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*Concentrations of expatriate Jamaicans are quite considerable in numerous cities in the '''United States''', including '''New York City, Buffalo, the Miami metro area, Atlanta, Chicago, Orlando, Tampa, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Hartford, Providence and Los Angeles'''. | *Concentrations of expatriate Jamaicans are quite considerable in numerous cities in the '''United States''', including '''New York City, Buffalo, the Miami metro area, Atlanta, Chicago, Orlando, Tampa, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Hartford, Providence and Los Angeles'''. | ||
*In '''Canada''', the Jamaican population is '''centered in Toronto, with smaller communities in cities such as Hamilton, Montreal, Winnipeg, Vancouver and Ottawa'''. Jamaican Canadians comprise about 30% of the entire Black Canadian population. | *In '''Canada''', the Jamaican population is '''centered in Toronto, with smaller communities in cities such as Hamilton, Montreal, Winnipeg, Vancouver and Ottawa'''. Jamaican Canadians comprise about 30% of the entire Black Canadian population. | ||
*A notable though much smaller group of emigrants are Jamaicans in '''Ethiopia'''. These are mostly Rastafarians, in whose theological worldview Africa is the promised land, or "Zion", or more specifically Ethiopia. Most live in the small town of Shashamane about 150 miles (240 km) south of the capital Addis Ababa. | *A notable though much smaller group of emigrants are Jamaicans in '''Ethiopia'''. These are mostly Rastafarians, in whose theological worldview Africa is the promised land, or "Zion", or more specifically Ethiopia. Most live in the small town of Shashamane about 150 miles (240 km) south of the capital Addis Ababa.<ref name="Jam"/> | ||
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==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||