainian-American population is just a fraction of what it once was, the Ukrainian influence remains, as seen in the district's many Ukrainian institutions and ornate churches.


Memorial statue outside Ukrainian Cultural Center of Saint Volodymyr and Princess Olha.

Ukraina Deli, West Chicago Avenue

Ukrainian flags on display, North Oakley Boulevard
Ukrainian Village Street Sign
Van with Ukrainian flag
Old Lviv Restaurant, West Chicago Avenue


Friday, January 2, 2015

Washington DC's Largest Ethnic Groups


Although the black population has declined in recent years, African-Americans still dominate in the District of Columbia. Also noteworthy is the large Salvadoran community. An immigration boom from El Salvador has pushed them to become the District's 5th largest ethnic group.

Rank
Ethnicity
2010 District of Columbia Population
As a Percent of
Total
District of Columbia Population

Total Population
604,453
100.00%
1
African-American*
279,116
46.18%
2
Irish
41,980
6.95%
3
German
39,294
6.50%
4
English
31,100
5.15%
5
Salvadoran
19,112
3.16%
6
Italian
16,444
2.72%
7
French, except Basque
10,981
1.82%
8
African
10,011
1.66%
9
Polish
9,997
1.65%
10
Russian
9,862
1.63%
11
Mexican
9,353
1.55%
12
European
7,962
1.32%
13
American
7,181
1.19%
14
Scottish
6,994
1.16%
15
Chinese,
except Taiwanese
6,079
1.01%
16
Ethiopian
4,779
0.79%
17
Asian Indian
4,759
0.79%
18
Eastern European
4,642
0.77%
19
Swedish
4,522
0.75%
20
British
4,134
0.68%
21
Dutch
4,078
0.67%
22
Puerto Rican
3,864
0.64%
23
Scotch-Irish
3,582
0.59%
24
Honduran
3,084
0.51%
25
Jamaican
3,056
0.51%
26
Korean
2,952
0.49%
27
Hungarian
2,946
0.49%
28
Welsh
2,941
0.49%
29
Norwegian
2,923
0.48%
30
Greek
2,775
0.46%
31
Dominican
(Dominican Republic)
2,649
0.44%
32
Nigerian
2,332
0.39%
33
Peruvian
2,232
0.37%
34
Filipino
2,194
0.36%
35
Cuban
2,134
0.35%
36
Austrian
2,091
0.35%
37
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,927
0.32%
38
Ukrainian
1,854
0.31%
39
Swiss
1,808
0.30%
40
Guatemalan
1,785
0.30%
41
Nicaraguan
1,772
0.29%
42
West Indian
1,750
0.29%
43
Lebanese
1,720
0.28%
44
Bolivian
1,623
0.27%
45
Scandinavian
1,564
0.26%
46
Lithuanian
1,503
0.25%
47
French Canadian
1,494
0.25%
48
Vietnamese
1,412
0.23%
49
Portuguese
1,368
0.23%
50
Romanian
1,300
0.22%

Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
1 year estimates, tables: B02001, B02006, B03001, B03002, B04006

* African-American is derived as respondents selecting Black as their racial group after removing African, West Indian, and Hispanic ethnicities.