Honduran American
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A Honduran American is an American of Honduran descent. The number of Hondurans in the U.S. in 2006 was estimated at 490,317 .[1]
[edit] US communities with high percentages of people of Honduran ancestry
The top 25 US communities with the highest percentage of people claiming Honduran ancestry are:[2]
- Wallace, North Carolina 10.80%
- Rose Hill, North Carolina 5.86%
- Chelsea, Massachusetts 4.51%
- Newton, Texas 4.23%
- Gray Court, South Carolina 3.72%
- Morristown, New Jersey 3.44%
- Miami, Florida 3.34%
- New Brunswick, New Jersey 2.99%
- Newburgh, New York 2.65%
- Hempstead, New York 2.56%
- Kenner, Louisiana 2.52%
- Springfield, Virginia 2.34%
- Union City, New Jersey 2.30%
- West Little River, Florida 2.18%
- New Cassel, New York 2.11%
- Chamblee, Georgia 2.04%
- Langley Park, Maryland 2.02%
- Herndon, Virginia 1.96%
- North Springfield, Virginia 1.70%
- Plainfield, New Jersey 1.63%
- Selma, North Carolina 1.62%
- Galax, Virginia 1.61%
- Lake Worth, Florida 1.59%
- Both Spencer, North Carolina and the town of Medley, Florida 1.55%
- Both Waukegan Township, Lake County, Illinois and the city of Waukegan, Illinois 1.46%
[edit] Notable Honduran-Americans
- America Ferrera film actress (Real Women Have Curves, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Ugly Betty)[3]
- Jose Zuniga film actor (24, Prison Break, The O.C)
- Hype Williams, music Video and film director.
- Neyda Sandoval, journalist and TV news presenter
- Satcha Pretto, journalist and TV news presenter
- Carlos Mencia, comedian, writer and actor
- Raquel Lisette Diaz-Rocsi, 106 & Park Personality Rocsi
- Rocky Moran, Southern California based Musician, composer and performer
- David Archuleta - Runner-up of American Idol Season 7
- Gerald Young - former Major League Baseball outfielder
- Francia Almendarez- Actress
- Renán Almendárez Coello- radio show host of the show El Cucuy de la Mañana
[edit] References
- ^ "= 2005 American Community Survey: Race and Hispanic or Latino", U.S. Census Bureau, 2000. Retrieved on 2007-10-11.]
- ^ Ancestry Map of Honduran Communities. Epodunk.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
- ^ [1] "Honduran American actress America Ferrera" [2] "The youngest of six children born to Honduran parents"
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