Salvadorans
Central American nation's citizens
Salvadorans are people from El Salvador, the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America.
The term covers both citizens and those of Salvadoran descent: Salvadorans make up a significant portion of the immigrant population in Los Angeles.
Also spelled Salvadoreans.
Stuffed masa griddle cakes
- masaNixtamalized corn dough
- comalFlat cooking griddle
- tamalesFilled masa, steamed wrapped
- horchataSpiced rice-milk beverage
pastelitos · empanadas · platanos · frijoles · queso fresco
Leaving homeland permanently
- remittancesPayments sent abroad
- immigrantsThose settling abroad
- migrationMovement to new territory
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
TPS · naturalization · citizenship · assimilation · acculturation · transnational · community · nostalgia
Dominant coffee species
- bourbonCorn-based American spirit
- shade-grownRaised under trees
- fincaSpanish rural property
- volcanicOf fiery mountain origin
Santa Ana · export · beans · roasting · fair trade · altitude · microclimate · cupping
Long-established customs passed down
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- NahuatlUto-Aztecan language of Mexico
- MayaAncient Mesoamerican people
- fiestasFestive cultural celebrations
marimba · cumbia · ceramics · murals · hammocks · textiles · Catholicism · syncretism
Stubbornly determined to continue
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- survivorsThose still alive after
adaptable · determined · civil war · earthquake · rebuilding · reconstruction · solidarity · resourceful
pupusas
Stuffed masa griddle cakes
horchata · pastelitos · empanadas · platanos · frijoles · queso fresco
emigration
Leaving homeland permanently
- remittancesPayments sent abroad
- immigrantsThose settling abroad
- migrationMovement to new territory
refugees · TPS · naturalization · citizenship · assimilation · acculturation · transnational · community · nostalgia · homeland
arabica
Dominant coffee species
- bourbonCorn-based American spirit
- shade-grownRaised under trees
- fincaSpanish rural property
volcanic · Santa Ana · export · beans · roasting · fair trade · altitude · microclimate · cupping · specialty
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- NahuatlUto-Aztecan language of Mexico
- MayaAncient Mesoamerican people
fiestas · marimba · cumbia · ceramics · murals · hammocks · textiles · Catholicism · syncretism · indigenous
tenacious
Stubbornly determined to continue
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
survivors · adaptable · determined · civil war · earthquake · rebuilding · reconstruction · solidarity · resourceful · hardworking
- Central AmericansGuatemalans, Guatemalan, Hondurans, Honduran, Nicaraguans
- ethnic groupsJews, Arabs, Chinese, Irish, Greeks
- Latin American immigrantsHondurans, Guatemalans, Nicaraguans, Costa Ricans, Belizeans
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
- migrantsmigrants, arctic tern, monarch butterfly, caribou, humpback whale
- Honduran peoplesHondurans, indigenous peoples, mestizo
SalvadoransHondurans
Natives of a Central American republic
Guatemalans · Nicaraguans · Costa Ricans · Panamanians · Belizeans
SalvadoransEuropeans
People from that continent
Asians · Africans · Australians · North Americans · Scandinavians