Why is Marin County So White?

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2017

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Marin County is the whitest county in the Bay Area -- but why? Reporter Ericka Cruz-Guevarra takes us through some pivotal moments in Marin history that contributed to its demographics today. Reported by Ericka Cruz-Guevarra. Produced and edited by Olivia Allen-Price, Vinnee Tong, Paul Lancour and Julia McEvoy. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller. Ask us a question at BayCurious.org. Follow Olivia Allen-Price on Twitter @oallenprice.

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0:00.0	From K-QED. Six years ago listener Henry Ma and his wife moved from New York City to the Bay Area.
0:09.0	They picked San Rafael. It was the perfect location between both of their jobs.
0:14.4	Then they had two girls and as the girls grew bigger and started school
0:19.3	Henry started to notice something.
0:21.3	Our daughter was the only Asian in the entire school of 72 kids.
0:26.1	And he started to think about life through their eyes.
0:29.6	We don't want them to think that they are such a you know such a wear of currents you just
0:37.6	you know being being Asian. Henry asked Bay Curious this question. The Bay Area is one of the most diverse places in the country,
0:45.0	so my question is, within the Bay Area,
0:48.0	why is Marin County least diverse?
0:50.0	And by the least diverse, do you mean white?
0:53.2	Um...
0:55.2	Yes, I think we should avoid that word, don't you think?
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1:18.0	A lot of people aren't that comfortable talking about race.
1:21.6	I'm Olivia Alan Price and with me this week is Erica Cruz Gavara.
1:25.0	I'm a reporter here at KQED.
1:27.0	So Erica, what do we know about diversity in Marin County?
1:31.0	Well, it's mostly white. 72% of Marin County? Well, it's mostly white. 72% of Marin County residents identify
1:36.2	their race as white according to census data and that's not including Latino or
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