<span>Common Cultural Diffusions </span>- A Chinatown is an area with people from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao and these exist all over the world. - Some people in the United States play hockey, which is played in Canada. - The spread of music throughout the world shows cultural difussion. For example, jazz started as a blend of the music of Africa and the Caribbean. - Southern cities in the United States, especially border towns, have signs in both English and Spanish. - The popularity of sushi, a traditional Japanese dish, shows diffusion of Japanese cuisine. - The French Quarter in New Orleans show diffusion of French culture. - People in the United States celebrate Cinco de Mayo. - Over two million persecuted Jews fled Eastern Europe between 1881 and 1914 to live in Britain or the United States.