By 1971, 60 percent of refugees surveyed in Cambodia’s towns gave U.S. bombing as the main cause of their displacement. The U.S. bombardment of the Cambodian countryside continued until 1973, when Congress imposed a halt.
Q. Are Cambodians refugees?
Cambodians admitted into the United States after 1994 have come as immigrants and not as refugees, but the number per year has been small. American-born children and youth of Cambodian ancestry are the fastest growing segment of the ethnic Cambodian population in the United States today.
Q. Why was there a Vietnamese refugee crisis?
After the North captured Saigon, the capitol of the South, Vietnamese refugees began to flee Vietnam on boats, seeking help and a new home in another country. Not only were they fleeing from communism, they fled seeking economic opportunities in the highly developing countries, such as the US.
Q. What country accepted the most Cambodian refugees?
Indochinese resettled and repatriated
| Country | Vietnamese (including Hoa, Montagnard) | Cambodians |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 883,317 | 152,748 |
| Vietnam | 320,000 | |
| China | 263,000 | |
| Canada | 163,415 | 21,489 |
Q. Which state received the most Vietnamese refugees?
Vietnamese refugees were initially scattered throughout the country in wherever they could find sponsorship. The majority (27,199) settled in California, followed by 9,130 in Texas and 3,500 to 7,000 each in Pennsylvania, Florida, Washington, Illinois, New York, and Louisiana.
Q. Which state has the highest Vietnamese population?
California
Q. Which country has the most Vietnamese?
Overseas Vietnamese (Vietnamese: người Việt hải ngoại, or Việt Kiều) refers to Vietnamese people who live outside Vietnam. There are approximately 4.5 million overseas Vietnamese, the largest community of whom live in the United States….Overseas Vietnamese.
| Người Việt hải ngoại | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| Russia | 150,000 |
| Laos | 122,000 |
| Thailand | 100,000 |
Q. What US city has the highest Korean population?
Los Angeles
Q. Where is the largest Mexican population in the US?
Some of the nation’s largest Hispanic populations are in the four states that border Mexico – California, Texas, Arizona and New Mexico. In fact, the two states with the most Hispanics, California (15.6 million) and Texas (11.5 million), alone account for 45% of the nation’s Hispanic population.
Q. What is the most Hispanic city in America?
San Antonio, Texas
Q. What country has the most Hispanic population?
Mexico
Q. What countries fall under Hispanic?
Hispanic countries are: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
