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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 ...
The first Karen refugees started arriving in the United States in the late 1990s, but only during the mid-2000s did Karen people start emigrating en masse. [7] Resettlement of Burmese refugees peaked in October 2006 to August 2007, when 12,800 Karen refugees were resettled in the United States.
Pages in category "Burmese emigrants to the United States" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Indiana is home to one of the largest groups of Burmese refugees in United States, and many are pulling for restoration of democracy in Myanmar.
In 2004, the BBC, citing aid agencies, estimates that up to 200,000 Karen have been driven from their homes during decades of war, with 160,000 more refugees from Myanmar, mostly Karen, living in refugee camps on the Thai side of the border. The largest camp is the one in Mae La, Tak province, Thailand, where about 50,000 Karen refugees are hosted.
Burmese migrants also make up the largest expatriate group in China, numbering over 350,000. [2] Significant numbers also reside in United Kingdom, Japan followed by Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, Bangladesh, India, Ireland and the United States. Also included are many Anglo-Burmese, primarily in Australia, the UK, New Zealand, Canada and the US.
The U.S. Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Saint Croix, Saint John, and Saint Thomas and 50 other surrounding minor islands and cays. [1] The total land area of the territory is 133.73 square miles (346.36 km 2). [2]
The British Virgin Islands' census, which reflected the transition from subsistence agriculture and cotton to the more labor-intense production of sugar, corresponded with the growth of its population: 547 Afro–Virgin Islanders in 1717; 1,509 Afro–Virgin Islanders in 1720; 6,121 Afro–Virgin Islanders in 1756; 9,000 Afro–Virgin Islanders in 1774; and 9,220 Afro–Virgin Islanders in 1805.