Laotian Americans

Laotian Americans
ຄົນລາວອາເມລິກາ
Total population
245,045 (2023)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Sacramento, California area • San Francisco Bay Area (esp. Oakland) • Twin Cities, MinnesotaDallas-Fort Worth areaFresno and Central CaliforniaSan DiegoNashville, TennesseeSeattle areaPortland, OregonLos Angeles areaPiedmont 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, romanizedKhonlav 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]

  1. ^ "US Census Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  2. ^ "Asian Americans: Laotians in the US". Pew Research. 29 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Laotian Americans | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com.