Peruvian Americans, the Glossary

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1. 148 relations: Adele Morales, Alberto Fujimori, Alberto Vargas, Alejandro Toledo, Alex Acuña, Alex Kuczynski, Alex Olmedo, Alex Rivera, Alexis Amore, Alvaro Bedoya, American English, Anthony Atala, Arthur Chin, Augusto B. Leguía, Barton Zwiebach, Benjamin Bratt, Bolivian Americans, Boris Vallejo, California, Carlos Bustamante (biophysicist), Carlos Castaneda, Carlos De Valdez, Carlos I. Noriega, Carlos Navarro (actor), Carmen Carrera, Carmen Giménez, Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids (film), Cesar Conde, Ceviche, Chifa, Chilean Americans, Chuck & Buck, Clifton, New Jersey, Colombian Americans, Connecticut, Convenience store, Daniel Alarcón, Daniel Tuccio, Daniella Alonso, David Bernal, David Torrence (athlete), David Utrilla, Diaspora, Diego Chávarri, Downtown Paterson, Ecuadorian Americans, Edgar Prado, Elmwood Park, New Jersey, Fair Lawn, New Jersey, ... Expand index (98 more) »

2. Peruvian diaspora
3. Peruvian diaspora in the United States

Adele Morales

Adele Carolyn Morales (June 12, 1925 – November 22, 2015) was an American painter and memoirist. Peruvian Americans and Adele Morales are American people of Peruvian descent.

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Alberto Fujimori

Alberto Kenya Fujimori Inomoto (藤森 謙也, Hepburn:,; born 28 July 1938) is a Peruvian former politician, professor, and engineer who served as President of Peru from 1990 to 2000.

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Alberto Vargas

Joaquin Alberto Vargas y Chávez (9 February 1896 – 30 December 1982) was a Peruvian-American painter of pin-up girls.

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Alejandro Toledo

Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique (born 28 March 1946) is a Peruvian former politician who served as President of Peru, from 2001 to 2006.

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Alex Acuña

Alejandro Neciosup Acuña (born December 12, 1944), known professionally as Alex Acuña, is a Peruvian–American jazz drummer and percussionist.

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Alex Kuczynski

Alexandra Louise Kuczynski (born December 6, 1970) is a Peruvian reporter, who has written for the New York Times and the New York Times Magazine, and is the author of the award-winning 2006 book Beauty Junkies about the cosmetic surgery industry.

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Alex Olmedo

Alejandro "Alex" Olmedo Rodríguez (March 24, 1936December 9, 2020) was a tennis player from Peru with American citizenship.

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Alex Rivera

Alex Rivera (born 1973, in New York City) is a Sundance award-winning American film maker and MacArthur Fellow, best known for his films about labor, immigration, and politics. Peruvian Americans and Alex Rivera are American people of Peruvian descent.

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Alexis Amore

Alexis Amore (born Fabiola Melgar García; 29 December 1978) is a Peruvian pornographic actress and feature dancer.

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Alvaro Bedoya

Alvaro Martin Bedoya (born February 21, 1982) is an American attorney and government official who has served on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) since 2022. Peruvian Americans and Alvaro Bedoya are American people of Peruvian descent.

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American English

American English (AmE), sometimes called United States English or U.S. English, is the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States.

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Anthony Atala

Anthony Atala (born July 14, 1958) is an American bioengineer, urologist, and pediatric surgeon.

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Arthur Chin

Arthur Tien Chin (Cantonese: Chan Sui-Tin; October 23, 1913 – September 3, 1997) was a pilot from the United States who participated in the Second Sino-Japanese War.

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Augusto B. Leguía

Augusto Bernardino Leguía y Salcedo (19 February 1863 – 6 February 1932) was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru from 1908 to 1912 and from 1919 to 1930, the latter term known as the "Oncenio" after its eleven-year length.

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Barton Zwiebach

Barton Zwiebach (born Barton Zwiebach Cantor, October 4, 1954) is a Peruvian string theorist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Benjamin Bratt

Benjamin Bratt (born December 16, 1963) is an American actor. Peruvian Americans and Benjamin Bratt are American people of Peruvian descent.

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Bolivian Americans

Bolivian Americans or Bolivia-Americans (boliviano-americano, norteamericanos de origen boliviano or estadounidenses de origen boliviano) are Americans of at least partial Bolivian descent.

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Boris Vallejo

Boris Vallejo (born January 8, 1941) is a Peruvian-American painter who works in the science fiction, fantasy, and erotica genres.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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Carlos Bustamante (biophysicist)

Carlos José Bustamante (born 1951 in Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian-American scientist.

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Carlos Castaneda

Carlos Castaneda (December 25, 1925 – April 27, 1998) was an American anthropologist and writer.

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Carlos De Valdez

Carlos De Valdez (19 March 1894 – 30 October 1939) was a Peruvian-American film actor who appeared in around forty American films.

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Carlos I. Noriega

Carlos Ismael Noriega (born 8 October 1959) is a Peruvian-American NASA employee, a former NASA astronaut and a retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel.

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Carlos Navarro (actor)

Carlos A. Navarro (born December 14, 1980) is an American actor and radio personality.

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Carmen Carrera

Carmen Carrera (born April 13, 1985) is an American reality television personality, model, burlesque performer, and actress, known for appearing on the third season of the Logo reality television series RuPaul's Drag Race, as well as its spin-off series RuPaul's Drag U. Carrera is a transgender woman and transgender rights activist. Peruvian Americans and Carmen Carrera are American people of Peruvian descent.

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Carmen Giménez

Carmen Giménez (born February 20, 1971), also known as Carmen Giménez Smith, is an American poet, writer, and editor. Peruvian Americans and Carmen Giménez are American people of Peruvian descent.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Cedar Rapids (film)

Cedar Rapids is a 2011 American comedy film directed by Miguel Arteta.

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Cesar Conde

Cesar Conde is an American media executive currently serving as chairman of the NBCUniversal News Group, overseeing NBC News, MSNBC, and CNBC.

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Ceviche

Ceviche, cebiche, sebiche, or seviche is a dish consisting of fish or shellfish marinated in citrus and seasonings, recognized by UNESCO as an expression of Peruvian traditional cuisine and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, although different versions of ceviche are part of the culinary culture of various Spanish-American countries along the Pacific Ocean where each one is native: Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Peru.

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Chifa

Chifa is a Chinese Peruvian culinary tradition based on Cantonese elements fused with traditional Peruvian ingredients and traditions.

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Chilean Americans

Chilean Americans (chileno-americanos, chileno-estadounidenses, norteamericanos de origen chileno or estadounidenses de origen chileno) are Americans who have full or partial origin from Chile.

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Chuck & Buck

Chuck & Buck is a 2000 American black comedy drama film directed by Miguel Arteta.

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Clifton, New Jersey

Clifton is a city in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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Colombian Americans

Colombian Americans (Colomboestadounidenses), are Americans who have Colombian ancestry.

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Connecticut

Connecticut is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Convenience store

A convenience store, convenience shop, bodega, corner store or corner shop is a small retail store that stocks a range of everyday items such as tea, coffee, groceries, fruits, vegetables, snacks, confectionery, soft drinks, ice creams, tobacco products, lottery tickets, over-the-counter drugs, toiletries, newspapers and magazines.

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Daniel Alarcón

Daniel Alarcón (born March 5, 1977, in Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian-American novelist, journalist and radio producer.

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Daniel Tuccio

Daniel Tuccio is a Peruvian-American television reporter/news anchor. Peruvian Americans and Daniel Tuccio are American people of Peruvian descent.

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Daniella Alonso

Daniella Alonso is an American actress and former fashion model. Peruvian Americans and Daniella Alonso are American people of Peruvian descent.

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David Bernal

David "Elsewhere" Bernal (born August 2, 1979) is an American illusionary dancer. Peruvian Americans and David Bernal are American people of Peruvian descent.

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David Torrence (athlete)

David Torrence (November 26, 1985 – August 28, 2017) was a Peruvian-American middle-distance runner and indoor American record holder in the 1000 meters (active).

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David Utrilla

David Utrilla is the 31st member of the Utah Corps of Consuls and Honorary Consul to Peru in Utah.

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Diaspora

A diaspora is a population that is scattered across regions which are separate from its geographic place of origin.

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Diego Chávarri

Diego Ivan Chavarri Rodriguez (born March 7, 1989) is an American soccer player who plays as offensive midfielder and winger for San Simón in the Segunda Division Peruana.

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Downtown Paterson

Downtown Paterson is the main commercial district of Paterson, Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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Ecuadorian Americans

Ecuadorian Americans (ecuatorio-americanos, norteamericanos de origen ecuatoriano or estadounidenses de origen ecuatoriano) are Americans of full or partial Ecuadorian ancestry.

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Edgar Prado

Edgar S. Prado (born June 12, 1967 in Lima, Peru) is a retired Hall of Fame jockey in thoroughbred horse racing.

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Elmwood Park, New Jersey

Elmwood Park is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and is a bedroom suburb located from New York City.

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Fair Lawn, New Jersey

Fair Lawn is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and a bedroom suburb located northwest of New York City.

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Federal Trade Commission

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government whose principal mission is the enforcement of civil (non-criminal) antitrust law and the promotion of consumer protection.

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Fernando Belaúnde

Fernando Sergio Marcelo Marcos Belaúnde Terry (October 7, 1912 – June 4, 2002) was a Peruvian politician who twice served as President of Peru (1963–1968 and 1980–1985).

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Florida

Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Flying ace

A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat.

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Francisco Morales Bermúdez

Francisco Remigio Morales Bermúdez Cerruti (4 October 1921 – 14 July 2022) was a Peruvian politician and general who was the de facto President of Peru (2nd President of the Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces) between 1975 and 1980, after deposing his predecessor, General Juan Velasco.

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Gabriela Lena Frank

Gabriela Lena Frank (born September 1972) is an American pianist and composer of contemporary classical music. Peruvian Americans and Gabriela Lena Frank are American people of Peruvian descent.

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Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia, officially the State of Georgia, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Ginger Pooley

Ginger A. Pooley (Reyes, born April 22, 1977) is an American musician. Peruvian Americans and Ginger Pooley are American people of Peruvian descent.

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Gold rush

A gold rush or gold fever is a discovery of gold—sometimes accompanied by other precious metals and rare-earth minerals—that brings an onrush of miners seeking their fortune.

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Greater Houston

Greater Houston, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land, is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States, encompassing nine counties along the Gulf Coast in Southeast Texas.

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Greater Los Angeles

Greater Los Angeles is the most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. state of California, encompassing five counties in Southern California extending from Ventura County in the west to San Bernardino County and Riverside County in the east, with Los Angeles County in the center, and Orange County to the southeast.

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Greater Orlando

The Orlando metropolitan area (officially, for U.S. Census purposes, the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area) is an inland metropolitan area in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida.

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Hang Time (TV series)

Hang Time is an American teen sitcom that aired on NBC from September 9, 1995, to December 16, 2000, as part of the network's Saturday morning program block for teenagers, TNBC.

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Hernando de Soto

Hernando de Soto (1497 – 21 May 1542) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who was involved in expeditions in Nicaragua and the Yucatan Peninsula.

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Hispanic and Latino Americans

Hispanic and Latino Americans (Estadounidenses hispanos y latinos; Estadunidenses hispânicos e latinos) are Americans of full or partial Spanish and/or Latin American background, culture, or family origin.

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History of Peru

The history of Peru spans 15 millennia, extending back through several stages of cultural development along the country's desert coastline and in the Andes mountains.

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Illegal immigration to the United States

Foreign nationals, known as aliens, violate US immigration laws by entering the United States unlawfully, or by lawfully entering but then remaining after the expiration of their visas, parole or temporary protected status.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Inca Garcilaso de la Vega

Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (12 April 1539 – 23 April 1616), born Gómez Suárez de Figueroa and known as El Inca, was a chronicler and writer born in the Viceroyalty of Peru.

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Inca Kola

Inca Kola (also known as "Golden Kola" in international advertising) is a soft drink that was created in Peru in 1935 by British immigrant Joseph Robinson Lindley.

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Independent film

An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies (or, in some cases, distributed by major companies).

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Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award

The Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award is presented to the creative team of a film budgeted at less than $1,000,000 by the Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers.

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Isabela Merced

Isabela Yolanda Moner (born July 10, 2001), known professionally as Isabela Merced since 2019, is an American actress. Peruvian Americans and Isabela Merced are American people of Peruvian descent.

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Jaime Bayly

Jaime Bayly Letts (born February 19, 1965) is a Peruvian writer, journalist, and television personality.

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Jim Himes

James Andrew Himes (born July 5, 1966) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2009.

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Jorge Andres

Jorge Andres (born Jorge Andres Alfaro; July 7, 1984 in Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian-American sportscaster and sports reporter, who currently is an on-air talent for CBS.

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Jorge José Benítez (born 3 June 1950 in Gobernador Castro, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine former football player and coach.

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Jorge Masvidal

Jorge Masvidal (born November 12, 1984) is an American professional boxer and former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight and Lightweight divisions.

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Jose Valdivia Jr.

Jose Valdivia Jr. (born December 8, 1974, in Lima, Peru) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.

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Josh Keaton

Joshua Luis Wiener (born February 8, 1979), known by his stage name Josh Keaton, is an American actor. Peruvian Americans and Josh Keaton are American people of Peruvian descent.

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Juan Bandini

Juan Bandini (1800 – November 4, 1859) was a Peruvian-born Californio public figure, politician, and ranchero.

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Juan Velasco Alvarado

Juan Francisco Velasco Alvarado (June 16, 1910 – December 24, 1977) was a Peruvian general who served as the President of Peru after a successful coup d'état against Fernando Belaúnde's presidency in 1968.

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Julio Canani

Julio Canani (November 13, 1938 – February 5, 2021) was a Peruvian-born American horse trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing.

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Kat Reeder

Kat Reeder is a Peruvian-American illustrator, portrait artist, and graphic designer. Peruvian Americans and Kat Reeder are American people of Peruvian descent.

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Kathleen Herles

Kathleen Herles (born November 13, 1990) is an American voice actress best known for being the original voice of Dora on Dora the Explorer for the first four seasons. Peruvian Americans and Kathleen Herles are American people of Peruvian descent.

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Kenny Florian

Kenny Florian (born May 26, 1976) is an American retired mixed martial artist and commentator who formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

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Lima

Lima, founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (Spanish for "City of Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

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Little Lima

Little Lima is a Peruvian enclave in Downtown Paterson, New Jersey, United States, and the largest Peruvian enclave outside of South America, home to approximately 10,000 Peruvian immigrants, by U.S. Census Bureau estimates. Peruvian Americans and Little Lima are Peruvian diaspora in the United States.

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Long Beach, California

Long Beach is a coastal city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States.

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Lorenzo O'Brien

Lorenzo O'Brien (born 1955) is a Peruvian-American writer-producer of Irish descent.

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Lost Decade (Peru)

The Lost Decade or the Crisis of the 80s (La crisis de los 80) was a period of economic stagnation in Peru throughout the 1980s which was exacerbated to a severe macroeconomic crisis by the end of the decade.

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Luis Palomino

Luis Vicente Palomino (born October 9 1980) is a Peruvian-American mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle fighter who is the current Lightweight champion Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, he once held both the Lightweight and Welterweight championshipos, making him the first “double champ” in the BKFC.

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Mandalit del Barco

Mandalit del Barco is an arts and culture reporter for NPR News (National Public Radio).

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Marie Arana

Marie Arana (born Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian author, editor, journalist, critic, and the inaugural Literary Director of the Library of Congress.

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Mario Testino

Mario Eduardo Testino Silva OBE HonFRPS (born 30 October 1954) is a Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer.

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Maryland

Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.

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McKenna DeBever

McKenna Victoria De Bever Elliot (born 5 June 1996), known as McKenna DeBever, is a swimmer.

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The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount.

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Metro Detroit

Metro Detroit is a major metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Michigan, consisting of the city of Detroit and over 200 municipalities in the surrounding area with its largest employer being Oakland County.

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Miami metropolitan area

The Miami metropolitan area is a coastal metropolitan area in southeastern Florida.

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Miguel Arteta

Miguel Arteta (born August 29, 1965) is a Puerto Rican director of film and television, known for his independent film Chuck & Buck (2000), for which he received the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award, and for the films The Good Girl (2002) and Cedar Rapids (2011).

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Miguel Harth-Bedoya

Miguel Alberto Harth-Bedoya (born 1968) is a Peruvian conductor.

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Mónica Brown (born October 24, 1969) is an American academic and author of children's literature. Peruvian Americans and Monica Brown (author) are American people of Peruvian descent.

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MSN

MSN (meaning Microsoft Network) is an American web portal and related collection of Internet services and apps for Windows and mobile devices, provided by Microsoft and launched on August 24, 1995, alongside the release of Windows 95.

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New Jersey

New Jersey is a state situated within both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.

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New York (state)

New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York metropolitan area

The New York metropolitan area, broadly referred to as the Tri-State area and often also called Greater New York, is the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass, encompassing.

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North Dakota

North Dakota is a landlocked U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux.

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North Jersey

North Jersey comprises the northern portions of the U.S. state of New Jersey between the upper Delaware River and the Atlantic Ocean.

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Passaic County, New Jersey

Passaic County is a county in the U.S. state of New Jersey that is part of the New York metropolitan area.

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Passaic, New Jersey

Passaic is a city in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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Paterson, New Jersey

Paterson is the largest city in and the county seat of Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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Pedro Pablo Kuczynski

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Godard (born 3 October 1938), also known simply as PPK, is a Peruvian economist, public administrator, and former politician who served as the 59th President of Peru from 2016 to 2018.

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Pedro Pablo León

Pedro Pablo León García (29 June 1943 – 9 May 2020), also known as Perico León, was a Peruvian professional footballer who played as a striker.

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Pepe Barreto

Pepe Barreto (born in Lima, Peru) was a community and entertainment reporter for KMEX-TV, Channel 34.

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Peru

Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon River.

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Peru at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Peru competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016.

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Peru–United States relations

Peru and the United States established relations on May 2, 1826, following Peru's independence from Spain.

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Peruvian conflict

The Peruvian conflict is an ongoing armed conflict between the Government of Peru and the Maoist guerilla group Shining Path and its remnants.

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Peruvian Spanish

Peruvian Spanish (Español peruano) is a family of dialects of the Spanish language that have been spoken in Peru since its introduction by Spanish conquistadors in 1532.

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Peruvians

Peruvians (peruanos/peruanas) are the citizens of Peru.

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Plavka

Plavka Coleridge (née Lonich) is a musician, vocalist, songwriter, producer and dj. Peruvian Americans and Plavka are American people of Peruvian descent.

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President of Peru

The President of Peru (Presidente del Perú), officially called the Constitutional President of the Republic of Peru (presidente constitucional de la República del Perú), is the head of state and head of government of Peru.

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Q'orianka Kilcher

Q'orianka Waira Qoiana Kilcher (born February 11, 1990) is an American actress. Peruvian Americans and Q'orianka Kilcher are American people of Peruvian descent.

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Quechuan languages

Quechua, also called Runasimi ('people's language') in Southern Quechua, is an indigenous language family that originated in central Peru and thereafter spread to other countries of the Andes.

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Richard Green (soccer)

Richard Green is a former soccer player who played as a defender who played professionally in Peru and the United States, including the North American Soccer League.

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Robert Garcia (California politician)

Robert Julio Garcia (born December 2, 1977) is a Peruvian American politician and educator serving as the U.S. representative for California's 42nd congressional district since 2023.

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Roberto Carcelen

Roberto Carcelen (born September 8, 1970), is a Peruvian-American cross-country skier, who competed at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics for Peru.

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Roberto Eyzaguirre

Roberto Eyzaguirre (September 10, 1923 – October 19, 2004) was a Peruvian-American classical pianist and famed piano pedagogue.

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Rosa Salazar

Rosa Salazar (born July 16, 1985) is an American actress. Peruvian Americans and Rosa Salazar are American people of Peruvian descent.

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San Diego

San Diego is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast in Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border.

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San Francisco Bay Area

The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a region of California surrounding and including the San Francisco Bay.

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Stateside Puerto Ricans

Stateside Puerto Ricans (Puertorriqueños en Estados Unidos), also ambiguously known as Puerto Rican Americans (puertorriqueño-americanos, puertorriqueño-estadounidenses), or Puerto Ricans in the United States, are Puerto Ricans who are in the United States proper of the 50 states and the District of Columbia who were born in or trace any family ancestry to the unincorporated US territory of Puerto Rico.

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String theory

In physics, string theory is a theoretical framework in which the point-like particles of particle physics are replaced by one-dimensional objects called strings.

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Susana Raab

Susana Raab is an American fine art and documentary photographer based in Washington, D.C. She was born in Lima, Peru. Peruvian Americans and Susana Raab are American people of Peruvian descent.

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Telemundo

Telemundo (formerly NetSpan) is an American Spanish-language terrestrial television network owned by NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a division of NBCUniversal, which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast. It provides content nationally with programming syndicated worldwide to more than 100 countries in over 35 languages.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States.

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Tom Segura

Thomas Weston Segura (born April 16, 1979) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, author, actor, and podcaster. Peruvian Americans and Tom Segura are American people of Peruvian descent.

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Tony Succar

Antonio Guillermo "Tony" Succar (born 18 May 1986),Wall Street International Magazine, 11 July 2012,, retrieved 1 June 2013.

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United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy.

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United States Department of Homeland Security

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries.

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United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

The United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), also known as the House Intelligence Committee, is a committee of the United States House of Representatives, currently chaired by Mike Turner.

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Virginia

Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

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Washington metropolitan area

The Washington metropolitan area, also referred to as the D.C. area, Greater Washington, the National Capital Region, or locally as the DMV (short for District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia), is the metropolitan area centered around Washington, D.C., the federal capital of the United States.

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Wenceslao Sarmiento

Wenceslao Alfonso Sarmiento (September 28, 1922 – 24 November 2013), also known as W.A. Sarmiento, was a Peruvian-born American modernist architect.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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Yma Sumac

Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo (born Zoila Emperatriz Chávarri Castillo; September 13, 1922 – November 1, 2008), known as Yma Sumac (or Imma Sumack), was a Peruvian-born American-naturalised vocalist, composer, producer, actress and model.

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See also

Peruvian diaspora

• Kfar Tapuach
• Peruvian Americans
• Peruvian Argentines
• Peruvian Australians
• Peruvian Mexicans
• Peruvian Uruguayans
• Peruvian migration to Japan
• Peruvians in Chile
• Peruvians in France
• Peruvians in Italy
• Peruvians in Spain
• Peruvians in the United Kingdom

Peruvian diaspora in the United States

• Andina (restaurant)
• Little Lima
• M. Cristina Alcalde
• Maty's
• Peruvian Americans
• Rina Soldevilla

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peruvian_Americans

Also known as Demographics of Peruvian Americans, List of Peruvian Americans, Peruvian American, Peruvian-American, Socioeconomic status of Peruvian Americans, Undocumented Peruvian immigrants in the United States.

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