Tourist Attractions
North Shore Open Space Park/Beach

North Shore Open Space Park/Beach

The North Shore Open Space Park is a seaside park that runs from 79th to 87th street ..

Hialeah Park

Hialeah Park

Hialeah Park contains one of horse racings oldest and most prominent tracks. Built in ..

Languages used in Miami and its civic engagement

Languages used in Miami and its civic engagement

Languages

As of 2000, speakers of Spanish as their first language accounted for 66.75% of residents, English by 25.45%, Haitian Creole by 5.20%, and French speakers comprised 0.76% of the population. Other languages that were spoken throughout the city include Portuguese at 0.41%, German at 0.18%, Italian at 0.16%, Arabic at 0.15%, Chinese at 0.11%, and Greek at 0.08% of the population. Miami also has one of the largest percentage populations in the U.S. that have residents who speak first languages other than English at home (74.55%).

Due to the increase in Spanish-speaking residents, by 2008 some English-speakers felt marginalized due to difficulties in conducting business.

Civic engagement


Organizations such as the Miami-Dade Salvation Army and its iconic Red Kettle Christmas Campaign, Hands On Miami, City Year Miami, Human Services Coalition of South Florida, and Citizens for a Better South Florida, among many other organizations have been working to engage Miamians in volunteerism.
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