Ethnicity and Residential Segregation in American Society

In American Society, the following ethnic community and their residential area are found.

African American: In the 17^th century, people were brought from African as a slave to America. They fled into South America and at first lived in rural area. But, after industrialization they started to live in urban area. 12.4% of the total population in 1990 is black who are severely discriminated. One-third of all African Americans in USA live under conditions of intense racial segregation. They are unambiguously among the nations, most spatially isolated and geographically seclude people. Black Americans in these, Metropolitan Areas live within large, contiguous settlements of densely inhabited neighborhoods that are packed tightly around the urban core. In plain terms, they lived in ghettoes.

Mexican American: The concentration of Mexican Americans in the southwestern states derives from a complex history that began more than four centuries ago. When Texas, California and the other states of the region were territories then colonized by Spain via Mexico. Through frequent military conflict throughout the 19^th century, this region was ultimately acquire and dominated by the US.  80% of the Mexican American is now urban and cities such as Los Angeles, San Antonio. They are segregated and interior. They live in ghetto for their language barrier.

For following reason, they are occupy marginal position-

• The great diversity of the group across region, age and social class.
• The recent and extent of the groups massive migration to the city.
• Mexican American Worked as a worker in Chicago, Detroit.

Puerto Ricans: They are one of the largest but most economically depressed Spanish speaking communities in Urban America, Puerto Ricans were the colony of Spain at past. Then Americans has been mobile and movement to other cities such as Philadelphia Boston or Chicago has been increasingly more common. After world war ll, when Chicago, Philadelphia as worker and they are also discriminated.

Native American: Native Americans are treated themselves as minority in their own county. Indigenous people in U.S.A are Native Americans who lived in Oklahoma and rural area. But in urban they lived in Chicago and Los Angeles. Native America are very poor and also discriminated.

Russian Religious Sects: They have a distinct religious belief which is called ‘Molocan’. They are the migrating population in U.S.A. They live in Los Angeles nearby rail, road and factory. Brotherhood concepts are deep in Russia Religious minded people.

Asian American: They are settlers for a long time. They live more in New York City. Asian American who is regarded as minority lives in a segregated place to concentrate from other groups or community. Such as China town.

Jewess Community: They lived in ghetto of America and were discriminated from various things or matters. But at present, they are well assimilated. They keep themselves a good relation.

Sicilians: They live in Chicago which is very dirty and smoking area because of living in deside industry. They are segregated from other ethnic group.