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Asian Indians
Asian Indians

Asian Indians are persons of Indian-subcontinent origins. The United States Census Bureau uses the term Asian Indian to avoid confusion… Read More »Asian Indians

Bamboo Inn
Bamboo Inn

The Bamboo Inn, a Chinese American restaurant at 39 in the building opened on July 13, 1918. The two-story restaurant… Read More »Bamboo Inn

Buddhism
Buddhism

Buddhism has had a visible presence in Indianapolis since at least the 1980s, with the number of temples and meditation… Read More »Buddhism

Ko Kuei Chen
Ko Kuei Chen

(Feb. 26, 1898-Dec. 12, 1988). A native of Shanghai, China, Chen came to the United States after graduating from Tsing… Read More »Ko Kuei Chen

Chinese
Chinese

Few Chinese immigrants settled in Indianapolis until the late 20th century. The federal Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the… Read More »Chinese

Festivals
Festivals

Like most large cities, Indianapolis has a sizeable number of annual festivals focused on the arts and culture, food, sports,… Read More »Festivals

Filipinos
Filipinos

Although Filipinos were considered U.S. nationals following the annexation of the Philippine Islands after the Spanish-Amerian War of 1898, the… Read More »Filipinos

Greater Indianapolis Telugu Association

A group of the South Indian diaspora from Andhra Pradesh, India, established The Greater Indianapolis Telugu Association (GITA) in December… Read More »Greater Indianapolis Telugu Association

Hinduism
Hinduism

Growing quietly in Indianapolis since the 1960s,  Hinduism became a far more visible religion in Indianapolis in the first decades… Read More »Hinduism

Indiana Association of Chinese Americans

Established in 1974 as the Indianapolis Association of Chinese Americans, the nonprofit changed its name to the Indiana Association of… Read More »Indiana Association of Chinese Americans

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