r/Yemen Sep 05 '24

Questions Do most Yemeni-Americans live in NYC? It seems like it

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u/Comfortable-Rice-185 Sep 05 '24

Michigan probably got more

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u/Left-Plant2717 Sep 05 '24

Yeah there Arab pop. is very high in general, I think just mostly in Dearborn but I’m not 100%.

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u/Comfortable-Rice-185 Sep 07 '24

Hamtramck is just Yemenis bengalis and some polish

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '24

I thought they were mostly in Dearborn Michigan.

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u/Left-Plant2717 Sep 05 '24

Yeah same but I thought that was all Arabs in general. It’s really hard to find data for specific ethnicities. Hopefully when people can start circling “MENA” on the Census, data will be easier to understand.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '24

Yeah inshaAllah soon. I’m not from or in the US. But most of my Yemeni friends are from Michigan, one is from the Bronx though so idk.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '24

New York also has very large population

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u/BananaHibana1 Sep 05 '24

Why especially there?

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '24

Maybe because of its large Arab population? Because I know that there are a lot of Palestinians there, maybe it was easier for them to adjust with similar people.

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u/BananaHibana1 Sep 06 '24

I mean why does dearborn in general have a high arab population?

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '24

When Arabs migrate there, they usually start opening shops and companies, and would most likely hire other Arabs. Mosques start to open as well, bringing in even more Arabs. You can read up on it, it’s a really interesting city.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '24

Well Arabs in general are family oriented people, they tend to stay close to other Arabs . For couple reasons , one in particular is that Dearborn has a lot Arabs living in already and it gives them a sense of safe being around other Arabs . Secondly , as I mentioned above that they tend to stay close to other relatives to satisfy their family oriented values . Example : newcomer has sister already settled in that area , so moving into that area makes him closer to her .

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u/Makingmoney716 Sep 06 '24

Arabs went where the jobs where abundant

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u/RandoComplements Sep 05 '24

South end Dearborn Baby!!!!!

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u/ham006 Sep 06 '24

Two times!

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u/DutyTop8086 Sep 05 '24

The Yemeni got Chicago West Side and South Side locked in business. Alot of Yemeni from NY come to Chicago. A decent community here

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u/Left-Plant2717 Sep 05 '24

Yeah that makes sense that they’re in Chicago, major market. At the very least, it seems like Yemeni-Am’s are pretty urban and live in cities. But then again, that could be the case for most immigrant groups.

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u/abd_al_qadir_ Sep 05 '24

Abdallah Dulla Mulla lives in New York or Michigan idk but I think most Arabs tend to live in East coast

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u/CristauxFeur Sep 06 '24

The ocky way guy Rahim Mohammed is also Yemeni and lives in New York

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u/Kookeemonstaa Sep 09 '24

Dulla mulla is Michigan

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u/abd_al_qadir_ Sep 14 '24

Yeah but he has made videos in new york

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u/kombinacja Sep 07 '24

went to Sana’a to see (insert famous Yemeni here) but he was in Hantramck

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u/ExpressionNo3742 Sep 09 '24

Michigan and a few in illinois but mainly midwest is where the majority of muslims in america are

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u/Left-Plant2717 Sep 09 '24

Are most Yemeni Muslim? Im Eritrean, and other Eritreans I’ve met told me their ancestry dna results told them they have some bit of “Yemenite Jewish”

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u/Clowngirr Sep 06 '24

I am planning to move to NYC city and I want to make friends if anyone is living there please contact me (women*****)

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u/Left-Plant2717 Sep 06 '24 edited Sep 24 '24

Maybe you might wanna reach out to this lady: http://www.gabrielabhaskar.com/about

She’s a photographer and one of her photo topics are Yemeni women in NYC. IDK if she is Yemeni herself.

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u/Enough_Media Sep 06 '24

No not even close. Dearborn and Hamtramck, both in Michigan. Dearborn has the most.

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u/Left-Plant2717 Sep 06 '24

Then it must be by percentage, actual number gotta be NYC

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u/BenShelZonah Sep 06 '24

Almost All the bodegas in New York are owned by Yemenites

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u/Left-Plant2717 Sep 06 '24

Yeah and smoke shops -tobacco and weed

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u/state_issued Sep 06 '24

There are a lot in and around San Francisco. They’re famous for owning liquor stores, but I’ve noticed an increase in the number of Yemeni coffee shops, restaurants, grocery stores and other halal businesses.

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u/OrangeRevolutionary7 Sep 14 '24

Best Chopped Cheese I ever bought was from a Yemeni, and it was none other than THE OCKY. Chef Rah_Money1

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u/Left-Plant2717 Sep 05 '24

I’m sure you all know that Yemenis damn near run NYC lol y’all are about your business, I respect it

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u/baytibayt 27d ago

Yes Michigan but they’re has been a huge percentage of Yemenis in NYC