Editing Fair Lawn, New Jersey (section)

===History of ethnic diversity===
Fair Lawn has been a center for [[Jewish culture]] over a period spanning several decades. Since the early 2000s, the [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jewish]] population has been increasing significantly and has replaced the earlier decreases in members of the non-Orthodox Jewish sects. After the collapse of the [[Soviet Union]] in 1991, [[Russian Jews]] began to migrate to Fair Lawn.<ref>Strunsky, Steve. [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/07/nyregion/on-the-map-in-fair-lawn-getting-to-know-a-new-language-and-a-new-land.html "In Fair Lawn, Getting to Know a New Language and a New Land; On The Map"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 7, 1996. Accessed May 18, 2012. "They arrived in Fair Lawn strangers in a strange land, Jews from Russia who have carved out a shtetl among the other 30,500 residents of this Bergen County suburb."</ref> Fair Lawn's [[Jewish American]] population has therefore maintained an at least one-third presence overall for several decades. Russian Jews were then followed by [[Russian Orthodox]] Christians.

Over 10% of the borough's population is of Russian descent, the highest of any community in New Jersey, and increasing with continued migration of [[Russian American]]s from [[Brooklyn]]. The size of Fair Lawn's Russian American presence prompted a 2014 [[April Fool's]] satire titled, "[[Vladimir Putin|Putin]] Moves Against Fair Lawn", which erroneously claimed the Russian country was sending its troops directly to Fair Lawn.<ref>Rooney, Matt. [https://savejersey.com/2014/04/putin-russia-invasion-new-jersey-christie/ "Putin Moves Against Fair Lawn"], Save Jersey, April 1, 2014. Accessed September 16, 2017. "In a move certain to carry dire geopolitical consequences for the world, the Russian Federation has moved troops into the 32,000-person borough of Fair Lawn, New Jersey, only days after annexing Crimea and strengthening its troop positions along the Ukrainian border."</ref> Fair Lawn also has the largest [[Israeli American]] community in [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]].<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Israeli.html Israeli Ancestry by City.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107090628/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Israeli.html |date=November 7, 2007 }} [[EPodunk]]. Accessed July 22, 2014.</ref> On November 22, 2015, the Jewish Historical Society of North Jersey celebrated the grand opening of a permanent home at 17-10 River Road in Fair Lawn, after being housed at various locations, mostly in neighboring Paterson, for decades.<ref>Wyrich, Andrew. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160305073129/http://www.northjersey.com/news/jewish-historical-society-museum-opens-in-permanent-fair-lawn-home-1.1460597 "Jewish Historical Society museum opens in permanent Fair Lawn home"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 22, 2015, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 5, 2016. Accessed September 16, 2017. "After nearly four decades of bouncing between different headquarters, the Jewish Historical Society of North Jersey celebrated the grand opening of a 'permanent home' in Fair Lawn on Sunday."</ref>

Fair Lawn has historically had a large [[Italian American]] population, 19.7% in 2000,<ref name=Census2000SF1/> but this number is decreasing<ref>Koeske, Zak. [http://patch.com/new-jersey/fairlawn-saddlebrook/cosmos-club "Italian-American Club Re-Focuses on CharityThe Cosmos Club formed in Fair Lawn in the 1950s, followed a few years later by the Ladies Auxiliary."], Fair Lawn-Saddle Brook Patch, August 27, 2012. Accessed February 1, 2015.</ref> as the descendants of the original Italian immigrants are being displaced by immigrants from around the globe.

Fair Lawn's reputable [[Fair Lawn Public Schools|school district]], safe and well-policed neighborhoods, and the borough's convenient access to commercial centers and [[hospital]]s, a complex network of highways, [[commuter rail|transit lines]], New York City, and [[Newark Liberty International Airport]], have all made Fair Lawn a magnet for new immigrants from several regions around the world. The 2012 [[American Community Survey]] conducted by the [[U.S. Census Bureau|Census Bureau]] showed a significant increase in the [[Asian American]] population, including the [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan region|Asian Indian]], [[Filipinos in the New York metropolitan area|Filipino American]], [[Chinese American]], [[Korean American]], and [[Vietnamese American]] populations,<ref name=ACS105YR/> and the [[Polish American]] population is also growing. The public library in Fair Lawn holds storytelling programs in [[Hindi]] and [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] languages,<ref>Alvarado, Monsy. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052647/http://www.northjersey.com/news/in-bergen-passaic-libraries-languages-add-diversity-to-story-time-1.1039686 "In Bergen, Passaic libraries, languages add diversity to story time"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', June 22, 2014, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 1, 2016. Accessed September 16, 2017.</ref> while [[Mandarin Chinese]] has been taught in the school district since the 2007–2008 school year.<ref>Putrino, Tracey. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045545/http://www.northjersey.com/news/chinese-program-growing-in-fair-lawn-school-district-1.639139 "Chinese program growing in Fair Lawn School District"], ''Community News (Fair Lawn)'', September 11, 2013, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 4, 2016. Accessed September 16, 2017. "With more than 200 students already enrolled, the Fair Lawn School District's Chinese program is now expanding to third grade.&nbsp;... The Mandarin Chinese program begin in the 2007-08 school year for middle school students and has grown each year."</ref> Fair Lawn's first annual [[Hinduism|Hindu]] [[Holi festival]] was held in 2022.<ref>[https://www.northjersey.com/picture-gallery/news/bergen/fair-lawn/2023/03/20/photos-fair-lawn-community-celebrates-holi/11508128002/ "Photos: Fair Lawn community celebrates Holi"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', March 20, 2023. Accessed April 7, 2023. "Fair Lawn holds its second annual Holi festival on March 19, 2023."</ref>

A number of places for congregation cater to different nationalities in Fair Lawn, including three [[Korean churches]], one [[Taiwanese people|Taiwanese]] church, Young Israel of Fair Lawn, Saint Leon Armenian Church, and the (Italian American) Cosmos Club of Fair Lawn. Several [[Filipino people|Filipino]] organizations are based in Fair Lawn.<ref>Diduch, Mary; and Maag, Christopher. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160305072458/http://www.northjersey.com/community-news/north-jersey-filipinos-marshal-aid-for-typhoon-relief-1.709757 "North Jersey Filipinos marshal aid for typhoon relief"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 9, 2013, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 5, 2016. Accessed September 16, 2017. "The Handang Tumulong Foundation, based in Fair Lawn, continually accepts donations to help those in the Philippines and typically holds fundraisers in the fall, said its former president and board member Nelsie Parrado of Fair Lawn."</ref><ref>[https://faafl.wordpress.com/about-us/ About Us], Filipino-American Association of Fair Lawn. Accessed September 16, 2017.</ref><ref name=Filamfest/> Between the 2010 Census and the 2013–2017 [[American Community Survey]], Fair Lawn's Filipino population was estimated to have increased by more than 50% (from 626 in 2010 to 952 in 2013–2017).<ref name=Census2010/><ref>[https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP05/1600000US3422470 ACS Demographic And Housing Estimates 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates - Fair Lawn borough, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200213114343/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP05/1600000US3422470 |date=February 13, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed October 13, 2019.</ref>

====Immigrants from former Soviet Union====
Given the established presence of [[Russian Americans]] in the borough, immigrant nationalities native to other republics of the [[Former Soviet Union]],<ref>Diduch, Mary. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150501115959/http://www.northjersey.com/news/fort-lee-entrepreneur-banks-on-vladimir-putin-t-shirts-1.1112255 "Fort Lee entrepreneur banks on Vladimir Putin T-shirts"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', October 17, 2014, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 1, 2015. Accessed September 16, 2017. "Kacinskis moved to Fair Lawn — which has a large Russian population — from Lithuania to live with his mother in 2001, when he was 13."</ref> including [[Ukrainian American]]s, [[Georgian American]]s, [[Armenian American]]s,<ref>[http://www.stleon.org/sl/Our%20Parish/History%20of%20our%20Parish/ History of Our Parish], St. Leon Armenian Church. Accessed January 2, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.stleon.org/sl/About%20Us/ About Us], St. Leon Armenian Church. Accessed January 2, 2014.</ref> and [[Uzbek American]]s have also established an increasing presence in Fair Lawn.

As a suburb of New York City, Fair Lawn has a diverse population. The town has a high [[Jewish]] immigration population, as well as [[Muslim]] immigrants, including [[Albanian American]]s and [[Macedonian American]]s, as well as [[Latino American]]s, including [[Peruvian American]]s and [[Stateside Puerto Rican]]s, have settled in Fair Lawn's western flank, in the Memorial Park neighborhood between the River Road Improvement District and the Passaic River, where there is also a small but stable [[African American]] population.