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Indian Americans are people with ancestry from India who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States.The terms Asian Indian and East Indian are used to avoid confusion with Native Americans in the United States, who are also referred to as "Indians" or "American Indians".
Indian Americans are now the most populous Asian-alone group in the United States, according to a new report from the Census Bureau. They have surpassed Chinese Americans, who were previously the ...
In the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, the term "Asian" generally refers to people of South Asian and Southeast Asian descent due to the large Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and Filipino expatriate populations in these countries. [6] [7] [8] However, there are instances where the term is used solely to refer to those of South Asian descent. [9]
The demographics of Asian Americans describe a heterogeneous group of people in the United States who trace their ancestry to one or more Asian countries. [1] [2] [3] Manilamen began to reside in Louisiana as the first Asian Americans to live in the continental in the United States. [4] Most Asian Americans have arrived after 1965. [5]
People of Indian origin have achieved a high demographic profile in metropolitan areas worldwide, including India Square, in the heart of Bombay, Jersey City, New Jersey, US, [151] home to the highest concentration of Asian Indians in the Western Hemisphere [152] and one of at least 24 enclaves characterized as a Little India which have emerged ...
South Asian Americans, predominantly those of Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin, account for the largest share of Muslims followed by those of Indian origin. [78] For many Asian American Muslims, religion plays a central role in daily life. About 60% report that religion is very important to them, and 54% attend mosque services at least monthly.
The 2008 CNN/Money "Best Places to Live" stated that the city of Novi had a significant Asian Indian population. [10] According to the 2000 U.S. Census there were 4,697 Asian Indians in Troy, [11] 3,413 Asian Indians in Canton Township, [12] 3,384 Asian Indians in Farmington Hills, and 1,278 ethnic Asian Indians in Novi. [11]
As public support for Asian Indians grew throughout World War II, [citation needed] and as India's independence came closer to reality, Indians argued for an end to their legislative discrimination. The repeal of Chinese exclusion laws in 1943 and the granting of naturalization privileges to Chinese encouraged Asian Indians to hope for similar ...