German families then moved uptown from the Lower East Side, and in the peak years of European immigration, Yorkville became the destination for waves of immigrants, including central Europeans and Irish as well as the Germans.
Furthermore, since the beginning of the incursions of IS in the region, Turkey has become a destination for waves of Christian and Yazidi refugees from Iraq as well as Kurds from Kobanë in Syria.
But driven by a favorable exchange rate for bargain-minded Americans and the sudden popularity of surfing there, Peru is poised to become a major destination for wave riders.
In winter, too, the splurge of changing island colors, borders of waves and names of island destinations, a Red Stripe, a steamed lobster and a frozen Margarita almost convince us that balmy breezes are just beyond the picture windows.
As Taska, our guide, pulls up to our destination, a remote coral wall, we can hear the thundering crash of waves breaking over the shallower portions of the reef.
Beginning in the late sixties, Queens became the destination for successive waves of Brazilian, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Tunisian, Yemeni, Dominican, Indian, and Pakistani immigrants.
New Jersey was a prime destination for the waves of African Americans who left the South during and after World War II; more than one-tenth of the state's total population is made up of African Americans.
"Gleams of Waves" brooch.
Kymophobia- Fear of waves.
