Dominican Americans (Dominica)

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Dominican Americans
Total population
6,071 (Dominican ancestry, 2000 US Census) [1]
33,514 (Dominican-born, 2007-2011) [2]
Regions with significant populations
New York City, Miami and Boston [3]
Languages
English, Dominican Creole French
Religion
Christianity

Dominican Americans, also known as Dominiquais Americans, are Americans who have full or partial ancestry from the island of Dominica.

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History

Several members of the Dominican diaspora met in New York for the first "Dominica Diaspora in Development" (DAAS) conference in 2001. [4]

Notable people

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References

  1. "Table 1. First, Second, and Total Responses to the Ancestry Question by Detailed Ancestry Code: 2000". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  2. "PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES, Universe: Foreign-born population excluding population born at sea, 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 16 July 2013.[ dead link ]
  3. Education in the Commonwealth Caribbean and Netherlands Antilles.
  4. "Diaspora Networks in International Business: Perspectives for Understanding and Managing Diaspora Business and Resources".

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