New Zealand Americans
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| Total population | ||||||||||
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| (19,961(2010 American Community Survey)[1]) | ||||||||||
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| Illinois, Wisconsin | ||||||||||
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| American English, New Zealand English, Māori | ||||||||||
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| Australian Americans · Oceanian Americans | ||||||||||
New Zealand-Americans are Americans born in New Zealand or born in the United States of America who have New Zealand ancestry. According to the 2010 surveys, there are 19,961 New Zealand Americans.[1] Most them are of European descent, but some hundreds are of indigenous New Zealand descent. Some 925 of those New Zealand-Americans declared they were of Tokelauan origin.[2] On the other hand, the 2000 Census indicated also the existence of 1,994 people of Māori descent in US.[3]
Many New Zealanders came to the United States after World War II. A significant portion (although not the majority) of these immigrants were war brides, because they had married U.S. soldiers who were stationed in the Pacific theater during the war. Since the 1940s, the majority of New Zealanders who have settled in United States came seeking higher education or employment, especially in the work related to finance, import and export, and entertainment industries. Some small communities of New Zealanders have been created in Chicago area and in Green Bay and Madison, Wisconsin areas.[4]
List of New Zealand Americans
New Zealand Americans include:
- Peter Arnett - TV Presenter
- Len Lye - Artist
- William Hayward Pickering - NASA chief
- Peter Snell - Athlete
- Ray Comfort - Fundamentalist Christian evangelist
- Clive Revill - Character Actor
- George Silk - Photojournalist
- Jeremy Waldron - University Professor
- Andrew Niccol - Film Producer
- Phil Keoghan - Host of The Amazing Race
- Jesse Thomas, graphic designer
- Lucy Lawless, actress, singer
- Rachel Hunter, model, actress
- Huntley Campbell - Philosopher
See also
- Flight Of The Conchords
- American New Zealander (for New Zealanders born in the United States or of American descent)
References
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- ↑ The Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Population: 2010 Census, 2010 Census Briefs, United States Bureau of the Census, May 2012
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- ↑ Encyclopedia of Chicago: New Zealand in Chicago. Posted by Daniel Greene. Retrieved September 29, 2012, to 1:29 pm.
