Telugu Americans
తెలుగు అమెరికావారు
Telugu Amerikaavaaru
The language spread of Telugu in the United States according to U. S. Census 2000
Total population
1,239,000[1][2]
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Predominantly:
Religion
Predominantly:
Hinduism
Minority:
Christianity
Related ethnic groups

Telugu Americans are citizens of the United States of America who belong to the Telugu ethnic group. The vast majority of Telugu Americans trace their ancestry to the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, but also from other neighbouring states including Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Maharashtra, etc. Most of the Telugus that have migrated during 20th century were from the Krishna and Godavari delta regions of the Madras Presidency. During the 21st century , after the dot-com boom, Telugus from all regions of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana started migrating in high numbers.

Immigration to United States

In 2000, the Telugu population in the U.S. numbered around 87,543. By 2010, the number surged to 222,977 then 415,414 by 2017 and was 644,700 by 2020. The rise in Telugu population is attributed to the increasing representation of South Indian diaspora in technological field specially after Y2K.[3] Brookings Institution Report revealed that Telugu states sent over 26,000 students between 2008 and 2012, most pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM fields).

Demographics

Telugu people now constitute one of the largest groups of Indian Americans.[4] The majority of Telugu Americans live in metropolitan areas with significant economic importance in STEM fields, industries in which many Telugus and other South Indian groups participate in. These areas include the San Francisco Bay Area, central New Jersey, Texas Triangle, Chicago, Seattle, the Delaware Valley and Northern Virginia and the Baltimore metropolitan area, with smaller but significant populations throughout the country in major metropolitan and micropolitan areas of almost every state.[5] Other metropolitan areas with growing numbers of Telugu Americans include those in Greater Boston, Kansas City, Metro Detroit, Greater Cleveland, and Minneapolis–Saint Paul.

Religion

The vast majority of Telugu Americans are Hindu, with a considerable who are Christian, and even smaller numbers who practice Islam.

Language

The Telugu community in the United States is largely bilingual. A recent study by the US-based Center for Immigration Studies has shown Telugu as the fastest growing language in United States which has grown by 86% in the last seven years.[6] During the 2020 United States elections, the Telugu language was first listed on voter registration and ballot boxes in select locales.[7][8]

The U.S. states with the largest percentage of Telugu speakers are:

Notable Telugu Americans

Government, politics, and philanthropy

Medicine, science, and technology

Activism, arts, literature, and media

Sports

Social issues

Telugu Americans have suffered from hate crimes in America. The most notable of these incidents was the 2017 Olathe, Kansas shooting, in which a white supremacist, Adam Purinton, harassed two Telugu immigrants, Srinivas Kuchibhotla and Alok Madasani, under the pretense that Kuchibhotla and Madasani were Iranians or illegal immigrants; later shooting them, killing Kuchibhotla and wounding Madasani as well as Ian Grillot, a white American who had come to the defense of Kuchibhotla and Madasani. A victim of the 2023 Allen, Texas outlet mall shooting, Aishwarya Thatikonda, was a Telugu immigrant from Hyderabad who had moved to Dallas.

References

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  2. ↑ "Hindi most spoken Indian language in US, Telugu speakers up 86% in 8 years | India News". Times of India. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  3. ↑ Bhattacharya, Ananya (24 September 2018). "America's fastest growing foreign language is from south India". Quartz India. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  4. ↑ Telugu, Reality Check team and BBC (2018-10-21). "Do you speak Telugu? Welcome to America". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  5. ↑ Avadhuta, Mahesh (2017-12-14). "Telugu language scores big in the US". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  6. ↑ Bhattacharya, Ananya. "America's fastest growing foreign language is from south India". Quartz. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  7. ↑ "US Presidential Election 2020: Telugu Appears On Ballot Boxes In California". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  8. ↑ "Voter ballot papers in the U.S elections offered in Telugu and Urdu". The Siasat Daily. 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
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