Venezuelan Community Size and Identity

The Venezuelan diaspora in the Bay Area is relatively small. Of the estimated 770,000 Venezuelan natives living in the United States in 2024, only about 23,000 — or 3% — are in California, according to the Migration Policy Institute. But as the country’s political turmoil continues to make headlines, a nonprofit called Dulce Tricolor Venezolano is committed to keeping their culture alive and building community through teaching traditional dance.

Links:

• Venezuelan Dance Group in the Bay Area Keeps Culture Alive for a New Generation
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• Dulce Tricolor Venezolano

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