| Total population | |
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| 12,202[1] | |
| Languages | |
| American English,Palauan English,Palauan,Sonsorolese,Tobian,Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| ChristianityModekngei |
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Palauan Americans areAmericans ofPalauan descent. According to the 2020 census, there are about 12,202 Americans of Palauan origin.
Since the late 1940s, many Palauans have emigrated abroad. In 1953, about a hundred people from Palau founded the Palau Association in the American island ofGuam. Over the years, the number of Palauans has continually grown.
In early 1970, when thePell Grant was extended, several hundred Palauans and other students of Micronesia emigrated to study at American universities. Since then, the number of Palauan students emigrating to USA has increased by about 250 people every year.
Many Palauans live inCalifornia, most notably,Pasadena. Palauans also live inPortland, Oregon, where a few thousandMicronesians live, andCorsicana, Texas.[2]
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