The Asian Indians Immigration to America and Their Major Contributions to Society

Asian Indian immigrants to America and a big contribution to their society Asian Indians come from the second most populous region in the world but only one out of the smallest ethnic minorities in the United States. As soon as the first immigrants arrived in the 19th century, the United States was influenced by religious and political beliefs. The Congressional Act of 1947 gave them citizenship. Asian Indians now have many important occupations (students, teachers, writers, musicians, scientists).

As established by immigrant historians, the history of Asian Indian immigrants contains three major waves. The first wave began in the mid-19th century when the first Asian Indians arrived in America. Indeed, by the end of the 19th century, about 7,300 Indian immigrants concentrated in California and the Pacific Northwest (Leonard, 1992, p. 232). According to Bhatia and Takaki, the first wave of immigration was mainly farmers and workers. Most of these immigrants come from Sikhs in the Punjab region of India. However, after entering the United States many of these immigrants were initially hired as railway workers in the Western Pacific Railroad and helped build the tunnel of the three - mile spring garden. In some cases, Italian railroad workers striking at Tacoma, Washington State, were replaced (Bhatia, 2007, p. 82; Takaki, 1989, p. 302)

Since the first group of major Chinese immigrants arrived in the United States, Asian Americans including East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia have experienced racial discrimination. First generation immigrants, immigrant children, and Asians adopted by non-Asian families were affected. The political manga of 1882 ridiculed the "Chinese exclusion law", Chinese men surrounded by the interests of Chinese immigrants are forbidden to enter "golden gate of liberty", and communists and "fraud" Other groups, including, were allowed to enter. The title is ironically saying: "We have to draw a line somewhere, you know"