The Thai people are charming and exotic. These folks prefer to keep to themselves though they are not introvert by nature and are good companions. The relationship between Thailand and USA is bidirectional as U.S .was an alley of Thailand during the Vietnam War.
Settlement of Thai in USA:
As per history the first Thai to settle down in USA were Chang and Eng bunker or more commonly known as the Siamese twins. Then certain Thai went having certain purposes but the major settlement occurred during the time of the war. According to the census reports that were prepared it is said that around 500 people immigrated during 1960 to 1970. In the next decade around 44,000 people went and settled there. In the decade that followed more than 64,00o people left Thailand and settled in usa.
The 2000 census shows that around 150,093 Thai people are now in USA. In the year 2009 more than 300000 Thais have enrolled themselves as a citizen of USA.
The states of California and Los Angeles host the maximum number of Thai people outside Thailand. The first Thai town of the world was formed here. The Thai in USA developed their own comities and communities.
The various Thai communities:
- San Francisco, California
- Orange county, California
- Clark county, Nevada
- Dallas county, Texas
- San Bernardino county, California
- Cook County, Illinois
- San Diego county, California
The Thai in USA have influenced the cuisine vastly. They have mixed and matched the two forms to produce delicacies which are hard to resist. People their love Thai food and enjoy it to full extent. Many Thai restaurants and diner can be spotted throughout the area and are mostly crowded. Generally the Thai folks are humble in nature and the Europeans and Americans who visited Thailand during the war came back home with a Thai wife. The Thai people did not take any part in the political activities but after the recent clash and the increasing population of Thai in USA they have started taking part in it.
Some of the famous Thai-Americans:
- Brenda song(actress)
- Tiger woods (professional golfer)
- Johnny damon( MLB player)
- Tata young( singer, actress and model)
- Eric koston (professional skier)
- Charles djou( politician)
- Anthony ampaipitakwong (soccer player)
- Utt panichkul(actor and model)
- Tera Patrick( porn actress)
- Tammy duckworth(politician and military personnel)
- Chang and Eng bunker( the Siamese twins)
- Thakoon Panichgul( fashion designer)
- Kevin Kaessviharn( footballer)
- Jocelyn Seagrave( television actress)
The Thai in USA has become part of the country now and contributes to all the attributes of the country. They have successfully blended with the people there and have maintained a healthy relationship since a long time. They have recreated their cuisine to charm people and many have found out their destinies in other fields. Many have become pioneer and have made the country proud.
These people are symbol of beautiful harmony and others should learn from them how to maintain international relationship and enrich the culture and social wellbeing. They have retained their cultural heritage yet have adjusted themselves to the way of life in USA.
