Vincentian Americans
Americans of Vincentian birth or descent
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New York , Louisiana , Mississippi , Texas , Virginia and Michigan [3] |
Languages |
English , French patois |
Religion |
Christianity |
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Vincentian Americans are Americans of full or partial Vincentian origin or ancestry.
History
There is a significant Vincentian diaspora in Brooklyn . Vincentians have lived in the New York area since the 1900s, some Vincentians went to the United States after working on the Panama Canal . There was approximately 50,00 Vincentians living in New York City in 1980. By 1996, the number Vincentian population increased, including large numbers of illegal Vincentian immigrants and long-term visitors from St. Vincent. [4]
Notable people
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- Gloria Davy , singer
- Adonal Foyle , retired professional basketball center
- Ezra Hendrickson , retired professional soccer midfielder
- Arthur French , actor and director
- Shake Keane , jazz musician and poet
- Sophia Young , professional women's basketball player
- Rajah Caruth , NASCAR driver
See also
References
- ↑ "Table 1. First, Second, and Total Responses to the Ancestry Question by Detailed Ancestry Code: 2000" . U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2013-06-09 .
- ↑ "PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES, Universe: Foreign-born population excluding population born at sea, 2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 16 July 2013 .
- ↑ Ph.D, Reed Ueda (September 21, 2017). America's Changing Neighborhoods: An Exploration of Diversity through Places [ 3 volumes ] . ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781440828652 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Journeys to the Spiritual Lands: The Natural History of a West Indian Religion .
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