American with Myanmar Heart | Unisex T-Shirt

Delivery

Standard (United States) | 5-7 Business Days

Standard (Canada) | 7-10 Business Days

Standard (Rest of the World) | 10-14 Business Days

Direct Shipment from Myanmar | 10-20 Business Days

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Items sourced directly from Myanmar typically ship within 5-7 business days.

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• Machine wash cold, inside-out, gentle cycle with mild detergent and similar colors. Use non-chlorine bleach, only when necessary. No fabric softeners.

• Tumble dry low or hang dry for longest life.

• Cool iron inside-out if necessary. Do not iron decoration.

• Do not dry clean.

History of Myanmar (Burmese) Americans

Myanmar (Burmese) Americans are Americans of full or partial Myanmar (Burmese) ancestry. The term encompasses people of all ethnic backgrounds with ancestry in present-day Myanmar (or Burma), regardless of a specific ethnicity. They are a subgroup of Asian Americans.

The first Burmese to study in the United States was Maung Shaw Loo, an ethnic Mon, who came in 1858 to study at the University at Lewisburg (now Bucknell University) in Pennsylvania. He graduated with a medical degree in 1867 and returned the following year.

The first major wave of immigration from Myanmar occurred in the 1960s, after Ne Win established military rule in 1962, to the late 1970s. Most who immigrated were primarily those with Chinese origins, who arrived in increasing numbers following the 1967 anti-Chinese riots.

The Burmese Chinese were the first major group of Theravada Buddhists to immigrate to the United States and were largely educated professionals, business entrepreneurs, and technically skilled workers.

A minority were of Anglo-Burmese and Indian descent. Some of the Burmese immigrated to the United States after the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 abolished the previously existing quota on Asian immigrants.

A second wave occurred from the 1980s to the early 1990s after the national uprising in 1988. This wave consisted of many different ethnic groups, including Bamars, Karens, and those from other ethnic minorities, particularly in search of better opportunities.

From 1977 to 2000, 25,229 Burmese immigrated to the United States, although the figure is inaccurate because it does not include Burmese who immigrated via other channels or through other third countries.

The third wave of immigration, from 2006 to date, has been primarily of ethnic minorities in Myanmar, in particular Karen refugees from the Thai-Burmese border. From October 2006 to August 2007, 12,800 Karen refugees resettled in the United States.

The fourth wave of mass immigration event is currently occurring due to a bloody military coup in February 2021, where thousands of refugees and asylees are being admitted while many more are given temporary protected status in the United States. Many Burmese-Americans who went back to Myanmar for various reasons during the last decade are re-migrating to the United States as well.

Burmese in far smaller numbers continue to immigrate to the United States today mainly through family sponsorships and the "green card lottery". Thousands of Burmese each year apply to a Diversity Visa Program (previously known as "OP" and now called "DV"), a lottery-based program that grants visas to those who wish to reside in the United States.

According to the 2010 United States Census, 100,200 persons of Burmese descent resided in the United States, an increase of 499% over the previous census, which recorded 16,720 individuals of Burmese descent.

Following the 2010 census, Burmese-Americans are no longer ambiguously categorized as "Other Asian," but in a separate category.