 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 245,045 (2023)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Sacramento, California area • San Francisco Bay Area (esp. Oakland) • Twin Cities, Minnesota • Dallas-Fort Worth area • Fresno and Central California • San Diego • Nashville, Tennessee • Seattle area • Portland, Oregon • Los Angeles area • Piedmont Triad, North Carolina[2] | |
| Languages | |
| Lao, American English, French, Isan, Thai | |
| Religion | |
| Theravada Buddhism, Christianity, Shamanism, Animism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Lao people, overseas Laotian, Laotians in France, Laotian Canadians, Asian Americans, |
Laotian Americans (Lao: ຄົນລາວອາເມລິກາ, romanized: Khonlav Amelika) are Americans who trace their ancestry to Laos. Laotian Americans are included in the larger category of Asian Americans. The major immigrant generation were generally refugees who escaped Laos during the warfare and disruption of the 1970s, and entered refugee camps in Thailand across the Mekong River. They emigrated to the United States during the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s.
The category ‘Laotian American' includes all ethnic groups who lived within the borders of Laos, except the Hmong community.[3]
- ^ "US Census Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
- ^ "Asian Americans: Laotians in the US". Pew Research. 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Laotian Americans | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com.