ગુજરાતી અમેરિકનો (Gujarati) | |
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 The language spread of Gujarati in the United States according to U.S. Census 2000 | |
| Total population | |
| 491,551 (2024)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| New Jersey,New York City,San Francisco Bay Area,Los Angeles,Washington, D.C.,Chicago,Houston,Philadelphia[2] | |
| Languages | |
| English,Gujarati,[3]Hindi[3] | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism,Islam,Zoroastrianism,Jainism[4][5] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Indian Americans,Asian Americans |
Gujarati Americans areAmericans that are ethnicGujaratis. They are a subgroup ofIndian Americans andPakistani Americans.
The highest concentration of the Gujarati American population by a significant margin, with over 100,000 Gujarati individuals, is in theNew York City Metropolitan Area, notably in the growing Gujarati diasporic center ofIndia Square, orLittle Gujarat, inJersey City,New Jersey, andEdison andMonroe Township inMiddlesex County inCentral New Jersey. Significant immigration from India to the United States started after the landmarkImmigration and Nationality Act of 1965,[10][11] Early immigrants after 1965 were highly educatedprofessionals. Since U.S. immigration laws allow sponsoring immigration of parents, children and particularly siblings on the basis of family reunion, the numbers rapidly swelled in a phenomenon known as "chain migration".
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AT was lucky to meet the Ahmedabad-born, 50-year-old business honcho in person.
NRI Gujarati Sonal Shah, an eminent economist who heads Google's philanthropic arm, has been appointed an advisory board member by US President-elect Barack Obama to assist his team in smooth transition of power.
"We are close to our extended families in Ahmedabad and Mumbai and grew up with Gujarati culture as a predominant influence in our lives.... The Gujarati community has done it all in the US — from doctors to entrepreneurs, from retail to the hospitality industry.
Born in Houston, Bhavsar is 100 percent Gujarati; his father hails from Vadadora (Baroda), a city in the small Indian state of Gujarat, near Mumbai. His mother was born in Kampala, Uganda, but was educated in Gujarat. Most of Bhavsar's relatives are Gujarati.
DeWulf, a Gujarati Muslim by origin, has carved out a successful career for herself in Hollywood and her repertoire includes Hollywood films like `West Bank Story` and `Ghosts of Girlfriends Past` besides TV shows `Maneater`, `90210` and `Girlfriends`.
I come from a pretty traditional Gujarati family and that made getting into the music business pretty tricky. My parents like most Indian parents, wanted me to go to Uni and be a Doctor or Lawyer. That meant I was on my own for the most part as far as figuring out how to 'make it'. It also gave me something to prove which made me work extra hard.
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