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* [http://seamyegypt.org/ Society of Egyptian Americans] |
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* [http://www.eaay.org/ Egyptian American Alliance of Youth] |
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* [http://www.eacfoundation.org Egyptian American Community Foundation] |
* [http://www.eacfoundation.org Egyptian American Community Foundation] |
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* [http://www.eacaonline.org/ Egyptian American Cultural Association] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050411213605/http://www.eacaonline.org/ Egyptian American Cultural Association] |
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* [http://www.eaous.com/ Egyptian American Organization of California] |
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* [http://www.egyptianamericansociety.org/ Egyptian American Society] |
* [http://www.egyptianamericansociety.org/ Egyptian American Society] |
Revision as of 12:40, 7 January 2018
Total population | |
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256,071 (2016 U.S. Census Bureau) Coptic Orthodoxy, Coptic Catholicism, Coptic Evangelical)[7] community.Minority: Islam (Sunni), and a small Jewish |
Egyptian Americans are Americans of Egyptian ancestry. The 2016 US Census estimated the number of people with Egyptian ancestry at 256,000.[8]
History
Egyptians began to migrate to the U.S. in significant numbers in the second half of the twentieth century. The majority of Egyptians left their country for economic or educational reasons. However, many emigrated because they were concerned about the political developments that were occurring in Egypt after the
Demographics
As of 2012, there were 143,085 Egyptian-born residents in the United States.
According to
Most Egyptians in the United States live in the
Religions
In contrast to the population of Egypt, where Muslims constitute approximately 90% of the population, the majority of Egyptian Americans are
Socioeconomic status
The first immigrants of Egypt that arrived in United States were mainly university graduates, and some Egyptians who had come seeking further education. Among these immigrants were doctors, accountants, engineers, lawyers and even teachers from major universities. The second wave had university degrees, but had to accept menial jobs (many of them drove taxicabs, or waited on tables in restaurants). Some citizens even became entrepreneurs.[9]
Relations with Egypt
Recently the Egyptian government has ramped up efforts to increase ties with its expatriate community, as it seeks to capitalize on the possibility of increased foreign direct investment, and multilateral business by wealthy Egyptians abroad. The Egyptian government has actively been encouraging investment in its economy, and views the Egyptians diaspora as an important source of income through remittances sent home to family members. Over the past few years, the Egyptian American Businessmen's Association has maintained a continual presence in Egypt, with representative delegates visiting Egypt on a regular basis and meeting with officials as well as conversing with local MPs on various economic matters. The Union of Egyptians is an organization created with the primary aim of meeting Egyptian needs abroad by securing economic links with the homeland. Several organizations also prefer focusing on educational and cultural ties between Egyptian Americans and their home country.
In 2001 Universal Union of Egyptian Expatriates was created in order to help Egyptian Expatriates. Today, more than 6 million Egyptians live, work and study abroad are connected. A fair percentage of Egyptian Expatriates settled in the USA. Almost 70-75% of Egyptian Expatriates holding the membership of the UUEE are Muslims and 25-30% are Coptic.
On February 11, 2012, a coalition of American Egyptians from around the United States launched a new advocacy organization, the American Egyptian Strategic Alliance.[9]
Notable people
See also
- Arab Americans
- Copts
- Coptic Orthodox Church in the United States
- List of Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States
- North Africans in the United States
- Egyptian Canadians
- Egyptian Australians
References
- ^ "2016 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ^ a b "Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2012 Supplemental Table 2". U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
- ^ a b "Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2011 Supplemental Table 2". U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
- ^ a b "Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2010 Supplemental Table 2". U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
- ISBN 978-1-4522-1683-6. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- JSTOR 41859060.)
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- ^ a b c "Egyptian Americans - History, Significant immigration waves, Acculturation and Assimilation, Cuisine, Traditional clothing". everyculture.com. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ^ a b "Ten Largest African-Born Countries of Birth in the United States by Selected Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 2008–2012" (PDF). US Census Bureau. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ Awad, Germine H. "The impact of acculturation and religious identification on perceived discrimination for Arab/Middle Eastern Americans" (PDF). PsycNET. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ "We the People of Arab Ancestry in the United States" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ "Public Comments to NCT Federal Register Notice" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
External links
- American Egyptian Strategic Alliance or AESA
- Society of Egyptian Americans
- Alliance of Egyptian Americans
- Association of Egyptian-American Scholars
- Egyptian American Alliance of Youth
- Egyptian American Community Foundation
- Egyptian American Cultural Association
- Egyptian American Organization of California
- Egyptian American Society
- Challenges of Egyptian American Marriage