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Here Are the Top States for Women to Live in the USA!

Several metrics were considered when ranking the top states for women to live in the United States. How many women live in poverty, female high school graduation rates, uninsured females, women receiving preventative health care, and the share of females voting in the 2016 presidential election were a few of the factors looked at. Although …

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Black Education is on the Rise in the USA

Despite the problematic interracial history of the United States, it seems that the educational gaps between Afro-Americans and Caucasians in the US are finally starting to narrow. As the graph –published at the US Census Bureau – shows, the percentage of undergraduates aged 25 and over among the African-American population has risen by hundreds of …

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Immigrant Children Get Extra Support in Arizona Schools

The 10-year-old daughter of Congolese refugees never learned English at the Ugandan refugee camp where she was born She learned her subjects in a classroom with 200 other students. When relocating to the United States, she attended a newcomer school in Arizona. These schools are geared for newcomers needing help with basic English. One such …

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Changing Trends in US Immigration Over the Centuries 

From 1820 to today, the waves of immigration to the United States have had high swings and low swings. Wave one brought 7.5 million newcomers. The Potato Famine was happening in Ireland and half of their population relocated to the U.S. Germany also lost a large part of its population through U.S. immigration due to …

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US Immigration Impacts the Most Popular Cuisine in America

The Asian population is the fastest-growing ethnic group in the United States. According to Pew Research Center information, in 2017, close to 20 million Asian-Americans were living in the U.S. This data goes right in line with the fastest-growing cuisine in America, which is Asian food. Rising 135 percent between 1999 and 2015, Asian fast …

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