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Peruvian Americans immigrated to the United States in four major waves. Small but significant waves of immigration occurred in San Francisco during the gold rush (along with Chilean miners beginning in 1848) and the Metro Detroit area in the 1950s. According to historical reports, several Peruvian immigrants in California during the Gold Rush ...
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Peruvian culture is primarily rooted in Amerindian traditions, mainly Inca, and Hispanic heritage. [36] It has also been influenced by various European, African, and Asian ethnic groups. Peruvian artistic traditions date back to the elaborate pottery, textiles, jewelry, and sculpture of Pre-Inca cultures.
As is typical in times of demographic change, some Peruvians objected to such marriages on racial grounds. [25] When native Peruvian women (cholas et natives, Indias, indígenas) and Chinese men had mixed children, the children were called injerto. As adults, injerto women were preferred by Chinese men as spouses, as they had shared ancestry. [25]
The ethnic makeup of San Francisco is 15.2% Hispanics or Latinos of any race (15.2%), 84.98% Non-Hispanic. According to the 2020 census, San Francisco has a minority-majority population, as non-Hispanic European Americans comprise less than half of the population at 39.8%, down from 92.5% in 1940. [9]
Basilica and Convent of San Francisco in Lima, Peru. The Inca civilization, which absorbed much of the cultural legacy of its predecessors, left significant evidence such as the cities of Cuzco, the architectural remains of Sacsahuamán and Machu Picchu, and a network of roads connecting Cuzco with other regions of the empire. [20]
Hispanic and Latino Americans in San Francisco form 15.1% of the population. The city's population includes 121,744 Hispanics or Latinos of any race. The principal Hispanic groups in the city were those of Mexican (7.4%), Salvadoran (2.0%), Nicaraguan (0.9%), Guatemalan (0.8%), and Puerto Rican (0.5%) ancestry.