Kansas City is home to a very supportive German community. We hope you feel at home here and encourage you to explore these available resources, amenities and opportunities.
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in the KC region who are of German descent — 20% of the total population.
Source: U.S. Census, American Community Survey 2023
Kansas City is home to a very supportive Filipino community. We hope you feel at home here and encourage you to explore these available resources, amenities and opportunities.
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in KC’s Filipino community, including 4,244 who identify as being native to the Philippines. Source: U.S. Census, 2023
Check out this map to find the most populous Filipino areas in the KC region.
Feel at Home
Filipino Cultural Center The center serves as a “homebase” for the Filipino community, providing a space for workshops, exhibits and social events.
This reference guide highlights opportunities for individuals with disabilities to find their community right here in KC. We hope you feel at home here and encourage you to explore these available resources, amenities and opportunities.
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children and adults under the age of 65 with a disability living in the KC region.
Missouri Parents Act A parent training and information center with a mission to empower families to advocate for themselves so that children with special needs can reach their full potential.
Families Together Inc. Supports families with children who have disabilities with resources to empower and aid their well-being.
Resources for Adults
Center for Disability Inclusion A national organization that also assists KC area companies in expanding and improving disability inclusion efforts within the workplace. Its online job board helps individuals with disabilities by providing ways to connect with businesses that are leaders in disability inclusion practices.
The Whole Person Connecting people with disabilities to the resources they need by supporting independent choice and advocating for positive change in the community.
Kansas City is home to a very supportive Chinese community. We hope you feel at home here and encourage you to explore these available resources, amenities and opportunities.
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in KC’s Chinese community. 7,343 of these individuals identify as being native to China.
Pan-Asia Market Kansas City Find 10,000+ Asian products, meats, seafood, fruits, vegetables and more.
888 International Market You’ll find a dizzying array of grocery staples, baked goods, both locally grown and imported produce, fresh seafood, fish and more.
Chinatown Food Market Speciality Asian grocery store in the River Market of downtown KC.
ABC Café Hong Kong-style, traditional Chinese dishes with a casual atmosphere.
Kin Lin Ask for the authentic Chinese menu, it will not disappoint.
New Peking Top 100 Chinese Restaurants in the USA for healthy menus.
Kansas City is home to a very supportive Black community. We hope you feel at home here and encourage you to explore these available resources, amenities and opportunities.
Community Connections
KC Black Owned While continually changing and growing, this directory is a great place to start to find black-owned businesses in KC.
103.3 FM Hot Jamz The first African American owned radio station west of the Mississippi, this station continues to be a KC family-run enterprise.
18th & Vine District The historic home to KC jazz and current home of the American Jazz Museum, Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and more.
Kansas City is home to a very supportive Indian community. We hope you feel at home here and encourage you to explore these available resources, amenities and opportunities.
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in KC’s Indian community, including 11,305 individuals who identify as being native to India. The Indian community is the largest Asian community in KC.
Like many of us, Godfrey Echekwu is a big fan of tacos and barbecue. Like some of us, he hits the gym early before heading to his job in the city. Unlike many of us, he faced and overcame the challenges of coming to a new country just eight years ago.
Godfrey was 18 when his family moved from Nigeria to Jefferson City, Missouri. He enrolled at Lincoln University and turned his sights to engineering.
“I had a teacher who told us a civil engineer could get a job anywhere,” he recalls.
That led him to the University of Missouri Science & Technology in Rolla, Missouri. After an internship with Kansas City’s Turner Construction, Godfrey joined the company full-time as a civil engineer.
“People are surprised that I’m only 26, but I’m good at learning from other’s mistakes. I just don’t like to fail.”
And his time isn’t spent in just an office — he endures freezing temperatures and heat waves to be in the middle of the action throughout the process.
“You need to know how a building is built,” he says. “That means not just sitting in a trailer or inside the office. You’ve got to learn how to keep learning.”
Godfrey lives on the Kansas side of the state line with friends from college. The drive to his office takes 20 to 30 minutes — that is, once he’s finished his 4 a.m. workout at Lifetime Fitness.
It’s a routine that Godfrey picked up at school, and it includes trying to eat well, too. “I never get tired of plantains,” he says while admitting that a good taco is hard to resist. As for his favorite… Carniceria y Tortilleria in Kansas City, Kansas, gets the nod.
“As soon as I tasted it,” he grins, “I said, ‘that’s the one.’”
