Singaporean Americans

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Singaporean Americans
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Total population
5,347
Singaporean descent (2010)
30,148
Singaporean-born (2013)[1]
Regions with significant populations
  • Chicago
  • New York City
  • Seattle
  • Los Angeles
  • San Francisco
  • Houston
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Singaporean Americans are Americans of Singaporean descent. There is a small community of Singaporeans in the United States, consisting largely of expatriate professionals from Singapore and their families as well as international students. The bulk of Singaporeans in the United States reside in metropolitan areas along a coastline, with the highest population located within the corridor connecting Boston, New York and Washington DC.[2] On the West Coast, most Singaporean Americans live within several hundred miles of Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area.[2] The next highest concentrations are in Texas, followed by an enclave by the Great Lakes, near Chicago and Ann Arbor.

Singaporeans in Chicago[]

Singaporeans have been coming to the Chicago area for work and school since the late 1960s. While a small number of families have settled permanently, the majority of Chicago's Singaporeans remain for short periods on visas as students or professionals. While the number of Singaporeans has fluctuated over time, community leaders estimated that between 200 and 300 Singaporeans lived in Chicago in 2000.[3]

The Singaporean community in Chicago is close and well organized. Chicago Singaporeans come together for two major celebrations every year, the Chinese New Year and Singapore National Day. Food plays a central role in these events and is culturally important for Singaporeans, who spend a lot of time and effort to obtain authentic food.

Top 10 U.S. metropolitan areas with large Singaporean Americans population[]

Rank MSA Region Singaporean-Americans
(descent)
1 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island Mid-Atlantic 533[4]
2 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Pacific 505[5]
3 San Francisco Bay Area Pacific 368[6]
4 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown West South Central 269[7]
5 San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara Pacific 255[8]
6 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy New England 185[9]
6 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington West South Central 185[10]
8 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Pacific 173[11]
9 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria South Atlantic 165[12]
10 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville East North Central 136[13]

Notable people[]

  • Ng Chin Han – Hollywood actor
  • Ronny Chieng – Comedian and actor
  • Ross Butler – Actor
  • Neeraj Khemlani – Co-president of CBS News and CBS Television Stations
  • Shin Lim – Magician
  • Boon Thau Loo – Academic administrator, University of Pennsylvania
  • Corrinne May – Musician, singer and songwriter
  • Julia Nickson-Soul – Actress
  • Sharon Tay – Journalist
  • Michael Yani – Tennis player
  • Gwendoline Yeo – Actress, musician and writer
  • Daniel Chong – Animator, writer, director, producer and the creator of Cartoon Network's We Bare Bears
  • Annabel Chong – Former adult actress

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES, Universe: Foreign-born population excluding population born at sea, 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 16 July 2013.[dead link]
  2. ^ a b "Where do Singaporeans in the US live?". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  3. ^ : Singaporeans - Encyclopedia of Chicago
  4. ^ "2010 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  5. ^ "2010 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  6. ^ "2010 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  7. ^ "2010 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  8. ^ "2010 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  9. ^ "2010 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  10. ^ "2010 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  11. ^ "2010 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  12. ^ "2010 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  13. ^ "2010 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville". US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
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