South Asians in Colonial America

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South Asians had been present in colonial America since at least 1635 with the recording of an East Indian man named "Tony" in the Colony of Virginia. They were brought over as indentured servants and sometimes slaves who eventually assimilated into the dominant white and black American populations.{{Cite web |last=Charry |first=Brinda |date=2023-05-07 |title="Of the East India Breed …": The First South Asians in British North America |url=https://www.hnn.us/article/of-the-east-india-breed-the-first-south-asians-in- |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=History News Network |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=East Indians in Maryland and Virginia |url=https://freeafricanamericans.com/East-Indians.htm |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=freeafricanamericans.com}}{{Cite web |last=Assisi |first=Francis C. |date=2007-05-16 |title=Indian Slaves in Colonial America |url=https://indiacurrents.com/indian-slaves-in-colonial-america/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=India Currents |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Today |first=American Muslim |date=2024-07-19 |title=South Asian Slavery in Colonial America: A Forgotten Legacy |url=https://medium.com/@americanmuslimtoday/south-asian-slavery-in-colonial-america-a-forgotten-legacy-ce92a41c8f53 |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=Medium |language=en}}