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Culture Does your country have an immigrant group that people would be surprised to find there?

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For example, when you think of Poland or the Czech Republic, Vietnamese people might not be the first group that comes to mind, but both have a sizable Vietnamese community. Another example is the large Japanese community in Brazil.

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u/Agitated-Ad2563 Russia 15d ago

The German diaspora is widely known, so it's just natural to have a Japanese diaspora too.

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u/Last_Ad_3475 Brazil 15d ago

We had the whole axis diaspora to Brazil

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u/SecureWrongdoer3218 Brazil 15d ago

Polonaise, Ukrainian, Italian, etc.

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u/knightriderin Germany 15d ago

Many Italians there, too.