Malaysian Americans

In the 1930 census, 96 Americans identified themselves as "Malay" racially. Malaysians have been coming to New York City, the West Coast of the U.S., and Chicago since the 1970s for job and educational opportunities, partly because of political and economic tensions in Malaysia. Although some students later found jobs in U.S. companies, many students from Chicago returned to Malaysia after their education ended. Community leaders in 2001 estimated that the Malaysian population of metropolitan Chicago had decreased to 600-700 individuals. There are three Malaysian government offices in the U.S. whose goal is to assist and supervise Malaysian students. Other community organizations include the Malaysian Association of Georgia and the Malaysian Association of Southern California. Malaysian Americans also have created several educational associations. The National Assembly of Malaysian Students in America acts as an umbrella organizations for several Malaysian Students in America. The Malaysian Students Association at the University of Michigan fosters friendships among Malaysian students. Other educational associations include the University of California-Berkeley Alumni Club of Malaysia and the Harvard Club of Malaysia plus associations at the Illinois Institute of Technology and the University of Chicago. ==Demographics==

The top 15 counties of settlement for Malaysian immigrants from 2015 - 2019 out of a national total of 76,500 were: == Malaysian Americans today ==

The Malaysia Association of America, based in the area of the Chinatown, Flushing in New York City, was credited by the Consul General of Malaysia in New York for getting the New York State Assembly to declare August 31, 2008, to be "Malaysian American Day". In 2018, Jocelyn Yow, at the age of 23, became the first Malaysian American to be elected to public office in the United States. She is currently serving as the Mayor Pro Tem for the City of Eastvale in Riverside County, California. == Malaysian Islamic Study Group ==

The Malaysian Islamic Study Group (MISG) was founded in Peoria, Illinois in 1976 with the main objective to assist the Malaysian students in walking the path of success while they are in America/Canada, fulfilling their responsibilities as students, as members of their communities and as servants of Allah. After more than 30 years of its establishment, MISG has a sizeable number of members in almost each university in America which has Malaysian students. In relation to all the other Islamic organizations in America, MISG is viewed as a foreigners-based Muslim student group that emerged from the Islamic Society of North America. Despite claims that MISG's founding was influenced by the ideology of Abul Ala Maududi, no evidence indicates such opinions. MISG is by and large an independent organization without binding allegiances to any other organizations. ==Notable People==

• Aaron Phillips, MMA fighter • Adele Lim, screenwriter and producer • Amos Yong, theologian • Anita Lo, chef and restaurateur • Aruwin Salehhuddin, ski racer • Hock Lai Lee, Badminton player • Hock Tan, Businessman • Isabel Atkin, freestyle skier • Jennifer Phang, filmmaker • Jocelyn Yow, politician • Kwan Kew Lai, doctor • Lip-Bu Tan, businessman • Manika, singer • Malay, music producer • Maria Kang, fitness advocate, founder of the No Excuse Mom movement • Mike Yin, businessman and politician • Ming-Na Wen, actress and model • Phil Tan, Audio engineer • Sandra Lee, dermatologist • Wan Kuzain, soccer player • Wan Kuzri, soccer player • Zoe Atkin, freestyle skier ==See also==