diversity

Kevin Wong
3/3/09
English 1b
Gabor

Diversity

Diversity is hard to find across the country. When you hear diversity, some cities that come to mind are San Francisco, Oakland, New York and other large cities with vast populations. In a recent article in the San Jose Mercury, San Jose is now more diverse then San Francisco and Lose Angeles. San Jose’s Asian and Latino populations have increased over this past year, creating a more diverse city.
Even though San Francisco is attracting the young, Caucasian group, San Jose and other South Bay cities are grabbing the attention of a new group of immigrants: Indians.
The new vast population of Indian immigrants has allowed San Jose and San Francisco go have the same percentage of Asians in their cities. San Francisco is always thought of as being a more Asian populated city but now everyone will have to think again about San Francisco and incorporate San Jose in there talk.
Diversity is important in creating a better city I think. With diversity, it creates lots of new ethnic relations. Business between different diversities can create better revenue for businesses and help expand businesses.
There is also a down side to having such a diverse population. This can cause hate crimes, gang disputes and other problems that different races have. People hear a lot about different gang wars going on in different cities, but the San Jose area has decreased in its crime rates.