I te tau 1893, ko Virachand Gandhi te māngai Jain tuatahi ki te haere ki te United States, hei māngai mo Jainism i te Paremata tuatahi o nga Whakapono o te Ao. I te mea ko ia te Jain tuatahi e mahi ana ki te korero ki te iwi i te United States mo te Jainism, he tangata nui ia i roto i te hitori o te Jainism o Amerika. Ko te temepara Jain tuatahi o St. Louis i te Hononga o Amerika i hanga mo te St. Louis World's Fair
i te tau kotahi mano e 1904. Whai muri i te whakaaturanga, ka neke te temepara ki Las Vegas, ka neke ki Los Angeles. Kei a ia inaianei te Whare Jain o Southern California. I tae mai nga kaiwhaiwhai o Jainism ki te United States i te 1944. I timata te manene Jain i te mutunga o nga tau 1960 i muri i te paahitanga o te Ture Whakauru o 1965. Mai i taua wā kua noho a Te Hononga o Amerika hei pokapū o te iwi Jain.