Interview with GlobaldiverCities Researcher Ania Cieslik (Astoria)
Astoria, New York is known as one of the most diverse areas in the USA. New York is the classic city of immigration and, as the country’s foremost port of entry, has historically received several waves of newcomers. With a population of just over 8 million, foreign-born residents comprise 36% of the city. New York City’s foreign-born population has doubled in the past thirty years. In addition, groups are coming from places whence they had never come before. Breaking from the pattern of successive waves from different places (Ireland, Italy, Blacks from the southern USA, Mexico, etc.), extraordinary diversity is the hallmark of contemporary immigration to New York.
