Indian+Immigration

In 1790 the first Indian immigrant entered america, as a maritime working. Today there are more than 2,662,000 (.9% of america) indian immigrants in america. These people tend to live in big cities such as NYC and LA. American Indians sometimes were mistaken (by name) to be Native Americans, so they were usually referred to as "East Indians", or "South Asians". Most Indian Americans are Hindu, Sikh, Muslim, and Jain (which are some of the most highly educated people in the US), and speak American English, Hindi, Gujarati, or Urdu. American Indians are the 3rd largest ethnic group after Chinese Americans and Filipino Americans.

In 1995 the largest wave of American Indians flooded America, because of the technology boom, and many American Indians work in the technology business. Then again in 2005 the American Indian population in the US grew from about 1,687,000 to about 2,319,000, which is a growth rate of almost 40%. In 2005 American Indians owned 50% of all economy lodges and 35% of all hotels in America, which had a combined market value of almost $40 billion. And there were roughly 200,000 American Indian Millionaires.

EXTRA FACTS

American Indians are the 3rd Some well known Indian Americans are Bobby Jindal, Kal Penn, M. Night Shyamalan, and Sunita williams.

Americans Indians were the only ones who brought indian cuisine over to America.

About 41,000 American Indians are doctors.