Berber Americans

Berber Americans, American Berbers or Amazigh Americans, are Americans of Berber (or Amazigh) descent. According to the 2000 US Census, only 1,327 people hailed be of Berber origin. 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),^[2] The United Amazigh Algerian (UAAA),^[3] The Amazigh American Association of Washington, DC., and the Boston Amazigh Community.

Notable Berber-Americans

• Elias Zerhouni, an Algerian-born radiologist and medical researcher
• Helene Hagan, an American anthropologist and Amazigh activist.
• Mohamed Mrabet, a Moroccan-born author artist and storyteller of the Ait Ouriaghel tribe in the Rif region.
• Zaida Ben-Yusuf, an English-born Algerian-American portrait photographer.
• Malika Zarra, a Moroccan-born, American/Moroccan singer, composer, and music producer now based in New York City

See also

• North Africans in the United States
• Arab Americans
• Algerian Americans
• Moroccan Americans
• Tunisian Americans
• Libyan Americans
• Egyptian Americans
• Nigerien Americans
• Malian Americans

References

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