Berber Americans, American Berbers, or Amazigh Americans, are Americans of Berber (or Amazigh) descent. Although a part of the population of the Maghreb (in the North Africa) is of Berber descent, only 1,327 people declared Berber ancestry in the 2000 US census. People of Berber origin in United States have created several associations with goal of maintaining and strengthening their language and culture, such as the Amazigh Cultural Association in America (ACAA),[1] The United Amazigh Algerian (UAAA),[2] The Amazigh American Association of Washington, D.C., and the Boston Amazigh Community.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 3,000 | |
| Languages | |
| American English · Berber · Arabic · French | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| North Africans in the United States |
Notable people
edit- Zehlia Babaci-Wilhite, Algerian-descent researcher and linguistics scholar, University of California, Berkeley[3][4][5]
- Elias Zerhouni, Algerian-born radiologist and medical researcher
- Helene Hagan, American anthropologist and Amazigh activist
- Mohamed Mrabet, Moroccan-born author artist and storyteller of the Ait Ouriaghel tribe in the Rif region
- Zaida Ben-Yusuf, English-born Algerian American portrait photographer
- Malika Zarra, Moroccan-born, American/Moroccan singer, composer, and music producer now based in New York City
- Othmane Benafan, NASA scientist and co-inventor
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Olivia Miller (November 26, 2008). "A Countries and Their Cultures: Algerian Americans". Countries and their cultures. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
- ^ "Education Story". Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ "Zehlia Babaci Wilhite | French". french.berkeley.edu. Retrieved April 26, 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Babaci-Wilhite, Zehlia (June 1, 2017). "A rights-based approach to science literacy using local languages: Contextualising inquiry-based learning in Africa". International Review of Education. 63 (3): 381–401. Bibcode:2017IREdu..63..381B. doi:10.1007/s11159-017-9644-3. S2CID 148896581. Retrieved April 26, 2021 – via Springer Link.
- ^ "Zehlia Babaci-Wilhite". University of San Francisco. June 29, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
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