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Three Immigrant Extended Families Live on the Same Block in Queens

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Three immigrant extended families live on the same block in Queens, New York. One is from Colombia, one is from Armenia, and one is from India. The parents and grandparents in all three families are all foreign-born and have varying levels of proficiency in English, while the children in all three families are all U.S. born and speak fluent English. The three families are part of ______.


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