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Gujarati Americans

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Gujarati Americans
ગુજરાતી અમેરિકનો
The language spread of Gujarati in the United States according to U. S. Census 2000
Total population
1,330,000(2015)[1]
350,000 (2015)[1]- 434,264 (2017)[2][3]people speak the language in the USA
Regions with significant populations
New Jersey,New York City,San Francisco Bay Area,Los Angeles,Washington, D.C.,Chicago,Houston,Philadelphia[4]
Languages
English,Gujarati,[5]Hindi,[5]
Religion
Hinduism,Islam,Zoroastrianism,Jainism[6][7]
Related ethnic groups
Indian Americans,Asian Americans

Gujarati AmericansareAmericanswho trace their ancestry toGujarat,India.They are a subgroup ofIndian Americans.

Gujaratis have achieved a highdemographic profilein many urban districts worldwide, notably inIndia Square,orLittle Gujarat,inBombay,Jersey City,New Jersey,in theNew York City Metropolitan Area,United States, as large-scale immigration from India continues intoNew York,[8][9][10][11]with the largest metropolitan Gujarati population outside of India.

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,andEdisoninMiddlesex CountyinCentral New Jersey.Significant immigration from India to the United States started after the landmarkImmigration and Nationality Act of 1965,[12][13]Early immigrants after 1965 were highly educatedprofessionals.Since US 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".Faith plays a big role in the rapidly growing Gujarati community in North Texas, which has three large Hindu temples. Census numbers showed that from 2000 to 2010, the population more than doubled, going from 49,181 to 106,964 for Collin, Dallas, Denton, Rockwall and Tarrant counties. Richardson has a long-established Gujarati population, and it was there that a group of businessmen founded the India Association of North Texas (1962). Changes in recent years have been more drastic.

Given the Gujarati propensity forentrepreneurshipand business enterprise, a number of them opened shops andmotels.Now in the 21st century over 40% of thehospitality industryin the United States is controlled by Gujaratis.[14][15][16]Gujaratis, especially thePatidarsamaj, also dominate asfranchiseesof fast food restaurant chains such asSubwayandDunkin' Donuts.[17]The descendants of the Gujarati immigrant generation have also made high levels of advancement intoprofessionalfields, including asphysicians,engineers[18]and politicians. In August 2016,Air Indiacommenced direct, one-seat flight service betweenAhmedabadandNewark Liberty International Airportin New Jersey, viaLondon Heathrow International Airport.[19]

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^abParth Shastri (January 4, 2015)."Gujaratis 6% of Indians, but 20% of US Indians".TNN.
  2. ^"Most widely-spoken Indian languages in the US, 2017".Atlas.September 24, 2018.
  3. ^Bhattacharya, Ananya."America's fastest growing foreign language is from south India".Quartz India.
  4. ^"Gujaratis 6% of Indians, but 20% of US Indians".Times of India.Retrieved27 May2018.
  5. ^ab"Migration Information Source — Indian Immigrants in the United States".Migrationinformation.org.Retrieved2010-07-17.
  6. ^"Asian Americans: A Mosaic of Faiths".Pew Forum. 2012-07-19. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-07-16.Retrieved2014-08-11.
  7. ^"Pew Forum — Indian Americans' Religions".Projects.pewforum.org. 2012-07-18. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-09-04.Retrieved2014-08-11.
  8. ^"Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2013 Supplemental Table 2".U.S. Department of Homeland Security.Retrieved2014-06-18.
  9. ^"Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2012 Supplemental Table 2".U.S. Department of Homeland Security.Retrieved2013-07-05.
  10. ^"Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2011 Supplemental Table 2".U.S. Department of Homeland Security.Retrieved2013-07-05.
  11. ^"Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2010 Supplemental Table 2".U.S. Department of Homeland Security.Retrieved2013-07-05.
  12. ^Keely, Charles B. (May 1971)."Effects of the immigration act of 1965 on selected population characteristics of immigrants to the United States".Demography.8(2): 157–169.doi:10.2307/2060606.JSTOR2060606.PMID5163987.S2CID36538373.
  13. ^Khandelwal, MS (1995).The politics of space in South asian Diaspora, Chapter 7 Indian immigrants in Queens, New York City: patterns of spatial concentration and distribution, 1965–1990 - Nation and migration: - books.google.com.Philadelphia, USA: University of Pennsylvania. p. 179.ISBN0-8122-3259-3.Retrieved20 June2015.
  14. ^Kalnins, Arthur; Chung, Wilbur (2001). Greve, Henrich R.; Baum, Joel A.C. (eds.).Multiunit organization and multimarket strategy(1 ed.). New York: JAI. pp. 33–48.ISBN0-7623-0721-8.
  15. ^Staff, W. S. J. (11 June 2012)."Why Indian Americans Dominate the U.S. Motel Industry".Blogs.wsj.com.Retrieved27 May2018.
  16. ^HIRAL DHOLAKIA-DAVE (Oct 18, 2006)."42% of US hotel business is Gujarati".The Times of India.Retrieved5 February2015.Gujaratis, mainly Patels, now own 21,000 of the 53,000 hotels and motels in the US. It makes for a staggering 42% of the US hospitality market, with a combined worth of $40 billion.
  17. ^Rangaswami, Padma (2000).Namaste America: Indian Immigrants in an American Metropolis.University park, PA, USA: Pennsylvania State University press. p. 285.ISBN0271--01980-8.
  18. ^Dave, Shaily (2021-02-20)."My Experience as a Gujarati Student in the States".TheBossMonk.Retrieved2021-03-20.
  19. ^Ashish Chauhan (August 15, 2016)."Air India launches Ahmedabad to Newark flight".The Times of India.RetrievedSeptember 8,2016.
  20. ^"2 Gujarati-origin among America's super-rich".dna india.Retrieved6 February2015.
  21. ^Raheel Dhattiwala."The million dollar man from Gujarat".The Economic Times.Retrieved6 February2015.AT was lucky to meet the Ahmedabad-born, 50-year-old business honcho in person.
  22. ^Drew Joseph (2010-08-14)."Bera Hopes to Wipe Out Lungren Despite GOP Wave".San Francisco Chronicle.Retrieved2010-09-22.
  23. ^"Gujarati Woman Aims for House",The Times of India,January 1, 2010.
  24. ^"Gujarati NRI Sonal Shah appointed Obama's adviser".DeshGujarat.Retrieved6 February2015.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.
  25. ^"Movers and shakers".india today.Retrieved6 February2015."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.
  26. ^"IG Online Interview: Raj Bhavsar (USA)".intlgymnast.Retrieved6 February2015.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.
  27. ^"Stereotypes are very hard to escape: Noureen DeWulf".Zee News India.Retrieved6 February2015.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`.
  28. ^"Savan Kotecha, Songwriter".ofindianorigin.co.uk.Archived fromthe originalon 3 November 2010.Retrieved24 October2015.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.
  29. ^"SPICING UP AMERICA THE PATEL BROTHERS' SUCCESS STORY".RetrievedMay 5,2018.
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