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Demographic Shift { 19 images } Created 31 Oct 2017

As the population of second and third generation Hispanics increases dramatically in the United States, a new boldness can be sensed among Latinos in America, stretching far beyond the southern border states. Demographers in Pennsylvania say the towns of Bethlehem, Allentown and Reading are set to become majority-minority cities, where Hispanics comprise a bigger portion of the population than whites. As this minority population increases dramatically in the region, Latinos are inching closer to their own realization of the American Dream, while gradually shifting the physical and cultural landscapes of their communities.
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  • BETHLEHEM, PA – JUNE 26, 2011: A view of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania looking south. As the population of second and third generation Hispanics increases dramatically in the United States, a new boldness can be sensed among Latinos in America, stretching far beyond the southern border states. Demographers in Pennsylvania say the towns of Bethlehem, Allentown and Reading are set to become majority-minority cities, where Hispanics comprise a bigger portion of the population than whites. As this minority population increases dramatically in the region, Latinos are inching closer to their own realization of the American Dream, while gradually shifting the physical and cultural landscapes of their communities.<br />
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As the population of second and third generation Hispanics increases dramatically in the United States, a new boldness can be sensed among Latinos in America, stretching far beyond the southern border states. Demographers in Pennsylvania say the towns of Bethlehem, Allentown and Reading are set to become majority-minority cities, where Hispanics comprise a bigger portion of the population than whites. As this minority population increases dramatically in the region, Latinos are inching closer to their own realization of the American Dream, while gradually shifting the physical and cultural landscapes of their communities.
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  • BETHLEHEM, PA – JUNE 14, 2011: Hector Ortiz, age 9, tosses a football to his uncle John Veanus near their home at 430 Grandview in Bethlehem's Northside. Hector, who is one-half Puerto Rican, is one of many Hispanic children whose families have moved out of the poorer Southside and into the middle class white neighborhoods of the Northside, across the Lehigh River.<br />
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As the population of second and third generation Hispanics increases dramatically in the United States, a new boldness can be sensed among Latinos in America, stretching far beyond the southern border states. Demographers in Pennsylvania say the towns of Bethlehem, Allentown and Reading are set to become majority-minority cities, where Hispanics comprise a bigger portion of the population than whites. As this minority population increases dramatically in the region, Latinos are inching closer to their own realization of the American Dream, while gradually shifting the physical and cultural landscapes of their communities.
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  • BETHLEHEM, PA – JUNE 18, 2011: Jose Marin, 22, greets a friend outside Nieves Grocery on 4th Street in Bethlehem as Angel Peres, 19, joins him from the alley. Like many Hispanics in Bethlehem, Marin immigrated to Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley from Puerto Rico eight months earlier.<br />
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As the population of second and third generation Hispanics increases dramatically in the United States, a new boldness can be sensed among Latinos in America, stretching far beyond the southern border states. Demographers in Pennsylvania say the towns of Bethlehem, Allentown and Reading are set to become majority-minority cities, where Hispanics comprise a bigger portion of the population than whites. As this minority population increases dramatically in the region, Latinos are inching closer to their own realization of the American Dream, while gradually shifting the physical and cultural landscapes of their communities.
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  • BETHLEHEM, PA – JUNE 19, 2011: Juan Yesus, 67, heads downstairs after Spanish mass at Holy Infancy Catholic Church in Bethlehem.<br />
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As the population of second and third generation Hispanics increases dramatically in the United States, a new boldness can be sensed among Latinos in America, stretching far beyond the southern border states. Demographers in Pennsylvania say the towns of Bethlehem, Allentown and Reading are set to become majority-minority cities, where Hispanics comprise a bigger portion of the population than whites. As this minority population increases dramatically in the region, Latinos are inching closer to their own realization of the American Dream, while gradually shifting the physical and cultural landscapes of their communities.
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  • BETHLEHEM, PA – JUNE 22, 2011: Middle school and high school latino students in the Futuros Empresarios (Future Entrepreneurs) program learn etiquette from Zenddy Caicedo Tintle at DeSales University in Central Valley, Pennsylvania.<br />
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As the population of second and third generation Hispanics increases dramatically in the United States, a new boldness can be sensed among Latinos in America, stretching far beyond the southern border states. Demographers in Pennsylvania say the towns of Bethlehem, Allentown and Reading are set to become majority-minority cities, where Hispanics comprise a bigger portion of the population than whites. As this minority population increases dramatically in the region, Latinos are inching closer to their own realization of the American Dream, while gradually shifting the physical and cultural landscapes of their communities.
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  • BETHLEHEM, PA – JUNE 19, 2011: Tony Figueroa, 37, dons a Philadelphia Eagles apron in preparation for a Father's Day barbecue in South Bethlehem with his children, Jayden and Kylie. Figueroa has family ties to Puerto Rico but grew up in the Lehigh Valley. He teaches English as a second language in Broughal Middle School in Bethlehem.<br />
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As the population of second and third generation Hispanics increases dramatically in the United States, a new boldness can be sensed among Latinos in America, stretching far beyond the southern border states. Demographers in Pennsylvania say the towns of Bethlehem, Allentown and Reading are set to become majority-minority cities, where Hispanics comprise a bigger portion of the population than whites. As this minority population increases dramatically in the region, Latinos are inching closer to their own realization of the American Dream, while gradually shifting the physical and cultural landscapes of their communities.
    110619_News21_©BobMiller_331.jpg
  • BETHLEHEM, PA – JUNE 19, 2011: Aeri Rosto (right), 53, grills hot dogs and kabobs to celebrate Father's Day outside the home of Eugenia Rivera, a Hispanic South Side Bethlehem resident. Rosto has lived the U.S. for 32 years. "My father was a cook," he said. "I started cooking with him when I was eight years old. I love it here. I have my 3 kids, my grandson. It's a great place to live."<br />
Although Rosto lives in Bethlehem, he works in Somerville, New Jersey to support his family, commuting 45 minutes to work each day.<br />
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As the population of second and third generation Hispanics increases dramatically in the United States, a new boldness can be sensed among Latinos in America, stretching far beyond the southern border states. Demographers in Pennsylvania say the towns of Bethlehem, Allentown and Reading are set to become majority-minority cities, where Hispanics comprise a bigger portion of the population than whites. As this minority population increases dramatically in the region, Latinos are inching closer to their own realization of the American Dream, while gradually shifting the physical and cultural landscapes of their communities.
    110619_News21_©BobMiller_560.jpg
  • NEW YORK, NY – MAY 25, 2011: Juan Carlos Merres travels on a bus headed for New York City as part of the Donegan Elementary Leadership program.<br />
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In 2003, the Pew Hispanic Center released a report forecasting a dramatic shift in the population of Hispanic-American youth. According to the report, the number of American-born Hispanics in U.S. schools would double by 2020, and the rate of Hispanic births in the United States would soon "outpace" immigration. <br />
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By 2010, schools in Eastern Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley already embodied this fundamental shift. On May 25, 2011, children in the Leadership program at Donegan Elementary School traveled to New York City for a field trip. Walking under, over, inside and on top of America's iconic structures, the group of predominantly second and third generation Hispanic children experienced for the first time the city to which many of their families immigrated decades before. This burgeoning generation is like a bridge between cultures - the City a backdrop on which they explore their new American identity.
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  • NEW YORK, NY – MAY 25, 2011: Isaiah Brown, Sergio Alvarez and Alex Rodriguez surround twenty year-old Basilio Bonilla on a field trip to New York City. Bonilla is a volunteer with the Donegan Elemntary School and a candidate for the Bethlehem Area School Board.<br />
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In 2003, the Pew Hispanic Center released a report forecasting a dramatic shift in the population of Hispanic-American youth. According to the report, the number of American-born Hispanics in U.S. schools would double by 2020, and the rate of Hispanic births in the United States would soon "outpace" immigration. <br />
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By 2010, schools in Eastern Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley already embodied this fundamental shift. On May 25, 2011, children in the Leadership program at Donegan Elementary School traveled to New York City for a field trip. Walking under, over, inside and on top of America's iconic structures, the group of predominantly second and third generation Hispanic children experienced for the first time the city to which many of their families immigrated decades before. This burgeoning generation is like a bridge between cultures - the City a backdrop on which they explore their new American identity.
    110525_News21_©BobMiller_347.jpg
  • NEW YORK, NY – MAY 25, 2011: Alex Rodriguez of Donegan Elementary School in Bethlehem stands atop the Empire State Building in New York City. <br />
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In 2003, the Pew Hispanic Center released a report forecasting a dramatic shift in the population of Hispanic-American youth. According to the report, the number of American-born Hispanics in U.S. schools would double by 2020, and the rate of Hispanic births in the United States would soon "outpace" immigration. <br />
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By 2010, schools in Eastern Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley already embodied this fundamental shift. On May 25, 2011, children in the Leadership program at Donegan Elementary School traveled to New York City for a field trip. Walking under, over, inside and on top of America's iconic structures, the group of predominantly second and third generation Hispanic children experienced for the first time the city to which many of their families immigrated decades before. This burgeoning generation is like a bridge between cultures - the City a backdrop on which they explore their new American identity.
    110525_News21_©BobMiller_676.jpg
  • BETHLEHEM, PA – JUNE 28, 2011: Betsy and Wendy Santos of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania hang out at their stoop on June 28, 2011. As a lesbian couple, each share children from previous marriages and represent a growing number of same-sex Hispanic couples in the Lehigh Valley.<br />
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As the population of second and third generation Hispanics increases dramatically in the United States, a new boldness can be sensed among Latinos in America, stretching far beyond the southern border states. Demographers in Pennsylvania say the towns of Bethlehem, Allentown and Reading are set to become majority-minority cities, where Hispanics comprise a bigger portion of the population than whites. As this minority population increases dramatically in the region, Latinos are inching closer to their own realization of the American Dream, while gradually shifting the physical and cultural landscapes of their communities.
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  • BETHLEHEM, PA – MAY 30, 2011: On Memorial Day, 2011, families wait for ice cream from Gerry Torres, a Puerto Rican immigrant who has served ice cream out of a truck he has owned for eight years. Saucon Park has become a well established hang out spot for the rapidly increasing Hispanic population in the Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.<br />
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As the population of second and third generation Hispanics increases dramatically in the United States, a new boldness can be sensed among Latinos in America, stretching far beyond the southern border states. Demographers in Pennsylvania say the towns of Bethlehem, Allentown and Reading are set to become majority-minority cities, where Hispanics comprise a bigger portion of the population than whites. As this minority population increases dramatically in the region, Latinos are inching closer to their own realization of the American Dream, while gradually shifting the physical and cultural landscapes of their communities.
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  • BETHLEHEM, PA – JUNE 17, 2011: Hispanic businessman Octavio Pena (left, seated) celebrates with his wife and friends at a cocktail party in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.<br />
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As the population of second and third generation Hispanics increases dramatically in the United States, a new boldness can be sensed among Latinos in America, stretching far beyond the southern border states. Demographers in Pennsylvania say the towns of Bethlehem, Allentown and Reading are set to become majority-minority cities, where Hispanics comprise a bigger portion of the population than whites. As this minority population increases dramatically in the region, Latinos are inching closer to their own realization of the American Dream, while gradually shifting the physical and cultural landscapes of their communities.
    110617_News21_©BobMiller_207.jpg
  • ALLENTOWN, PA – JUNE 4, 2011: William, Rossey, Rosa and young Jariel Bernard grab a bite to eat at Casa Latina in Allentown on June 4th, 2011.<br />
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As the population of second and third generation Hispanics increases dramatically in the United States, a new boldness can be sensed among Latinos in America, stretching far beyond the southern border states. Demographers in Pennsylvania say the towns of Bethlehem, Allentown and Reading are set to become majority-minority cities, where Hispanics comprise a bigger portion of the population than whites. As this minority population increases dramatically in the region, Latinos are inching closer to their own realization of the American Dream, while gradually shifting the physical and cultural landscapes of their communities.
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  • ALLENTOWN, PA – JUNE 18, 2011: Noe Cabello, 17, is the first Latino valedictorian at Reading High School in Eastern Pennsylvania. Cabello is a first generation immigrant from Mexico and has overcome significant statistical challenges to his education. He will be a freshman at Johns Hopkins University in the fall, studying Public Health on a full scholarship.<br />
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As the population of second and third generation Hispanics increases dramatically in the United States, a new boldness can be sensed among Latinos in America, stretching far beyond the southern border states. Demographers in Pennsylvania say the towns of Bethlehem, Allentown and Reading are set to become majority-minority cities, where Hispanics comprise a bigger portion of the population than whites. As this minority population increases dramatically in the region, Latinos are inching closer to their own realization of the American Dream, while gradually shifting the physical and cultural landscapes of their communities.
    110618_News21_©BobMiller_081.jpg
  • BETHLEHEM, PA – JUNE 2, 2011: Ortesia Galindo of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania watches as Pahola Acosta, age 9, Edgardo Rodriguez, age 13, Alisha Acosta, age 10, Edleoned Rodriguez, age 6, and Neida Ruedas, age 9 play outside her home on State Street in the early afternoon of June 2, 2011.<br />
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As the population of second and third generation Hispanics increases dramatically in the United States, a new boldness can be sensed among Latinos in America, stretching far beyond the southern border states. Demographers in Pennsylvania say the towns of Bethlehem, Allentown and Reading are set to become majority-minority cities, where Hispanics comprise a bigger portion of the population than whites. As this minority population increases dramatically in the region, Latinos are inching closer to their own realization of the American Dream, while gradually shifting the physical and cultural landscapes of their communities.
    110602_News21_©BobMiller_027.jpg
  • BETHLEHEM, PA – JUNE 18, 2011: Citizens of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania listen to live Latin music at the annual Sabor! Latin Festival in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Once a mighty steel town, Bethlehem boasts historic steel stacks which are now complimented by the recently constructed ArtsQuest Center, where this years Sabor! Latin Fest was held.<br />
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As the population of second and third generation Hispanics increases dramatically in the United States, a new boldness can be sensed among Latinos in America, stretching far beyond the southern border states. Demographers in Pennsylvania say the towns of Bethlehem, Allentown and Reading are set to become majority-minority cities, where Hispanics comprise a bigger portion of the population than whites. As this minority population increases dramatically in the region, Latinos are inching closer to their own realization of the American Dream, while gradually shifting the physical and cultural landscapes of their communities.
    110618_News21_©BobMiller_304_3.jpg
  • BETHLEHEM, PA – JUNE 26, 2011: Houses in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.<br />
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As the population of second and third generation Hispanics increases dramatically in the United States, a new boldness can be sensed among Latinos in America, stretching far beyond the southern border states. Demographers in Pennsylvania say the towns of Bethlehem, Allentown and Reading are set to become majority-minority cities, where Hispanics comprise a bigger portion of the population than whites. As this minority population increases dramatically in the region, Latinos are inching closer to their own realization of the American Dream, while gradually shifting the physical and cultural landscapes of their communities.
    110626_NEWS21_©BobMiller_0156.jpg
  • BETHLEHEM, PA – JUNE 26, 2011: The stacks of Bethlehem Steel and church spires in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.<br />
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As the population of second and third generation Hispanics increases dramatically in the United States, a new boldness can be sensed among Latinos in America, stretching far beyond the southern border states. Demographers in Pennsylvania say the towns of Bethlehem, Allentown and Reading are set to become majority-minority cities, where Hispanics comprise a bigger portion of the population than whites. As this minority population increases dramatically in the region, Latinos are inching closer to their own realization of the American Dream, while gradually shifting the physical and cultural landscapes of their communities.
    110626_NEWS21_©BobMiller_0426.jpg