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Despite
an overall decrease in venture funding in 2003,
South Asian run companies increased their share
of total venture capital raised in the United States
from 5.3% in 2002 to 6.1% in 2003.
- IndUS Business Journal |
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Asian
Indians are doing more business dollar to dollar
than any other ethnic group in the region. In Massachusetts,
7.15% of minority businesses are Asian Indian owned;
yet these businesses contribute 17.8% of minority
business sales. In Connecticut, 9.7% of minority
businesses are Asian Indian owned; yet these businesses
contribute 18% of minority business sales.
- 1997 U.S. Economic Census |
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South
Asians are frequent travelers. 61% fly at least
three times a year and 93% travel for vacation at
least once a year.
- Imada Wong Communications |
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One
in every nine Asian Indians in the United States
is a millionaire, comprising 10% of the 2.1million
U.S. millionaires.
-
2003 Merrill Lynch S.A. Market Study |
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The
median price of residential properties owned by
Asian Indians is the highest amongst all ethnic
groups.
- National Association of Home Builders |
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The
ownership of luxury vehicles among South Asians
is higher than the national average. 90% of South
Asian households own cars and 64% have two or more.
- Imada Wong Communications |
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38%
of all physicians in the United States are of Asian
Indian origin, as are 10% of all medical practitioners.
- American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin |
