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Originally Posted by Docere
I agree that Calgary and Edmonton are more diverse than given credit for. Of course there are about as many Asians in the L.A. area as there are people in Greater Vancouver or in Calgary/Edmonton combined so...
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That raises an interesting point. Is it the absolute or relative numbers of a community that are more influential in giving it visibility or clout?
African Americans nationwide in the US are a larger population than Canada's entire population.
Hispanic Americans or even just the population of Spanish speakers in the US, too is larger than Canada's, and is at or over the population of Spain itself, and lags only behind Mexico and Colombia in population in terms of comparisons to the countries of the Spanish-speaking world.
Asian Americans, while smaller in number, still surpass 17 million and are the equivalent of half of Canada's population.