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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 1989 the military government of Burma changed the name of the nation to Myanmar, but the United States government—and all other Western governments—do not accept the name and still refer to the country as Burma in official usage. [2] Burma became a province of India in 1886 under the British Raj. The country was occupied by Japan during ...
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]
American House Representative Stephen Solarz arrived in Burma in September to encourage reform echoing the policy of the U.S. government towards Burma. [ 14 ] [ page needed ] [ 15 ] Protestors demonstrated outside the United States embassy in Yangon hoping for international attention and American intervention. [ 16 ]
U.S. Department of State Facilities and Areas of Jurisdictions. The United States has the second largest number of active diplomatic posts of any country in the world after the People's Republic of China, [1] including 271 bilateral posts (embassies and consulates) in 173 countries, as well as 11 permanent missions to international organizations and seven other posts (as of November 2023 [2]).
US Government Manual, official online version of the United States Government Manual, continually updated. US Government Manual , official freely downloadable PDFs of annual printed versions. Federal Agency Directory , online database maintained by the Louisiana State University Libraries in partnership with the Federal Depository Library ...
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