... first generation immigrants. A large number come from Asia, Europe, Africa, and there are a few that originate in the West Indies or Latin America. The largest proportion has arrived since the 1960's. There are approximately 1.2 Muslim immigrants which is more than Chinese and Japanese Immigrants and American Indians ... emigrated from Lebanon in the first half of the century, it is nearly impossible to distinguish a difference between Sunnis and Shi"ites. Of the 39 thousand Syrian/Lebanese immigrants that entered the U.S. from 1909-1914, roughly 10% were Muslim. Though they had their di...

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