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===Immigration to the Dominican Republic=== | ===Immigration to the Dominican Republic=== | ||
*Ethnic immigrant groups in the country include: | *Ethnic immigrant groups in the country include: | ||
{{Block indent|*'''West Asians—mostly Lebanese, Syrians, and Palestinians.'''}} | |||
{{Block indent|*'''East Asians, primarily ethnic Chinese and Japanese'''}} | |||
{{Block indent|*'''Europeans''' are represented mostly by '''Spanish whites''' but also with smaller populations of '''German Jews, Italians, Portuguese, British, Dutch, Danes, and Hungarians''' }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Some converted '''Sephardic Jews from Spain''', part of early expeditions}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Jewish migrants coming from the Iberian peninsula and other parts of Europe in the 1700s}} | |||
*In the 20th century, many Arabs (from '''Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine'''), '''Japanese''', and, to a lesser degree, '''Koreans''' settled in the country as agricultural laborers and merchants. | *In the 20th century, many Arabs (from '''Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine'''), '''Japanese''', and, to a lesser degree, '''Koreans''' settled in the country as agricultural laborers and merchants. | ||
*The '''Chinese''' companies found business in telecom, mining, and railroads. | *The '''Chinese''' companies found business in telecom, mining, and railroads. | ||
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