Bangladeshi American

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South Asian American group diaspora community ethnic group

Bangladeshi Americans are U.S. residents or citizens of Bangladeshi origin, forming a growing South Asian immigrant community with distinct cultural, linguistic, and religious traditions.

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	South Asian American group → diaspora community → ethnic group →
ancestralOrigin	Bangladeshi →
citizenshipStatus	may be U.S. citizens → may be U.S. permanent residents → may be U.S. temporary residents →
continentOfOrigin	Asia →
countryOfOrigin	Bangladesh →
countryOfResidence	United States →
cuisine	Bangladeshi cuisine →
culturalTradition	Bengali New Year (Pohela Boishakh) → Durga Puja (among Hindus) → Eid al-Adha celebrations → Eid al-Fitr celebrations →
demographicTrend	rapidly growing population in the United States →
ethnicEnclave	Jackson Heights, Queens → Ozone Park, Queens →
ethnolinguisticIdentity	Bengali →
immigrationWave	post-1965 immigration to the United States →
language	Bengali → English →
majorSettlementArea	Atlanta metropolitan area → Boston metropolitan area → Bronx NERFINISHED → Brooklyn → Chicago metropolitan area → Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex → Detroit metropolitan area → Los Angeles metropolitan area → New York City → Paterson, New Jersey → Queens → Washington, D.C. metropolitan area →
migrationReason	economic opportunity → education → family reunification →
relatedGroup	Bangladeshi diaspora → Bengali American → Indian American → Pakistani American → South Asian American →
religion	Buddhism → Christianity → Hinduism → Islam → secular or non-religious →
significantImmigrationPeriod	1990s → 2000s → 2010s →
subregionOfOrigin	South Asia →
writingSystem	Bengali script →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Asian American →	hasPart
Nepali American →	relatedTo