Dominican Americans, also known as Dominiquais Americans, are Americans who have full or partial ancestry from the island of Dominica.
Total population | |
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6,071 (Dominican ancestry, 2000 US Census)[1] 33,514 (Dominican-born, 2007-2011) [2] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
New York City, Miami and Boston[3] | |
Languages | |
English, Dominican Creole French | |
Religion | |
Christianity |
Several members of the Dominican diaspora met in New York for the first "Dominica Diaspora in Development" (DAAS) conference in 2001.[4]