Fuquay-Varina
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Acknowledgments
Introduction
History of Fuquay-Varina
Secondary Data
Assets
Public Services
Transportation
Housing
Youth
Language and Culture
Latino Migrant Farm Workers
Employment
Racial Interaction Between Groups
Methods
Community Forum Report
Conclusions and Recommendations
References
Appendices
| A34: Glossary
African-American: |
Also known as Black. "A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. It includes people who indicate their race as 'Black, African Am., or Negro,' or provide written entries such as African American, Afro American, Kenyan, Nigerian, or Haitian." (U.S. Census Bureau, 2000) |
Caucasian: |
Also known as White. "A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. It includes people who indicate their race as 'White' or report entries such as Irish, German, Italian, Lebanese, Near Easterner, Arab, or Polish." (U.S. Census Bureau, 2000) |
Community Member |
Latinos who live in Fuquay-Varina year-round and Latino migrant farm workers based in and around Fuquay-Varina. |
Insider: |
A member of the Latino community of Fuquay-Varina; a non-service provider Latino community member. |
Latino: |
"Hispanics or Latinos are those people who classified themselves in one of the specific Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino categories listed on the Census 2000 questionnaire -Mexican, Mexican Am., Chicano,' 'Puerto Rican', or 'Cuban' -as well as those who indicate that they are 'other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino.' (Census, 2000) This definition regards ethnicity and not race. (U.S. Census Bureau, 2000) |
Legal status: |
"Legal status" means the person is legally entitled to live in the United States. Legal status can be:
- permanent, as in the case of citizens, nationals, and permanent resident aliens, or
- temporary, as is usually the case with students and tourists.
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Outsider: |
A group consisting of community members who are non-Latino and service providers. |
Service provider: |
A person providing services (ie: health, housing, government, etc.) to residents in Fuquay-Varina. |
Undocumented: |
Refers to individuals without legal status. |
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