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Detailed explanation-1: -Synopsis. The other three Indian-Americans are Hari Sreenivasan, Vikram Malhotra and Bharati Mukherjee. WASHINGTON: Indian-origin Google CEO Sunder Pichai and three other Indian-Americans are among the 42 US nationals honoured with this years prestigious “Great Immigrants: The Pride of America” award.

Detailed explanation-2: -The earliest recorded Indian emigrant to the United States was from Madras, who traveled to Massachusetts in 1790. A number of Indians were brought to the United States by seafaring Captains who worked for the East India Company to serve in their households as servants.

Detailed explanation-3: -Forbes’ 2022 List of 400 Richest Americans features only four Indian American billionaires: Jay Chaudhry, Vinod Khosla, Ramesh Wadhwani, and Rakesh Gangwal. Forbes featured as many as seven richest Indian Americans in 2020, out of which three have been dropped this year.

Detailed explanation-4: -They are the Indian-Americans though they go by many names given to them over the years – South Asians, Asian-Americans or even just plain American. In India, they are also known as NRIs or non-resident Indians, and at heart, many of them regard themselves as desi or Indian.