Race And Your Community
...are many people and the community is becoming more diverse every day. We are seeing more Hispanic Americans every day." (Chaudion, 2007). Noblesville, IN is a suburb of Indianapolis, IN and is experiencing significant growth and expansion. A city of over 40,000 people, Noblesville is currently one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. Located in Hamilton County, one of the fastest-growing counties in the country, Noblesville is poised for even greater growth and expansion in the next 10-20 years due to construction projects that will allow more commercial traffic to and through the city. In addition to the construction that is ongoing, Noblesville has seeing a boom in housing and new residents since 1990. Many corporations are relocating and building new facilities in Noblesville because of its ideal location near I-69, as well as Indianapolis which serves as a hub for the entire Midwest. With this growth come new challenges, new ideas and new people. With these new people come new cultures. During the 1990's, Hamilton County and Noblesville experienced an influx of Hispanic Americans during the 1990's that still continues to this day. The Hispanic influx has triggered a response from the community, who is predominantly wealthy and white. The community has chosen to embrace the diversity it has been challenged with, rather than turn away from it, and has welcomed the people, the culture and the diversity. Located in one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, Noblesville, Indiana is a community that is beginning to see a wide range of economic and cultural diversity, particularly with an influx of Hispanic immigrants and laborers; how it deals with these changes in culture, economy and communication will define its' successes and failures."
Members of the community look very much like me. I am a Christian white male in my mid-thirties....
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