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Due to opposition from Malay nationalists, the Union was disbanded and replaced by the Federation of Malaya, which restored the symbolic positions of the rulers of the Malay states. Within the Federation, while the Malay states were protectorates of the United Kingdom, Penang and Malacca remained British colonial territories.
Malaysian Americans have created several community associations in the U.S. The Malaysian American Society was founded in 1967 to promote cultural exchanges between Malaysia and the U.S. [8] Other community organizations include the Malaysian Association of Georgia [9] and the Malaysian Association of Southern California. [10]
The Federated Malay States (FMS, Malay: Negeri-Negeri Melayu Bersekutu, Jawi: نݢري٢ ملايو برسکوتو) was a federation of four protected states in the Malay Peninsula — Selangor, Perak, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang — established in 1895 by the British government, and which lasted until 1946.
A 7-Eleven store in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.The Japanese-owned American chain of convenience store has around 2,000 stores in the country as of 2016. [31] [32]The earliest significant economic relations between the territories now part of Malaysia, in particular Malaya, was the US involvement in the production and trade of tin and rubber. [33]
Mass protests from this group against the Malayan Union, a unitary state project, forced the British to accept an alternative federalist order known as the Federation of Malaya, the Malay translation of which was Persekutuan Tanah Melayu (literally 'Federation of Malay Land'). [37] The federation would later be reconstituted as Malaysia in 1963.
American people of Malaysian descent (2 C, 29 P) C. Canadian people of Malaysian descent (3 C, 14 P) P. Puerto Rican people of Malaysian descent (1 P)
North American people of Malaysian descent (3 C) This page was last edited on 16 February 2024, at 00:53 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
This category page lists notable citizens of the United States of Malaysian ethnic or national origin or descent, whether partial or full. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.