Indians in Chicago
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The Chicago metropolitan area has an Indian American population. As of 2010, there are 171,901 Indian Americans living in Chicagoland, making it the second-largest Indian American population of any metropolitan area in the country.[1] And the most populous Asian subgroup in the metropolitan area.[2] Within the metropolitan area, the towns of Oak Brook, South Barrington, Lincolnwood, Hoffman Estates and Glendale Heights have the five highest concentrations of South Asian Americans.[3] Chicago, Naperville, Illinois, Schaumburg, Aurora, Skokie and Hoffman Estates have the highest absolute numbers of South Asian Americans.[4] Devon Avenue in Chicago is also noted for having a large number of Indian and Pakistani restaurants.[5] and is home to the first location of Patel Brothers, the largest Indian grocery chain in the United States.[6]
Notable Indian-Americans from ChicagolandEdit
- Jay Chandrasekhar, film director
- Raja Krishnamoorthi, U.S. representative from Illinois's 8th congressional district
- Ameya Pawar, former Chicago City Council alderman and first Asian American member of the Chicago City Council
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Cities With the Largest Indian-American Populations". WorldAtlas.
- ↑ https://www.advancingjustice-chicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Community_of_Contrasts_Midwest_2012.pdf
- ↑ https://www.advancingjustice-chicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/SAAPRI-2013-Making-Data-Count.pdf
- ↑ https://www.advancingjustice-chicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/SAAPRI-2013-Making-Data-Count.pdf
- ↑ Chopra, Sonia (2015-11-27). "How a Visit to Devon Avenue in Chicago is Just Like Going to India". TheQuint. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
- ↑ "The Story of Patel Brothers, the Biggest Indian Grocery Store in America". Food52. 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2021-08-16.