Tibetan Americans

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:ancestry gptkb:Tibet
gptkbp:censusCategory gptkb:Asian
gptkbp:citizenship immigration law
US citizen
refugee
permanent resident
asylee
gptkbp:containsSettlement gptkb:California
gptkb:Colorado
gptkb:Minnesota
gptkb:New_Jersey
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:countryOfCitizenship gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:Tibetan
gptkbp:diaspora Tibetan diaspora
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Losar_(Tibetan_New_Year)
gptkb:Tibetan_Festival
gptkbp:firstMajorSettlement Dharamsala, India (before US migration)
gptkbp:heritageReligion gptkb:Bon
Tibetan Buddhism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tibetan Americans
gptkbp:immigrationWave began in 1950s
increased after 1990 Immigration Act
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Tibetan
English
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Tibetan_Freedom_Concerts
Dalai Lama visits
Tibetan Uprising Day commemorations
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Colorado_Tibetan_Association
gptkb:Gyuto_Wheel_of_Dharma_Monastery_(Minnesota)
gptkb:Tibetan_Buddhist_Center_of_New_Jersey
gptkb:Tibetan_Mongolian_Buddhist_Cultural_Center_(Indiana)
gptkb:Tsechen_Kunchab_Ling_(New_York)
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Tenzin_Seldon
gptkb:Pema_Chödrön
gptkb:Tenzin_Priyadarshi
gptkb:Tenzin_Tsundue
gptkbp:organization gptkb:International_Campaign_for_Tibet
gptkb:Students_for_a_Free_Tibet
gptkb:Tibetan_American_Foundation_of_Minnesota
gptkb:Tibetan_Association_of_New_York_and_New_Jersey
gptkb:Tibetan_Association_of_Northern_California
gptkbp:populationEstimate ~26,700 (2020s)
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Tibetans
gptkb:Tibetan_Canadians
Asian Americans
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Bon
gptkbp:subclassOf Asian Americans
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Buddhism_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6