At that time, Paraguayans were not coming directly to the United States from Paraguay, but through other countries such as Brazil, Argentina, and Peru.

The reasons of migration were varied, but many immigrants were young people that wanted study in American universities.

[3] Paraguayan American women generally work in hotel housekeeping and in the agriculture (in California and Kansas).

This is because of the similarities between the two regions, as they both make a living from raising livestock and growing wheat, both are landlocked, and both are the same size and population.

Many Paraguayan Americans have jobs in the service industry in urban zones such as Minneapolis, Chicago or states like New York and New Jersey.