Tamils in the United States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Tamils_in_the_United_States
GPTKB entity
Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:containsCommunity gptkb:Tamil_Sangams
temples
cultural associations
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:India
gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:Singapore
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:diaspora yes
gptkbp:education Tamil language schools
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Deepavali
gptkb:Pongal
gptkb:Chithirai_Thiruvizha
gptkb:Tamil_New_Year
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tamils in the United States
gptkbp:immigrationWave 1960s
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Tamil
English
gptkbp:mediaType Tamil radio stations
Tamil TV channels
Tamil-language newspapers
gptkbp:notableOrganization gptkb:Federation_of_Tamil_Sangams_of_North_America
American Tamil Medical Association
Tamil Nadu Foundation
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Sundar_Pichai
gptkb:Kumar_Ponnambalam
gptkb:Padma_Lakshmi
gptkb:M._Night_Shyamalan
gptkbp:populationEstimate approximately 250,000
gptkbp:reasonsForImmigration education
employment
refugee status
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Indian_Americans
gptkb:Tamil_diaspora
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Americans
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:state gptkb:California
gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:New_Jersey
gptkb:New_York
gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tamil_diaspora_worldwide
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6