Islanders were viewed by other Spanish-Cubans as superstitious but also hard-working. Some of Haiti's white population (French) migrated to Cuba after the Haitian War of Independence in the early 18th century. Also, minor but significant ethnic influx is derived from diverse peoples from Middle East places such as Lebanon and Palestine. There was also a significant influx of Jews, especially between the World Wars, from many countries, including Sephardi Jews from Turkey and Ashkenazi Jews from Poland, Germany and Russia. Other Europeans that have contributed include Britons, Italians, Germans, Swedes and Hungarians. Many Chinese also arrived in Cuba as indentured laborers and they formerly boasted the largest Chinatown in Western Hemisphere as most Chinese Cubans left for Florida. U.S. states with largest Cuban-American populations US metropolitan areas with largest Cuban populations The largest populations of Cubans are situated in the following metropolitan areas (Source: Census 2010): Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL MSA – 982,758 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA-CT MSA – 135,391 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA – 81,542 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA – 49,702 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA – 36,724 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI MSA – 20,633 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA – 20,569 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX MSA – 19,130 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA – 17,648 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA – 14,527 U.S. communities with high percentages of people of Cuban ancestry The top 25 US communities with the highest percentage of people claiming Cuban ancestry are (all of which are in Florida while the top 22 are in Miami-Dade County): Hialeah, Florida 80% Westchester, Florida 78% Coral Terrace, Florida 76.7% West Miami, Florida 75.9% University Park, Florida 73.9% Olympia Heights, Florida 72.9% Tamiami, Florida 71.1% Hialeah Gardens, Florida 70% Medley, Florida 68.9% Sweetwater, Florida 65% Palm Springs North, Florida 64.2% Miami Lakes, Florida 62.2% Kendale Lakes, Florida 60.9% Fontainebleau, Florida 56.4% Miami, Florida 52% Miami Springs, Florida 45% Richmond West, Florida 41% Coral Gables, Florida 38.2% Virginia Gardens, Florida 32.1% South Miami Heights, Florida 31.70% Kendall, Florida 31% Miami Beach, Florida 30% Ybor City, Florida 28.2% West Tampa, Florida 28.1% Surfside, Florida 20.15% U.S. communities with the most residents born in Cuba For total 101 communities, see the reference given. Top 20 U.S. communities with the most residents born in Cuba are (all of which are located within the Miami Florida area): Westchester, Florida 55.8% Hialeah, Florida 53.5% Coral Terrace, Florida 51.9% West Miami, Florida 50.5% South Westside, FL 48.3% University