Is El Cerrito known for its Nepalese community ?

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by Dave Coe

Doesn't surprise me as there is also a huge Afghan community in the East Bay, many are refugees. Many former South East Asian refugees throughout the Bay Area too.

There have been articles about an expected sudden influx of Afghan refugees to places like Fremont, that already have a small Afghan community.

Good restaurants!

[Dave Coe]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

There have been articles about an expected sudden influx of Afghan refugees to places like Fremont, that already have a small Afghan community.

Good restaurants!

I've never had Afghan food but I heard it is a cross between Persian and Northern Indian cuisine.

Though the high prices will make it hard to accommodate the current wave of Afghans. Some are going to Fremont as well as Hayward and Concord but most are going to Sacramento and cheaper Central Valley cities.

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by Dave Coe

I've never had Afghan food but I heard it is a cross between Persian and Northern Indian cuisine.

Though the high prices will make it hard to accommodate the current wave of Afghans. Some are going to Fremont as well as Hayward and Concord but most are going to Sacramento and cheaper Central Valley cities.

This makes a lot of sense.

[Dave Coe]

"There are Nepalese communities in Sunnyvale, Berkeley and El Cerrito, and Sri Lankans live in Antioch."





https://localnewsmatters.org/2022/08...-the-bay-area/

[TheTimidBlueBars]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

But also bordering Berkeley. It's generally regarded as a (slightly) lower-cost neighbor of Berkeley. Considering the COL throughout the inner East Bay, I'm surprised any Nepalese can afford El Cerrito.

Where I am in the Mission in SF, it still manages to be plurality Mexican. I have always assumed they make it work through some combination of having two (or more) adults working, not owning a car, and relying on neighboring households they're friends with for various services like babysitting and borrowing appliances.

[Dave Coe]

California's Nepalese population is booming! Particularly in Contra Costa county.


https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects...lation-growth/

"The fastest-growing subgroup among Asian Americans was the Nepalese population, which more than tripled between 2010 and 2020, growing from 6,200 to nearly 20,000 over the last decade."

[Dave Coe]

EAST BAY NEWS
El Cerrito restaurant catering to fast-growing Nepalese community in Contra Costa County:

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco...-costa-county/