Most of the Thai who arrived in the US did so in the 1970s and 1980s around the same time many were coming from other parts of Southeast Asian. The Central Thai people in the US are mainly in California, especially Greater Los Angeles. However there are also many in New York City and Houston. Though a good number of them have small businesses like restaurants, jewelry stores and markets, you cannot say that the Thai have a specific kind of work in the United States. Some are doctors, and many work in factories, especially the ones who have arrived more recently. Many Thai people come temporarily to study at universities.
Though the Thai are flexible enough to marry outside their culture, they identify with being Buddhist. It is very difficult to get a Central Thai person to get beyond the belief that "to be Thai is to be Buddhist," no matter where they live.
Thai people are famous in America for their delicious spicy coconut curries. American believers who love Thai food can befriend these Buddhists and share Jesus with them as a best friend, a guide, and a savior.
There are few ethnic Thai believers in the United States. Pray for them to be prayerful, bold, and loving in their witness to their Buddhist family members. Pray for them to be filled with the fruit of the Holy Spirit in such a way that Buddhists will see that Jesus makes a big difference in people's lives. * Pray for a movement to Christ among the Central Thai in the United States that will result in many new believers starting culturally-sensitive fellowships in Thailand.
* Pray for T4T discipleship movement to affect Thai communities in the US and in Thailand.
Scripture Prayers for the Thai in United States.
Profile Source: Global Prayer Digest |
Global Prayer Digest: 2016-05-16 |
Global Prayer Digest: 2020-07-19 |
People Name General | Thai |
People Name in Country | Thai |
Pronunciation | TIE |
Population this Country | 127,000 |
Population all Countries | 23,421,000 |
Total Countries | 29 |
Indigenous | No |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 2 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 3 |
Alternate Names | Bangkok Thai; Central Tai; Khon Tai; Lao Song; Siamese; Siamese Thai; Tai Noi; Thai Khom; Thai Klang; Thai Song |
People ID | 11277 |
ROP3 Code | 101940 |
Country | United States | ||
Region | America, North and Caribbean | ||
Continent | North America | ||
10/40 Window | No | ||
National Bible Society | Website | ||
Persecution Rank | Not ranked | ||
Location in Country | Los Angeles, New York, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Dallas Ft. Worth, Las Vegas, Riverside, Houston Source: Global Gates 2021 |
Country | United States |
Region | America, North and Caribbean |
Continent | North America |
10/40 Window | No |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Location in Country | Los Angeles, New York, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Dallas Ft. Worth, Las Vegas, Riverside, Houston. Source: Global Gates 2021 |
Primary Language | Thai (127,000 speakers) |
Language Code | tha Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Thai (127,000 speakers) |
Language Code | tha Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Thai |
Primary Language: Thai
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (1834-1967) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1843-1977) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1883-2020) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Bible-NT Text | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
---|---|
Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
---|---|
Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | Come to Me |
Film / Video | Creation to Christ |
Film / Video | Fathers Love Letter |
Film / Video | God's Story Video |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Thai |
Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
Film / Video | The Hope Video |
Film / Video | The Prophets' Story |
General | Four Spiritual Laws |
General | Got Questions Ministry |
Mobile App | Download Audio Bible app as APK File from FCBH |
Mobile App | Download Audio Bible app from Google Play Store |
Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Biblica Thai |
Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Holy Bible |
Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Thai Standard Version Revision |
Primary Religion: | Buddhism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
96.50 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 0.20 %) |
0.50 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
|
Hinduism |
1.00 %
|
Islam |
1.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
1.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Christian Segments ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Anglican |
0.0 %
|
Independent |
0.0 %
|
Orthodox |
0.0 %
|
Other Christian |
0.0 %
|
Protestant |
40.0 %
|
Roman Catholic |
60.0 %
|
Photo Source | Copyrighted © 2021 Peoples of Laos, Asia Harvest All rights reserved. Used with permission |
Profile Source | Global Prayer Digest |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |