Welcome to the new Lone Star State, where cricket matches, a Hindu temple and Indian grocery stores sit in close proximity to Christian churches, cattle ranches and Jerry Jones’ Dallas Cowboys empire.
Pavan Kumar Machiraju walks off the field after batting during a cricket match between the Dallas Cricket Connections and the Kingswood Cricket Club, as the Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple is seen in the background, in Frisco, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. – With the ornate spires of the Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple anchoring the skyline behind them, a cricket batsman and bowler eyed each other across a brown grass field.
The share of Asians among the foreign-born in the U.S. has risen recently, from 30.1% during the 2012-to-2016 period to 31.2% in the 2017-to-2021 period, as the share of immigrants from Latin America and Europe has fallen, according to the American Community Survey. Texas-based disciples of Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji came together in 2008 to purchase a 10-acre plot in Frisco and build a modest Hindu temple. Within three years, it was hosting hundreds of worshippers.
Outside Texas, the biggest sources of new Collin County residents were Los Angeles and Orange counties in California, with 1,600 residents and 1,000 residents respectively.The Islamic Center of Frisco has benefited, too. Its board is planning to more than double the size of the 18,000-square-foot mosque by 2024. With more than 3,500 people attending prayers and 460 children attending Sunday School, the board moved to acquire more space in 2019.
“The moment people went remote it felt like people were like, ’OK, I have a tiny house in California for $800,000 and I can buy a mansion here in Texas. Let’s go,'" Saeed said, chuckling.a woman's racist rant Some have found outlets for talking about their struggles, including on the region's only South Asian radio station.
“You can talk about issues that you’re facing and actually hear somebody who’s like you, who understands where you’re coming from and will actually listen,” Shafi said.in April 2021 in Allen, roughly 10 miles east of Frisco. Two adult brothers fatally shot their parents, sister and grandmother before taking their own lives. One brother had written on Instagram of dealing with depression since 2016.
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