Singaporean Americans Explained

Group:	Singaporean Americans
Population:	12,435 (2023)^[1]

Singaporean Americans refers to Americans with Singaporean heritage or ancestry. Since the Singaporean government does not permit multiple- citizenships,https://www.mha.gov.sg/mediaroom/parliamentary/written-reply-to-pq-on-measures-to-ensure-adult-singaporeans-do-not-hold-multiple-citizenships/#:~:text=Adult%20Singaporeans%20found%20holding%20multiple,deprived%20of%20their%20Singapore%20citizenship. 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.

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. 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

Rank	MSA	Region	Singaporean-Americans
align=center	1	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island	Mid-Atlantic	align=right	^[3]
align=center	2	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana	Pacific	align=right	^[4]
align=center	3	San Francisco Bay Area	Pacific	align=right	^[5]
align=center	4	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown	West South Central	align=right	^[6]
align=center	5	San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara	Pacific	align=right	^[7]
align=center	6	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy	New England	align=right	^[8]
align=center	6	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington	West South Central	align=right	^[9]
align=center	8	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	Pacific	align=right	^[10]
align=center	9	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria	South Atlantic	align=right	^[11]
align=center	10	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville	East North Central	align=right	^[12]

Notable people

• Ng Chin Han – Hollywood actor
• Pragathi Guruprasad - Playback singer
• Neeraj Khemlani – Co-president of CBS News and CBS Television Stations
• Shin Lim – Magician
• Boon Thau Loo – Academic administrator, University of Pennsylvania
• Corrinne May – Musician, singer, and songwriter
• Julia Nickson-Soul – Actress
• Sharon Tay – Journalist
• Michael Yani – Tennis player
• Gwendoline Yeo – Actress, musician, and writer
• Daniel Chong – Animator, writer, director, producer, and the creator of Cartoon Network's We Bare Bears

See also

• Singapore–United States relations

Notes and References

1. Web site: US Census Data . U.S. Census Bureau . 2024-09-21 .
2. Web site: Where do Singaporeans in the US live?. 2021-06-04. TODAYonline.
3. Web site: 2010 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island. US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. 6 July 2017. https://archive.today/20200214004313/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF2/SF2DP1/310M100US35620/popgroup~086. 14 February 2020. dead.
4. Web site: 2010 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana. US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. 6 July 2017. https://archive.today/20200214004357/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF2/SF2DP1/310M100US31100/popgroup~086. 14 February 2020. dead.
5. Web site: 2010 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont. US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. 6 July 2017. https://archive.today/20200213061309/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF2/SF2DP1//popgroup~086. 13 February 2020. dead.
6. Web site: 2010 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown. US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. 6 July 2017. https://archive.today/20200214004340/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF2/SF2DP1/310M100US26420/popgroup~086. 14 February 2020. dead.
7. Web site: 2010 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara. US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. 6 July 2017. https://archive.today/20200214004340/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF2/SF2DP1/310M100US41940/popgroup~086. 14 February 2020. dead.
8. Web site: 2010 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy. US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. 6 July 2017. https://archive.today/20200214004351/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF2/SF2DP1/310M100US14460/popgroup~086. 14 February 2020. dead.
9. Web site: 2010 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington. US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. 6 July 2017. https://archive.today/20200214004334/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF2/SF2DP1/310M100US19100/popgroup~086. 14 February 2020. dead.
10. Web site: 2010 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue. US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. 6 July 2017. https://archive.today/20200214004243/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF2/SF2DP1/310M100US42660/popgroup~086. 14 February 2020. dead.
11. Web site: 2010 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria. US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. 6 July 2017. https://archive.today/20200214004253/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF2/SF2DP1/310M100US47900/popgroup~086. 14 February 2020. dead.
12. Web site: 2010 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville. US Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. 6 July 2017. https://archive.today/20200214004415/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF2/SF2DP1/310M100US16980/popgroup~086. 14 February 2020. dead.