Chinese Immigrants Are Now New York City’s Largest Foreign Born Group. Here’s What That Means. @WnycOrg
Chinese Immigrants Are Now New York City’s Largest Foreign Born Group. Here’s What That Means. @WnycOrg
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For the first time since the 1990s, Chinese immigrants have surpassed Dominicans as New York City’s largest foreign born population. CUNY Baruch College professor Kenneth Guest explains what is driving that growth, how Chinese communities are expanding beyond Manhattan’s Chinatown and what the shift could mean for services, political influence and the future of immigrant New York.

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