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Between 1977 and 2000, 25,229 Burmese immigrated to the United States, although the figure is inaccurate because it does not include Burmese who immigrated via other countries to the U.S. [16] A third wave of immigration, from 2006 to date, has been primarily of ethnic minorities in Myanmar, in particular Karen refugees from the Thai-Burmese ...
American people of Burmese descent (3 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Burmese diaspora in the United States" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
In November 2017, over 9,000 Karen people gathered in Washington, D.C., to both thank the United States government for granting them settlement [9] and at the same time protest the Burmese government's treatment of the Karen and other minorities, especially the ongoing persecution of Rohingya people and the Trump-era policies on immigration. [10]
Despite the relationship between the two countries being periodically troubled, [12] the United States generally tried to maintain good relations with Burma, for multiple reasons. The country was and remains a strategically important one, being on the Bay of Bengal and bordering both India and China.
This category page lists notable citizens of the United States of Burmese ethnic or national origin or descent, whether partial or full. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
This is a list of US places named after non-US places. In the case of this list, place means any named location that's smaller than a county or equivalent: cities, towns, villages, hamlets, neighborhoods, municipalities, boroughs, townships, civil parishes, localities, census-designated places, and some districts. Also included are country ...
The first Asian American to be elected to the United States Congress was Dalip Singh Saund in 1957. The highest ranked Asian American to serve in the United States Congress was Senator and President pro tempore Daniel Inouye, who died in office in 2012. There are several active Asian Americans in the United States Congress.
This is a list of diplomatic missions in the United States.At present, 175 nations maintain diplomatic missions to the United States in the capital, Washington, D.C. Being the seat of the Organization of American States, the city also hosts missions of its member-states, separate from their respective embassies to the United States.