Paterson, New Jersey, is one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse cities in the United States. Since its founding in 1792, successive waves of immigrants have transformed the city into a community where dozens of languages are spoken and residents trace their ancestry to every inhabited continent.<\/p>\n
Paterson’s ethnic composition has changed dramatically over more than two centuries.<\/p>\n
The city’s earliest settlers were primarily:<\/p>\n
As Paterson became America’s “Silk City,” immigrants arrived from throughout Europe, including:<\/p>\n
Following World War II, the city welcomed:<\/p>\n
Modern immigration has made Paterson internationally known for its multicultural population, including large communities from:<\/p>\n
The neighborhood features:<\/p>\n
Paterson has one of New Jersey’s largest Bangladeshi populations, with numerous:<\/p>\n
African Americans have played a vital role in Paterson’s civic, educational, religious, and political life for more than a century. Historic congregations such as St. Luke Baptist Church<\/span><\/span>, Bethel AME Church<\/span><\/span>, and First AME Zion Church<\/span><\/span> have long served as spiritual and community anchors.<\/p>\n Paterson also has a significant Turkish-American population, reflected in restaurants, businesses, and cultural organizations concentrated in parts of the city<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Paterson, New Jersey, is one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse cities in the United States. Since its founding in 1792, successive waves of immigrants have transformed the city into a community where dozens of languages are spoken and … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"kt_blocks_editor_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3326","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/patersonhistory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/patersonhistory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/patersonhistory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patersonhistory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patersonhistory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3326"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/patersonhistory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3341,"href":"https:\/\/patersonhistory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3326\/revisions\/3341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/patersonhistory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Turkish Community<\/h3>\n