Bengali Americans
Bengali Americans (Bengali: মার্কিন বাঙ্গালী) are Americans of Bengali ethnic, cultural and linguistic heritage and identity. They trace their ancestry to the historic ethnolinguistic region of Bengal region in the Indian subcontinent, now divided in South Asia between Bangladesh and West Bengal of India. Bengali Americans are also a subgroup of modern-day Bangladeshi Americans and Indian Americans. Bengalis are also classified under Bangladeshi Americans. Significant immigration of Bengalis to the United States started after 1965.
বাঙালি আমেরিকানরা | |
|---|---|
The language spread of Bengali in the United States according to U. S. Census 2000 | |
| Total population | |
| 375,143 (0.12% of U.S. population) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles, SF Bay Area, Detroit | |
| Languages | |
| English, Bengali | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Islam and Hinduism; small minorities of Christianity, Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Bangladeshi Americans, Indian Americans |
Bengali Americans may refer to:
- Bangladeshi Americans, Americans of Bangladeshi descent of Bengali Muslims. Bengali Muslims are usually classified as Bangladeshi Americans and American Muslims.
- Bengali Indian Americans, Americans of Indian and Bengali Hindu descent whose ancestral origins are in West Bengal, Bangladesh or erstwhile East Bengal, Jharkhand, Purnia, Odisha, Goalpara region, Assam, the Barak Valley, Tripura, Nepal, Meghalaya, Rakhine state and other parts of India who are known as Probashi Bengalis. Bengali Hindu Americans also come from Southeast Asia, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South America, Caribbean and other parts of the world.
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