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Ethnic geography Ethnicity is often used as an alternative for race, however it is more of, belonging to a social group that have common or shared cultures, homeland and biological ancestry. When people travel or migrate to other parts of the world they bring along with them, tradition. Whether it be food, clothing, principles, or religion; onward, each of these items play a huge role within a diverse society such as the United States.
Upon researching the Gwinnett area, I’ve found it bit difficult to locate particular places, regarding the topic. It is disappointing, as I lacked time to explore and experience many sites. However, I do recall places I’ve visited often within the Gwinnett County, which are associated with the following regions;
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Whereas, few of the East Asia and South Asia are drawn to clothing departments and Sub-Saharan African are of place of worship. Due to my appreciation of food, I included just one of the many places. The list covers; Korean (the Pacific) restaurants (Korean BBQ), bakeries (Mozart Bakery), grocery store (H-Mart) and café (Boba Mocha), numerous Vietnamese (East Asia) restaurants (Pho Dai Loi), Caribbean grocery store (Farmer’s Market) and restaurants (Jamaica- Kool Running restaurant, Mexican- Chipotle), Pakistan (South Asia) restaurants (Asma’s Cuisine) and along with clothing outlets found in the Sugarloaf mall. Also, occasionally I attend a Sub-Saharan African church in Norcross called the International Central Gospel Church. Although this resource was quite the thrill, it’s a setback, that I couldn’t tackle the other regions. Honestly, though I’m unfamiliar with Gwinnett County or Georgia in total, I do believe that most European (Eastern and Western), Central and South American stores/reactants/sites are found in Atlanta metro area, due to their style and directed

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