14 Facts About Salvadoran American

Salvadoran American is the accepted and most commonly used term for referring people of Salvadoran American ancestry.

However, both Salvadorian and Salvadorean are widely used terms in daily life by English-speaking Salvadoran citizens living in the U S and other English-speaking countries.

The demonym Central Salvadoran American is an allusion to the strong union that the Central America region has had since its independence.

Country of El Salvador was subjected to economic, political difficulties and wars, creating few opportunities in the country to grow economically for citizens, which impacted many Salvadoran American citizens looking for new lands to settle for better opportunities.

Salvadoran American Spanish is one of the most common dialects of Spanish spoken in the United States.

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In Washington D C, Salvadoran Spanish is the most common dialect of Spanish spoken, while in Los Angeles, Salvadoran Spanish is the second-most common Spanish dialect, after Mexican Spanish.

Salvadoran American's research found that while Salvadorans are the majority of the Latin American population in Washington D C, they use the voseo form as much as their counterparts in Houston; a city with a large Mexican population that used the tuteo form instead.

The U S -born children of Salvadoran refugees or immigrants are becoming more aware of their Salvadoran roots, even at the behest of their Salvadoran born parents.

The Washington DC Metro Area has some Salvadoran American politicians representing the voice of the second largest Salvadoran community that lives there.

Salvadoran American became the first Hispanic Democrat to serve in the General Assembly.

Those U S organizations most actively involved in Salvadoran politics have attracted little participation by Salvadoran North Americans themselves.

In 2009 groups like CISPES and SHARE who were mainly Salvadoran American organizations rallied with the Nicaragua Network and other Nicaraguan organizations to speak out against the coup in Nicaragua at the time.

Salvadoran American immigrants are densely concentrated in a few cities, and they have a strong infrastructure in refugee organizations.

Salvadoran American troops have earned a reputation as an effective and professional military force for their participation in international humanitarian missions to Lebanon, Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire, Sudan and Haiti.