Everything about Australian American totally explained
An
Australian American is a naturalised
American citizen with a significant relationship to Australia, such as by being born in
Australia, by holding
Australian citizenship, or being a descendant of people from Australia.
The first wave of emigration from Australia to the United States came in the 1850s
California Gold Rush when mostly Irish migrants who had escaped the
Great Irish Famine had previously worked on the Australian goldfields. The story of Australian American population almost follows the story of both British Americans and Irish Americans, as Australia was a
British political territory at the time when they first emigrated and most of the settlers were Irish. In
San Francisco the "
Sydney Ducks" as they were known, were in violent conflict with
nativist locals. Transpacific immigration then dried up while the
American Civil War waged. It picked up during the period of
reconstruction, but faltered again when Australia was hit by a depression in the late 1890s.
Immigration to the United States peaked in the years following
World War Two, due to America's increased economic activity, and the exodus of 15,000 Australian war brides who married US servicemen. From 1971 to 1990 more than 86,400 Australians and New Zealanders immigrated to the United States.
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Demographics
At the 2000 Census 60,965 Australian born people were enumerated in the
United States, of which 15,315 were citizens. Around 40% of Australian Americans had entered the United States before
1980.
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Notable Australian Americans
Business
Public Service
Martin Indyk (British born, Australian raised): former US Ambassador to Israel
John Henderson: blind activist
James Wolfensohn: former president of the World Bank
Politics
Harry Bridges: International Longshore and Warehouse Union leader
Writers
Jill Ker Conway: writer
Sumner Locke Elliott: writer of Careful, he might hear you
Scientists
Paul D. Scully-Power: oceanographer and astronaut
Andy Thomas: astronaut
Artists
Pat Oliphant: New York Times cartoonist
Sport
Taylor Dent: tennis
Music
Flea: Red Hot Chilli Peppers bassist
MC Lars
Actors
Leon Errol: vaudeville
George Lazenby: former Bond
Anthony LaPaglia: Without a Trace actor
Mel Gibson: actor and director
Tristan Rogers: General Hospital actor
Ann Richards: actress
Other
Norbert Basil MacLean III: U.S. Navy veteran who pioneered Supreme Court access for U.S. military personnel.
Marsha Waggoner: champion poker player
Christopher Wilder: serial killer
Further Information
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