Milford is home to a variety of cultures, such as a large Brazilian/Portuguese population and Italian heritage. While commencing research on the patterns of immigrant migration, City-Data.com has provided me with imformation regarding Milford's
migration of Brazilian population. . Ranked 16th in the top 101 cities or towns with the most Brazilian citizens in the country, they make up about 5.6% out of the 31,000 residents. Regardless the Italian residents make up about 24.96% of the town and rank 208 in the country. Milford has more cultures within its community such as African americans, Hispanics, Irish, and many more. Recognizing all these cultures was necessary because it shows how diverse a town way out in the suburbs can be so rich in culture and the wide variety of the imprints they leave all across the town.
migration of Brazilian population. . Ranked 16th in the top 101 cities or towns with the most Brazilian citizens in the country, they make up about 5.6% out of the 31,000 residents. Regardless the Italian residents make up about 24.96% of the town and rank 208 in the country. Milford has more cultures within its community such as African americans, Hispanics, Irish, and many more. Recognizing all these cultures was necessary because it shows how diverse a town way out in the suburbs can be so rich in culture and the wide variety of the imprints they leave all across the town.
When focusing on the Portuguese/Brazilian residents I've done some research to show why so many of them migrated to the New England region specifically Milford, MA. Back in the 1800s-1900s their were two great waves of Portuguese immigration gave Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island the densest concentration of people with ancestry from Portugal, including the Azores and Cape Verde. A huge attraction that brought many Portuguese people to the New England region was due to their sailors seeing the opportunity in whaling while the business for it was at an all time high in the 1800s but began to decline around 1870 which brought them to work in mills or open small family business's. The second wave began around 1958 due to a large volcanic explosion off the coast of the Azorean island of Faisal, it erupted on Sept. 27, 1957 and didn’t stop until Oct. 24, 1958. Thankfully no one was killed but the volcanic activity covered the island with ash, destroyed homes and forced several thousands residents to leave. Congress eventually passed the Azorean Refugee Act allowing 4,800 Azoreans to immigrate.