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JOURNAL OF URBAN AFFAIRS,Vol.41,Issue7,P.960-980

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英文

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The Pennsylvania State University

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Our research advances what is known about the urban portion of the Latino diaspora, focusing on the extent to which Hispanic country-of-origin groups have spread throughout metropolitan America. Analyzing 1990–2010 census data for the 7 largest origin groups, we find that all 7 have become more evenly dispersed across metro areas, with group shares declining in primary gateways and increasing in other types of destinations. At the same time, Dominicans and Cubans remain highly concentrated in New York and Miami, respectively, and certain pairs of groups (e.g., Mexicans and Dominicans) continue to inhabit different metropolises despite a modest trend toward convergent settlement among most pairs. All groups have experienced some growth in exposure to ethnoracial diversity, particularly in primary gateway settings. However, Mexicans are less exposed than any other origin group to African Americans. The variation in our results by group attests to the delicate balance between the forces driving spatial concentration and dispersion. We conclude that multiple diasporas are underway rather than a single, uniform one. This pattern has relevance both for diversity within local Hispanic communities and for relations between Hispanics and other panethnic populations, most notably Whites and Blacks.AcknowledgmentsA version of this article was presented at the 2018 meeting of the American Sociological Association in Philadelphia. We thank Chad Farrell, John Iceland, and Megan Evans for helpful comments on earlier drafts.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.Additional informationFundingSupport for this research has been provided by a grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD074605). Additional support comes from the Population Research Institute at Penn State, which receives infrastructure funding from NICHD (P2CHD041025). The content of the article is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not reflect the official views of the National Institutes of Health.Notes on contributorsBarrett A. LeeBarrett A. Lee is Professor of Sociology and Demography at The Pennsylvania State University. His research focuses on spatial manifestations of social organization and inequality, spanning such topics as community racial–ethnic diversity, segregation, neighborhood change, involuntary mobility (displacement), local attachment, and the residential circumstances associated with wealth and affluence. He also has a career-long interest in urban homelessness.Michael J. R. MartinMichael J. R. Martin is pursuing a PhD in Sociology and Demography at The Pennsylvania State University. He studies racial–ethnic diversity, segregation, and spatial analytic methods, particularly spatial clustering in transitions over time. In addition to being a graduate student, Michael works for the United States Census Bureau as a statistician, investigating computer and Internet availability and aspects of the digital divide.