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Tamil American
Regions with significant populations
New Jersey, New York City, Los Angeles
Languages
Predominantly: Tamil & American English, Minority: Spanish & French
Religion
Predominantly: Hinduism (Shaivism & Vaishnavism), Minority: Christianity, Islam & Jainism
Related ethnic groups
Tamil people · British Tamils · Tamil Canadians

Tamil Americans or American Tamils are citizens of the United States who are of Tamil ethnic origins mostly from India and Sri Lanka and other countries such as Malaysia, South Africa, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Fiji.

History

In the second half of the 20th century, Tamils from India migrated as skilled professionals to the United States, Canada (in Canada are concentrated in the cities of Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver), Europe, and South East Asia.

Central New Jersey contains the largest population concentration of Indian Americans of Tamil descent. New Jersey houses its own Tamil Sangam. A sizeable population has also settled in New York City, as well as on the West Coast in the Silicon Valley, where there are Tamil associations such as the Bay Area Tamil Manram. On the other hand, the New York City and Los Angeles metropolitan areas are home to the largest concentrations of Tamil-speaking Sri Lankan Americans.

Notable people

See also

Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America

References