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Laotian American
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A Laotian American is a resident of the United States who was originally from Laos or whose parents were originally from Laos. They constitute one group of Asian Americans.
Laotian immigration to the United States was at its height after the Vietnam War. Perhaps the most famous Laotian American family is not a real one, but an animated one, found on King of the Hill, a show about life in the fictional city of Arlen, Texas. The Souphanousinphone family moves in next door to the main character, Hank Hill and his family.
The subject of Jamie Wyeth's masterpiece Kalounna in Frogtown depicts a Laotian American.
Most Laotian Americans live in the states of California, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Tennessee,Kansas, Minnesota, Oregon, or Washington. There are also large communities in Ohio, Iowa, Florida, and Pennsylvania. There are about over 200,000 ethnic Lao in America. 4,000 - 7,000 more Americans are mixed with another ethnic group and Lao. Ethnic Lao would be considered both Lao American and Laotian American.
Although many Hmong people are from Laos, Hmong Americans are usually not considered to be Lao American because they are not of the Lao ethnic group.
However, the category of Laotian American includes the Hmong and other Laotian groups, as well as Ethnic Chinese and Ethnic Vietnamese from Laos.
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