Mezue nkebi ahịrịokwu a: Na 1893, Virachand Gandhi ghọrọ onye nnọchianya mbụ nke okpukpe Jain nke gara United States, na-anọchite anya okpukpe Jain na Nzukọ Ndị Isi nke Okpukpe Ụwa nke mbụ. Dị ka onye mbụ na-eme Jain na-ekwu okwu n'ihu ọha na United States na Jainism, ọ bụ onye bụ isi na akụkọ ihe mere eme nke Jainism America. E wuru ụlọ nsọ Jain mbụ dị na St. Louis na United States maka
St. Louis World's Fair na 1904. Mgbe ememe ahụ gasịrị, ụlọ nsọ ahụ kwagara Las Vegas ma mesịa kwaga Los Angeles. Ọ bụ Jain Center nke Southern California nwe ya ugbu a. Ndị na-ekpe okpukpe Jaini rutere United States na nke mbụ ya na 1944. Ọ bụ na ngwụcha afọ 1960 ka mbata na ọpụpụ nke ndị Jain bidoro n'ezie mgbe e mechara iwu mbata na ọpụpụ nke 1965. Kemgbe ahụ, United States aghọwo ebe etiti nke ndị Jain bi ná mba ọzọ.