Asian Indians, East Indians and Indo-Americans are all the same culture, they are Indians. They have an interesting economic history with the United States. Asian Indians have attained some of the highest educational levels of all ethnic groups of Asian descent. Their family and religion have a desire to maintain traditional values of Hinduism. They are one of the oldest civilizations that continue to flourish in the present day.
Social History in the US Asian Indians have been migrating to the US since the mid-19th century. At the end of the 19th century there were approximately 2,000 Indians of Sikhs decent working in agriculture or construction trades. Some came to the United States to be merchants or traders or to work in lumber mills …show more content…
There was legislation passed in 1917 and again in 1923 to prevent entry of Indians and Asians into the United States. At this time they were also denied residence and citizenship in America. There were tight restrictions and quotas that were put in place to keep the amount of Indians entering the US previous to 1965 to a minimum. Between the years of 1947 and 1965 there were only about 6,000 Indian immigrants in the United States. In July of 1946 the US Congress passed a bill that allowed Indians to naturalize, just over ten years later Dalip Saunt was elected as the first Asian Indian senator (Pavri, n.d.). While he moved here like most other Indians as a farm worker, he managed to obtain a doctorate at California Berkeley. After 1965 there was a significant move of immigrants which caused the US immigration laws and restrictions to be lifted allowing higher numbers to migrate here. Most immigrants that moved here after 1965 were urban, professional and highly educated (Lal, 1999). This allowed for them to gain employment easier in the US. There were over 100,000 Indian families that came to the US after 1965 almost 40 percent of these immigrants came here as either a student or on an exchange visitor visa. A large number of Indians came under the family reunification preferential categories. In 1975 the Asian Indian population was over 175,000, …show more content…
Caste systems are a social structure based on heredity. The caste system is based on the Hindu religion. While this is changing in urban Indian areas and for those who immigrate to the United States, it is still practiced in villages and rural areas. The familial unit includes many extended family members, which include grandparents, parents, children and sometimes even parental uncles. Families that are moving to more urban areas, or even the United States, are living more closely to what Western civilization families are like. In most cases the parents of the husband are known to move to the United States when they retire or if help is needed after a birth or an illness. They look at elders with great respect and are viewed as their traditional heritage, culture and religion. Their sibling relationships are a lot closer than most sibling relationships. (International Cultures: India, 2016 para. 7 &
Social History in the US Asian Indians have been migrating to the US since the mid-19th century. At the end of the 19th century there were approximately 2,000 Indians of Sikhs decent working in agriculture or construction trades. Some came to the United States to be merchants or traders or to work in lumber mills …show more content…
There was legislation passed in 1917 and again in 1923 to prevent entry of Indians and Asians into the United States. At this time they were also denied residence and citizenship in America. There were tight restrictions and quotas that were put in place to keep the amount of Indians entering the US previous to 1965 to a minimum. Between the years of 1947 and 1965 there were only about 6,000 Indian immigrants in the United States. In July of 1946 the US Congress passed a bill that allowed Indians to naturalize, just over ten years later Dalip Saunt was elected as the first Asian Indian senator (Pavri, n.d.). While he moved here like most other Indians as a farm worker, he managed to obtain a doctorate at California Berkeley. After 1965 there was a significant move of immigrants which caused the US immigration laws and restrictions to be lifted allowing higher numbers to migrate here. Most immigrants that moved here after 1965 were urban, professional and highly educated (Lal, 1999). This allowed for them to gain employment easier in the US. There were over 100,000 Indian families that came to the US after 1965 almost 40 percent of these immigrants came here as either a student or on an exchange visitor visa. A large number of Indians came under the family reunification preferential categories. In 1975 the Asian Indian population was over 175,000, …show more content…
Caste systems are a social structure based on heredity. The caste system is based on the Hindu religion. While this is changing in urban Indian areas and for those who immigrate to the United States, it is still practiced in villages and rural areas. The familial unit includes many extended family members, which include grandparents, parents, children and sometimes even parental uncles. Families that are moving to more urban areas, or even the United States, are living more closely to what Western civilization families are like. In most cases the parents of the husband are known to move to the United States when they retire or if help is needed after a birth or an illness. They look at elders with great respect and are viewed as their traditional heritage, culture and religion. Their sibling relationships are a lot closer than most sibling relationships. (International Cultures: India, 2016 para. 7 &