Since the late 1940s, many Palauans have emigrated abroad. In 1953, about a hundred people from Palau founded the Palau Association in the American island of
Guam. Over the years, the number of Palauans has continually grown. In early 1970, when the
Pell Grant was extended, several hundred Palauans and other students of Micronesia emigrated to study at American universities. Since then, the number of Palauan students emigrating to USA has increased by about 250 people every year. Many Palauans live in
California, most notably,
Pasadena. Palauans also live in
Portland, Oregon, where a few thousand
Micronesians live, and
Corsicana, Texas. ==Notable people==