Berber Americans, American Berbers or Amazigh Americans, are Americans of Berber (or Amazigh) descent. According the 2000 US Census, only 1,327 people hailed be of Berber origin. People of Berber origin in United States created several associations with goal of maintain and strengthen their language and culture. An important Berber American organization is The Amazigh Cultural Association in America (ACAA), a non-profit organization established in the New Jersey state. This organization's goal is to promote the Amazigh language and culture in the United States and worldwide.^[2] The United Amazigh Algerian (UAAA), a nonreligious association based in the San Francisco bay area, also have like goal boost the Berber culture in North America and beyond.^[3] Other Amazigh organizations are the Amazigh American Association of Washington, DC. and the Boston Amazigh Community.

Notable Berber-Americans[edit]

• 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[edit]

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

References[edit]

Berber diaspora Africa Algeria Morocco Mauritania Mali Niger Tunisia Libya Egypt Burkina Faso Chad Sudan Senegal Europe France Belgium Netherlands North America Canada United States

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