Which cultural/ ethnic group someone from Jamaica can be identified with?
The major ethnic groups which arrived in Jamaica have been
Identified are:
Tainos; who came from South America around 600 AD.
Spanish
African
British
Other Europeans - English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, and German came during and after the abolition of slavery.
Indians - In 1845 Indians were brought to Jamaica to work on plantations as indentured laborers.
Chinese - Jamaica's first Chinese immigrants arrived in 1854, as indentured workers.
Middle Eastern - Lebanese and Syrians who came in the late 19th century, they were merchants of clothing, textiles and other dry goods.
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