In the United States, Hinduism professes about 0.4% of the population. [1] Most American Hindus are immigrants from India and Nepal and their descendants. Passed into the bosom of Hinduism are a small group.
It is impossible to pinpoint the time of Hinduism in the United States. Prior to the adoption of new immigration legislation in 1965, there were only a few Hindus in the United States. After the adoption of the law, a large number of emigrants from India and other Asian countries began to arrive in America. In the 1960s and 1970s, American public interest in Hinduism had a significant impact on the formation of the New Age movement . In those same years, the Vaishnava religious organization International Society for Krishna Consciousness played a significant role in the popularization of Hinduism in the United States. In 2003, the Hindu American Foundation was founded - a public organization that advocates for the rights of Hindus in the United States.
According to a 2001 study, there were 1.1 million followers of Hinduism in the United States, accounting for 0.4% of the total population. In 2004, the US Department of State estimated the number of American Hindus at 1,478,670, or 0.5% of the country's total population. According to studies, among American Hindus, there is lower divorce rates, higher levels of education and income. 48% of American Hindus have master's or doctoral degrees. 43% of American Hindu families have an annual income of more than $ 100,000. [2] [3]
According to a study conducted in 2012, 53% of American Hindus do not identify with any particular area within Hinduism , 19% call themselves followers of Vaishnavism , 10% say Shaivites , 3% say Hare Krishnas , and 2% follow Vedanta . [four]
In 2012, Tulsi Gabbard (a Hawaiian woman from Hawaii of Samoan - European descent) became the first ever member of the US Congress of Hindu religion. [five]
Notes
- ↑ Report-religious-landscape-study-full.pdf - Religion in America: US Religious Data, Demographics and Statistics | Pew research center
- ↑ Study Shows, Hindus Have Lowest Divorce Rate and Highest Education Level in America . The Chakra (June 13th, 2011). Date of treatment May 28, 2012. Archived on October 6, 2012.
- ↑ US Hindus have higher education and lowest divorce rate . The Global Indian. Date of treatment May 28, 2012. Archived on October 6, 2012.
- ↑ Alicia Purdy. Pew survey highlights how American Hindus view their faith . Deseret News (July 23 2012). Date of treatment July 31, 2012. Archived on October 6, 2012.
- ↑ Vineet Chander. Tulsi Gabbard: Living The Gita, Beyond The Photo Op . Huffington Post (December 3, 2012). Date of treatment December 10, 2012. Archived December 17, 2012.
Literature
- Bhatia, Sunill. (2007). American Karma: Race, Culture, and Identity in the Indian Diaspora . ISBN 0-8147-9959-0 .