Singaporean Americans

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Singaporean Americans
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Singaporean Americans refers to Americans with Singaporean heritage or ancestry. Since the Singaporean government does not permit multiple- citizenships, it is not lawful for a person to hold both the Singaporean and American citizenships. Therefore, "Singaporean Americans" generally does not indicate that the person holds both the Singaporean and American citizenships. Additionally, because Singapore is a multi-racial and multi-ethnic country, the term "Singaporean" describes citizenship, not an ethnic group.

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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, D.C. [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.

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

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

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