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re: Ancestral geneology of SEC people
Posted on 7/25/14 at 2:58 pm to Prof
Posted on 7/25/14 at 2:58 pm to Prof
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Umm...have you been to Morristown?
Yes. Lenoir City as well. Which is another East TN city well known for it's Hispanic population growth. Both cities have a decent amount of Hispanic people, that doesn't mean East TN as a whole does. Because it doesn't.
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Knoxville and Morristown both have Asian populations
Of course they do, it's just a tiny amount. Most of them seem to either own the asian restaurants, a few with nail salons, and then those few who work at the plants in Oak Ridge. As somebody who lives in West Knoxville where most of them call home, I see it first hand every day.
quote:Compared to what? Kingston, TN?
Knoxville has a sizable Middle Eastern population
The few corner markets and gas stations you see along Kingston Pike don't equal a sizeable Middle Eastern Population. Although they do have great imported Olives. They're still a tiny group here. Again, especially after you get out of Knoxville.
quote:I know a few, most of who went to Bearden and all have houses right next to each other in the West Hills neighborhood. Again, I wouldn't say it's size able amount even in metropolitan Knoxville. Even less outside the city.
And of course there are plenty of Greeks.
Are there groups of people from every ethnicity in Knoxville? Yes. But to say there are sizeable populations of the ones you listed isn't something I would agree with by any means. Especially outside of Knoxville. This coming from someone from an area of the country that is extremely diverse.
This post was edited on 7/25/14 at 3:36 pm
Posted on 7/25/14 at 3:02 pm to TRUERockyTop
This is why Arkansas and Alabama have the best looking blondes of the south.
Posted on 7/25/14 at 3:36 pm to TRUERockyTop
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TRUERockyTop
I understand what you're saying but I don't think it's accurate to judge a low population area by the same diversity standards as a high population area. Given how low population even the cities in E. TN area are I think they're actually doing ok on diversity. Nothing like a lot of places but a lot more diverse than it used to be and growing more diverse by the day. The demographic shifts in E. TN over the past 10 years have been enormous.
As to discounting Morristown's hispanic population it's ~10 percent now and growing (and given that it was zero years ago that's mind blowing). And regarding Knoxville's the middle eastern population - you must be going by the past and outlying areas. I certainly wasn't talking about gas stations.
All these places used to be white/black only in terms of the groups that made up the population but that's just not the case now and it's not been for a few years, some places a lot longer.
Again I'm not claiming the area is super diverse - it would never compare to LA or even smaller places with more diversity but it's not the white/black place it used to be. Besides, our fans are hardly contained to one portion of the state or even the state. We international
This post was edited on 7/25/14 at 3:39 pm
Posted on 7/25/14 at 4:52 pm to TRUERockyTop
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Are there groups of people from every ethnicity in Knoxville? Yes. But to say there are sizeable populations of the ones you listed isn't something I would agree with by any means. Especially outside of Knoxville. This coming from someone from an area of the country that is extremely diverse.
agreed. I lived in Nashville for 20 years and Knoxville for 6. Even Nashville is a fricking melting pot compared to Knoxville. Knoxville feels like all white, small black population, and almost non-existent other races (compared to just about any other cities in the US)
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