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Andrew Yang, New York City mayoral candidate in 2021, of Taiwanese Hokkien descent [1]. Hokkien, Hoklo (Holo), and Minnan people are found in the United States. The Hoklo people are a Han Chinese subgroup with ancestral roots in Southern Fujian and Eastern Guangdong, particularly around the modern prefecture-level cities of Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, and Xiamen, along with the Chaoshan region.
The mix of ethnic groups in Chicago has varied over the history of the city, resulting in a diverse community in the twenty-first century. The changes in the ethnicity of the population have reflected the history and mass America, as well as internal demographic changes.
The Hoklo people (Chinese: 福佬人; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ho̍h-ló-lâng) are a Han Chinese subgroup [6] who speak Hokkien, [7] a Southern Min language, [8] or trace their ancestry to southeastern Fujian in China, [9] and known by various related terms such as Banlam people (闽南人; Bân-lâm-lâng), Minnan people, Fujianese people or more commonly in Southeast Asia as the Hokkien people ...
African-American history in Chicago (1 C, 85 P, 1 F) ... Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Chicago" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
The ethnic makeup of the population is 29.8% Hispanic or Latino, with 70.2% belonging to a non-Hispanic or Latino background. [3] English is the primary language of the city. Christianity is the predominant faith. During its first century as a city, Chicago grew at a rate that ranked among the fastest growing in the world.
The city and county jointly sponsored an architectural competition that Holabird & Roche won by unanimous vote. [12] Construction of the county building (east wing) began in 1905, and by 1907 some county offices were already beginning to move in. [12] Construction of city hall (the west wing) was delayed until 1909 because the city had to wait for the State to increase its borrowing authority ...
Stone Statue of Laozi ("Ló-tsú" in Hoklo language) at Mount Qingyuan in Quanzhou, Fujian, China.. Minnan culture or Hokkien/Hoklo culture (Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bân-lâm bûn-hòa; Chinese: 閩南 文化), also considered as the Mainstream Southern Min Culture, refers to the culture of the Hoklo people, a group of Han Chinese people who have historically been the dominant demographic in ...
The Chicago metropolitan area has a large Indian American population. As of 2023, there were 255,523 Indian Americans (alone or in combination) living in the Chicago area, accounting for more than 2.5% of the total population, making them the largest Asian subgroup in the metropolitan region [1] [2] and the second-largest Indian American population among US metropolitan areas, after the ...