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32-523: (Redirected from International Village ) International District or International Village can refer to: Buford Highway community (a.k.a. DeKalb County International Village district) in the Atlanta metro area International Village Mall, in Vancouver's Chinatown International District (Greater Houston) International Village (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) ,

64-560: A barangay in Metro Manila, Philippines Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title International District . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International_District&oldid=1228399869 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

96-528: A blue collar, largely white, lower middle-class population. The highway was characterized by strip mall development, and apartment complexes sprouted up in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1976 the first ethnic restaurant opened, the Havana Sandwich Shop. In the 1980s, immigrants settled in the area due to affordable housing, available public transportation, and proximity to construction jobs in growing Gwinnett County. The area attracted many Latino workers during

128-562: A defunct shopping center in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Seattle Chinatown-International District International District, Albuquerque, New Mexico International Village, a residence and dining hall at Northeastern University See also [ edit ] International Villager , 2011 album by Indian rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh Pestalozzi International Village , an organization in East Sussex, England BF International Village ,

160-473: A wide variety of ethnic groups, notably Korean, Mexican, Chinese, and Vietnamese, and also Indian, Bangladeshi, Central American, Somali, and Ethiopian. The DeKalb County Chamber of Commerce calls the area the "International Corridor." The Buford Highway community is home to one of the highest concentration of foreign-born residents in the country, notably Mexican, Central American, Chinese , Korean and Vietnamese. The area attracted many Latino workers during

192-539: Is an ethnically diverse, linear community made up of apartment complexes, suburban neighborhoods and shopping centers. Similar to other sun belt cities, immigrants who relocated to Atlanta in the 20th and 21st centuries went straight to the suburbs, where residential and commercial real estate was affordable and where many second-generation immigrant communities were already established. Along Buford Highway, there are few wholly distinct ethnic areas. The more than 1,000 immigrant-owned businesses are owned by and patronized by

224-626: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Buford Highway Buford Highway (also Buford Highway Corridor ), a.k.a. the DeKalb International Corridor , and in the 1990–2000's as the DeKalb County International Village district, is a community northeast of the city of Atlanta , celebrated for its ethnic diversity and spanning multiple counties including Fulton , DeKalb, and Gwinnett counties in

256-459: Is titled "Chambodia". Sun Belt The Sun Belt has seen substantial population growth post- World War II from an influx of people seeking a warm and sunny climate, a surge in retiring baby boomers , and growing economic opportunities. The advent of air conditioning created more comfortable summer conditions and allowed more manufacturing and industry to locate in the Sun Belt. Since much of

288-578: The Great Recession slowed, and in some places even stopped, the migration from the Frost Belt to the Sun Belt, according to data tracking people's movements over the year from July 2012 – 2013. Americans remained cautious about moving to a different state over this period. However, migration to the Sun Belt from the Frost Belt resumed again, according to 2015 Census data estimates, with growing migration to

320-620: The Las Vegas Valley being included. This definition also includes most of the Missouri Bootheel . First employed by political analyst Kevin Phillips in his 1969 book The Emerging Republican Majority , the term "Sun Belt" became synonymous with the southern third of the nation in the early 1970s. In this period, economic and political prominence shifted from the Midwest and Northeast to

352-734: The Sand States because of their abundance of beaches or deserts. Other definitions may also include parts of Colorado , Kansas , Missouri , and Virginia and most or all of Arkansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Tennessee. For example, the Kinder Institute for Urban Research defines the Sun Belt as being south of 36°30′N latitude, which includes all of Arkansas, most of Oklahoma and virtually all of Tennessee (small parts of East and Middle Tennessee extend north of 36°30′ due to surveying errors) but leaves out most of Nevada and California, with only Southern California and parts of Nye County and

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384-606: The Senate . In the 2024 presidential election , the region was also a target by Democrats, with nominee Kamala Harris polling either ahead or closely behind Donald Trump in Arizona , North Carolina , Nevada , and Georgia . The environment in the belt is extremely valuable, not only to local and state governments, but to the federal government. Eight of the ten states have extremely high biodiversity (ranging from 3,800 to 6,700 species, not including marine life). The Sun Belt also has

416-592: The South and West . Factors such as the warmer climate, the migration of workers from Mexico , and a boom in the agriculture industry allowed the southern third of the United States to grow economically. The climate spurred not only agricultural growth, but also the migration of many retirees to retirement communities in the region, especially in Florida and Arizona. Industries such as aerospace , defense , and oil boomed in

448-558: The 466,000-square-foot (43,300 m ) Northeast Plaza , 355,000-square-foot (33,000 m ) Plaza Fiesta and the Buford Highway Farmers Market complex. Buford Highway is served by MARTA bus route 39 ( Lindbergh Center to Doraville) as well as Ride Gwinnett routes 10, 20 and 35 to and from Doraville station. The Doraville MARTA metro rail station is a block away from Buford Highway on New Peachtree Road. On July 22, 2010 PBS 's Need to Know program portrayed

480-646: The City of Brookhaven announced that the highway in their city would be improved by reducing the number of traffic lanes, adding a greenway and island. The city of Chamblee, in which part of the Buford Highway community is located, is sometimes referred to as "Chambodia" due to its high East Asian population and the concentration of East Asian restaurants along Buford Highway in Chamblee. A chapter of Tom Wolfe 's novel A Man in Full

512-704: The Sun Belt and out of the Frost Belt. The Sun Belt has historically been more conservative than the nation at large, especially in comparison to regions such as New England , the Pacific Northwest , and to a somewhat lesser extent, the Mid-Atlantic states and the Rust Belt. This has been attributed in part to the high percentage of evangelical Christians living in the region. Increasing racial diversity and political realignment on urban/rural lines have made some Sun Belt states more competitive, though all states in

544-560: The Sun Belt as companies took advantage of the low involvement of labor unions in the region (due to more recent industrialization, 1930s–1950s) and the proximity of military installations that were major consumers of their products. The oil industry helped propel states such as Texas and Louisiana forward, and tourism grew in Florida, and Southern California. More recently, high tech and new economy industries have been major drivers of growth in California, Florida, Texas, and other parts of

576-413: The Sun Belt. Texas and California rank among the top five states in the nation with the most Fortune  500 companies. In 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau projected that approximately 88% of the nation's population growth between 2000 and 2030 would occur in the Sun Belt. California, Texas, and Florida were each expected to add more than 12 million people during that time, which would make them by far

608-643: The U.S. state of Georgia . The area generally spans along and on either side of a stretch of Georgia State Route 13 (SR 13) in DeKalb County. It begins just north of Midtown Atlanta , continues northeast through the towns of Brookhaven , Chamblee , Doraville , and Norcross . The name of the corridor originates from the name of the highway which connects to the city of Buford . Creative Loafing 's Atlanta edition named Buford Highway Atlanta's "best neighborhood for diversity" in their March 2012 Neighborhood Guide. The population exceeds 50,000. Buford Highway

640-540: The construction boom that preceded the 1996 Olympic Games . Asian business owners were attracted to the stretch of highway by cheap leases and reliable traffic flow. During the 1996 Olympics, Chamblee embraced the growing international character of Buford Highway, while more conservative Doraville resisted it. As the Southern Foodways Alliance reported: "Why would we want to attract more immigrants when we got all we want?" asked Doraville mayor Lamar Lang to

672-506: The construction boom that preceded the 1996 Olympic Games . Asian business owners were attracted to the stretch of highway by cheap leases and reliable traffic flow. In 2017, the man who came up with the idea for the BeltLine ring of trails around Atlanta, Ryan Gravel , announced that he would turn his attention to Buford Highway. His new non-profit named "Generator" would partner with another non-profit, We Love BuHi, to find ways to celebrate

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704-402: The construction in the Sun Belt is new or recent, housing styles and design are often modern and open. Recreational opportunities in the Sun Belt are often not tied strictly to one season, and many tourist and resort cities in the region support a tourist industry all year. Out of the 15 fastest-growing cities in the U.S., 12 are located in the Sun Belt as of 2023. Additionally, 86 percent of

736-476: The corridor as an example of a high- pedestrian area in suburban America that fails to meet increased demand for walkability due to changing demographics. The program noted that in the previous ten years, 30 people had died and an additional 250 were injured while trying to cross Buford Highway, a rate three times higher than any other road in Georgia. Despite this, there are no plans to improve pedestrian safety in

768-589: The country. Additionally, the traditional lure of cheaper labor markets in the region compared with America's older industrial centers has been eroded by overseas outsourcing trends. One of the greatest threats facing the belt in the coming decades is water shortages. Communities in California are making plans to build multiple desalination plants to supply fresh water and avert near-term crises. Texas, Georgia, and Florida also face increasingly serious shortages because of their rapidly expanding populations and high per-capita water consumption. Lingering effects from

800-447: The diversity of the community and preserve its culture, with the aim of coming with realistic civic proposals around issues such as gentrification, transit and affordability. Buford Highway originated as a non-descript state roadway connecting Atlanta and points northeast, including the then-railroad towns of Chamblee and Doraville , as well as points farther north. The towns of Doraville, Chamblee and Norcross had long been home to

832-549: The highest number of distinct ecosystems: chaparral , deciduous , desert , grasslands , temperate rainforest , and tropical rainforest . Some endangered species live within the belt, including: The five largest metropolitan statistical areas are Los Angeles , Dallas , Houston , Atlanta , and Miami . The Los Angeles area is by far the largest, with over 13 million inhabitants as of 2012 . The ten largest metropolitan statistical areas are found in California, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, and Arizona. Additionally,

864-476: The most populous states in America. Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Florida, and Texas were expected to be the fastest-growing states. Events leading up to and including the 2008–2009 recession led some to question whether growth projections for the Sun Belt had been overstated. The economic bubble that led to the recession appeared, to some observers, to have been more acute in the Sun Belt than other parts of

896-528: The press. "That's just not our way of life here," agreed the city council. "We’re basically Baptists and Methodists and Presbyterians." Buford Highway is, in most places in the corridor, a seven-lane highway with no median and few sidewalks, a situation which is grossly mismatched with the heavy pedestrian traffic along and across the highway. Most properties along the corridor are in the form of strip malls, retail businesses surrounded by large parking lots, and large apartment complexes. The largest strip malls are

928-547: The region excluding New Mexico and California continue to vote to the right of the national average. The Sun Belt was a key target region for the Democratic Party in the 2020 United States elections . Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden narrowly won the states of Arizona and Georgia in the presidential election , and the party gained seats in both states in the Senate elections. In 2022 , Arizona and Georgia again elected Democrats to serve full 6-year terms in

960-410: The southern tier of the U.S., including the states of Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, South Carolina, Texas, roughly two-thirds of California (up to Greater Sacramento ), and the southern parts of Arkansas , North Carolina, Nevada, Oklahoma , Tennessee , and Utah. Five of the states—Arizona, California, Florida, Nevada, and Texas—are sometimes collectively called

992-613: The top 50 zip codes that saw the largest increases in new residents since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic were in Texas, Florida, and Arizona. The traditional explanations for the growth are increasing productivity in the South and West and increasing demand for Sun Belt amenities, especially its pleasant weather. Job decline in the Rust Belt is another major reason for migration. The Sun Belt comprises

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1024-412: The unincorporated area of the corridor. These deaths have led some cities along Buford Highway to consider development plans with significant pedestrian improvements. For example, the City of Brookhaven's Buford Highway Improvement Plan and Economic Development Strategy contemplates adding mid-block crossings, street trees and buffer plantings, pedestrian-scale lighting and other improvements. In 2017

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