South Asian American

E129162

South Asian American refers to a person in the United States with ancestral roots in the South Asian region, including countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Indian American 8
South Asian American canonical 4
South Asian Americans 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (65)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Asian American subgroup
diaspora community
ethnic group
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
ethnicOriginIncludes Bangladeshi American
Bhutanese American
Indians
surface form: Indian American

Maldivians
surface form: Maldivian American

Nepali American
Pakistani American
Sri Lankan American
fieldOfActivity academia in the United States
arts and entertainment in the United States
business in the United States
engineering in the United States
information technology in the United States
medicine in the United States
politics in the United States
hasAncestralOrigin People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
South Asia
Sri Lanka
hasCulturalPractice celebration of Diwali
celebration of Eid
celebration of Holi
celebration of Navratri
celebration of Vaisakhi
celebration of Vesak
hasDemographicCategory minority group in the United States
languageUsed Bengali
English
Gujarati
Hindi
Kannada
Malayalam
Marathi language
surface form: Marathi

Nepali
Punjabi language
surface form: Punjabi

Sinhala
Tamil
Telugu
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
partOf Asian American
Bangladeshi diaspora
Bhutanese people
surface form: Bhutanese diaspora

Indian diaspora
Maldivian diaspora
Nepali American
surface form: Nepali diaspora

Pakistani diaspora
Sri Lankan diaspora
regionOfResidence United States of America
religion Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Jainism
Sikhism
Zoroastrianism
non-religious
subclassOf American of Asian descent
Asian diaspora

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kamala Harris ethnicOrigin South Asian American
Pakistani American partOf South Asian American
Sri Lankan American partOf South Asian American
this entity surface form: South Asian Americans
Nepali American partOf South Asian American
this entity surface form: South Asian Americans
Nepali American relatedTo South Asian American
this entity surface form: Indian American
Asian American movement hasParticipant South Asian American
this entity surface form: South Asian Americans
Bangladeshi American relatedGroup South Asian American
Vivek Ranadivé ethnicGroup South Asian American
this entity surface form: Indian American
Maya Harris ethnicGroup South Asian American
this entity surface form: Indian American
Indian diaspora hasSubgroup South Asian American
this entity surface form: Indian Americans
Muslim American ethnicGroup South Asian American
Mythili Raman ethnicGroup South Asian American
this entity surface form: Indian American
Daya hasEthnicGroup South Asian American
this entity surface form: Indian American
A Choice of Accommodations hasMainCharactersOfBackground South Asian American
this entity surface form: Indian American
Ruma culturalIdentity South Asian American
this entity surface form: Indian American
Oak Tree Road Little India ethnicGroup South Asian American
this entity surface form: South Asian Americans
Dr. Lawrence Kutner ethnicBackground South Asian American
this entity surface form: Indian American