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Originally Posted by eschaton
Not that West Virginia is diverse, but it's more diverse than the stereotype. About 20% of people are of German ancestry, and 6% are Italian (who came in a large wave around 1900 to work in the mines.
Joe Manchin, for example, is actually half Italian (his name was anglicized from Mancini), half Czech. He has no "old stock American" ancestry.
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Very true, especially in the northern part of WV. The Wheeling area has a somewhat similar ethnic profile of Pittsburgh, though decidedly fewer African Americans.