In sociology, an ethnic enclave is a geographic area with high ethnic concentration, characteristic cultural identity, and economic activity. The term is usually used to refer to either a residential
Binondo, Manila, the world’s oldest Chinatown, is an example of an ethnic enclave.
Little Italy in Manhattan, New York City, has been an Italian ethnic enclave for decades. The city also has other Little Italies such as Belmont in the Bronx and Bensonhurst in Brooklyn.
India Square in Jersey City, New Jersey, one of 24 Indian ethnic enclaves in the New York City Metropolitan Area.
The Jewish Quarter of Frankfurt in 1868
Little Italy is the catch-all name for an ethnic enclave populated primarily by Italians or people of Italian ancestry, usually in an urban neighborhood. The concept of "Little Italy" holds many diffe
Ethnic enclave
…from mainstream institutions. History Little Italy in Manhattan, New York City, has been an Italian ethnic enclave for decades. The city also has other Little Italies such as Belmont in the Bronx and Bensonhurst in Brooklyn. New York City is home to the largest overseas Chinese population of any city proper in the…
Sign of College Street, centre of Little Italy, Toronto
Arthur Avenue, a Little Italy in the Bronx, New York
Mulberry Street in Little Italy, Manhattan, New York, at night