Pakistani American
| پاکستانی نژاد امریکی | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 518,769 (2015 United States surveys) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| New York City Metropolitan Area,Washington Metropolitan Area,Chicago metropolitan area, San Francisco, San Jose (Especially Santa Clara, Houston, Dallas, South Florida, and a minority in St. Louis and other major American metropolitan areas | |
| Languages | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Sunni Islam and Shia Islam |
|
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Pakistani Canadians, Muslim American, Americans in Pakistan |
Pakistani Americans (Urdu: پاکستانی نژاد امریکی) are Americans whose ancestry originates from Pakistan or Pakistanis who migrated to and reside in the United States. The term may also refer to people who hold dual Pakistani and U.S. Citizenship. Educational attainment level and household income are much higher in the Pakistani-American diaspora in comparison to the general U.S. population.
Immigrants from areas that are now part of Pakistan had been migrating to America as early as the eighteenth century, working in agriculture, logging, and mining in the western states of California, Oregon, and Washington. The passage of the Luce-Celler Act of 1946 allowed these immigrants to acquire U.S. citizenship through naturalization. Between 1947 and 1965, only 2,500 Pakistani immigrants entered the United States; most of them were students who chose to settle in the United States after graduating from American universities, according to reports from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. This marked the beginning of a distinct 'Pakistani' community in America. However, after President Lyndon Johnson signed the INS Act of 1965 into law, eliminating per-country immigration quotas and introducing immigration on the basis of professional experience and education, the number of Pakistanis immigrating to the United States increased dramatically. By 1990, the U.S. Census bureau indicated that there were about 100,000 Pakistani Americans in the United States and by 2005 their population had grown to 210,000.
Pakistani Americans are classified as Asian Americans by the United States Census Bureau. Geographically, they are South Asian American and are widely related to various ethnic groups including Indian Americans, Arab Americans, Iranian Americans and Afghan Americans since Pakistanis belong to various ethnic groups which connects them with India, Afghanistan, Iran, etc.. respectively.
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