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  2. Dutch people - Wikipedia

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    Dutch was spoken by some settlers in the United States as a native language from the arrival of the first permanent Dutch settlers in 1615, surviving in isolated ethnic pockets until about 1900, when it ceased to be spoken except by first generation Dutch immigrants. The Dutch language nevertheless had a significant impact on the region around ...

  3. Dutch diaspora - Wikipedia

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    The Boer republics encouraged immigration from the Netherlands, as Dutch migrants were valued for their education and technical skills. [48] Another wave of Dutch immigration to South Africa occurred in the wake of World War II, when many Dutch citizens were moving abroad to escape housing shortages and depressed economic opportunities at home. [1]

  4. Dutch Americans - Wikipedia

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    According to 2021 US Census data, 3,083,041 [1] Americans self-reported to be of (partial) Dutch ancestry, while 884,857 [2] Americans claimed full Dutch heritage. 2,969,407 Dutch Americans were native born in 2021, while 113,634 Dutch Americans were foreign-born, of which 61.5% was born in Europe and 62,9% entered the United States before 2000.

  5. Category:Dutch people by descent - Wikipedia

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    Immigrants to the Netherlands (80 C, 58 P) Expatriates in the Netherlands (142 C, 7 P) = Aruban people by descent (9 C) ... Dutch people of New Zealand descent (1 C, 6 P)

  6. History of Dutch nationality - Wikipedia

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    The history of Dutch nationality is the emergence of a sense of national identity in the territory of the Netherlands.Consciousness of national identity was manifested through shared national obligations and rights such as taxation, military service, political and social rights, but most importantly through the concept of citizenship.

  7. List of Dutch Americans - Wikipedia

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    Today the majority of the Dutch Americans live in the U.S. states of California, New York, Michigan, Iowa, Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Montana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. This is a list of notable Dutch Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and Americans of full or partial Dutch ancestry.

  8. European Americans - Wikipedia

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    Between 1881 and 1893, the pattern shifted in the sources of U.S. "New Immigration." Between 1894 and 1914, immigrants from Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe accounted for 69% of the total. [28] [29] [30] Prior to 1960, the overwhelming majority came from Europe or of European descent from Canada. Immigration from Europe as a proportion of ...

  9. Dutch Americans in New York City - Wikipedia

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    Because of the history of Dutch colonization, Dutch culture, politics, law, architecture, and language played a formative role in the shaping of New York City culture. The Dutch were the majority in New York City until the early 1700s, and the Dutch language was commonly spoken until the mid to late-1700s. [2]