Kalmyk Americans
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 3,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
Russian Orthodox Christianity, Islam |
History
American Kalmyks initially established communities in the United States following a mass immigration after World War II. The largest groups of Kalmyks originally settled primarily in the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.[1] The majority of today's Kalmyk American population are descended from those Kalmyks who had fled Russia in late 1920 to places such as France, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and, later, Germany.
As a consequence of their decades-long migration through Europe, many original immigrant Kalmyk Americans could speak
Kalmyk language
.
Many Kalmyks were stranded in German
Asian under U.S. immigration law, and therefore denied entry, but in 1951 they were reclassified as Caucasian.[2] In 1955 many immigrated to the United States after the Tolstoy Foundation
sponsored their passage.
There are several Kalmyk Buddhist temples in
Philadelphia Pennsylvania, as well as a Tibetan Buddhist Learning Center and monastery in Washington Township, New Jersey
.
Notable people
See also
References
- ^ American Kalmyks, narrated documentary, archived from the original on 2021-12-19, retrieved 2020-01-20
- ISBN 9780813533254. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
External links
- Map Collection of the Library of Congress: "Carte de Tartarie" of Guillaume de L'Isle (1675-1726) ; shows territories of Kalmyks as in 1706.
- Kalmyk Mongolian Buddhist Center, Howell, New Jersey
- Tashi Lhunpo Temple, a Kalmyk Buddhist temple in Howell, New Jersey