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Although Hinduism is practiced mainly by people of South Asian descent, a sizable number of Hindus in United States are converts to Hinduism. According to the Pew Research Center, 9% of Hindus in United States belong to a non-Asian ethnicity: White (4%), Black (2%), Latino (1%) and mixed (2%). [ 23 ]
Pages in category "American Hindus" The following 191 pages are in this category, out of 191 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Anu Aiyengar;
In addition to the representatives below, former representative Bobby Jindal (R) of Louisiana was born in a Hindu family but converted to Catholicism. Current representatives Ami Bera (D) of California who identifies as a Unitarian Universalist, and Pramila Jayapal (D) of Washington, whose religious affiliation is unknown; were born in a Hindu family.
The Sri Venkateswara Temple, Pittsburgh, inaugurated on June 8, 1977, and the Hindu Temple Society of North America in New York, consecrated on July 4, 1977, became the first Hindu temples in the U.S. built by Indian immigrants. In the 1980s and 1990s, temples were built in nearly all major metropolitan areas.
Anantanand Rambachan, Hindu scholar, author, and professor of religion at St. Olaf College; Prem Rawat, also known as Guru Maharaji Ji, head of the Divine Light Mission and later organizations; Muzammil Siddiqi, Ph.D., chairman, Fiqh Council of North America; Yasir Nadeem al Wajidi, Chicago-based Muslim scholar, educationist and author
During the British colonial period, the British substantially influenced Indian society, but India also influenced the western world. An early champion of Indian-inspired thought in the West was Arthur Schopenhauer who in the 1850s advocated ethics based on an "Aryan-Vedic theme of spiritual self-conquest", as opposed to the ignorant drive toward earthly utopianism of the superficially this ...
Originating from the Sindh region of British India now in modern-day Pakistan, Sindhi Americans belong to either Hindu or Muslim faith. Some belong to the Hindu faith, particularly those who migrated from the Indian Republic. [1] In the 2010 US Census, nearly 7,000 individuals reported Sindhi as their first language. [2]
The Hindu Community in Chile comprises more than 1400 members. Among these, 400 people (90 families) lives in the Capital city Santiago. [4] Most of the Hindus in Chile are Sindhis. There is a Hindu Temple in Punta Arenas which provide services in both Sindhi and Spanish. [5]