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Thai immigration to the United States proceeded very slowly. It began in earnest during and after the Vietnam War, in which Thailand was an ally of the United States and South Vietnam. Records show that, in the decade between 1960 and 1970, some 5,000 Thais immigrated to the United States. In the following decade, the number increased to 44,000.
Ethnic Chinese immigration to the United States since 1965 has been aided by the fact that the United States maintains separate quotas for Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. During the late 1960s and early and mid-1970s, Chinese immigration into the United States came almost exclusively from Taiwan creating the Taiwanese American subgroup.
The history of immigration to the United States details the movement of people to the United States from the colonial era to the present day. Throughout U.S. history , the country experienced successive waves of immigration , particularly from Europe (see European Americans ) and later on from Asia (see Asian Americans ) and Latin America (see ...
180 years of Thai US relations logo. In June 2004 the United States and Thailand initiated negotiations on a free trade agreement which, when concluded, will reduce and eliminate barriers to trade and investment between the two countries. These negotiations were placed on hold following the dissolution of the Thai parliament in February 2006 ...
Pages in category "Thai emigrants to the United States" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The US has seen its largest surge in immigration in its history under the Biden Administration — surpassing the Ellis Island-era migration boom that changed the face of the nation forever ...
In the early years of the United States, immigration (not counting the enslaved, who were treated as merchandise rather than people) was fewer than 8,000 people a year, [37] including French refugees from the slave revolt in Haiti. Legal importation of enslaved African was prohibited after 1808, though many were smuggled in to sell.
Ryukyuan American (Okinawan American) - the same ethnic group, but this also includes other areas of the United States. Asian American - the immigration of all the people of the continent of Asia to the United States. Asian Canadian - the immigration of all the people of the continent of Asia to Canada.