The Amazigh Cultural Association in America (ACAA) is a non-profit organization established in
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
. This organization's goal is to promote the
Amazigh
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(Berber)
languages and culture
in the world, based on the fact that, due to the North African emigration, today there are people of Amazigh origin worldwide.
However, the partnership focuses mainly on North Africa and the United States, where it is headquartered.
The partnership aims to strengthen and revive the Berber culture. The association works with other associations, universities and scholars, and promotes information about Berber culture and language in the world.
See also
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Berber Americans
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 th ...
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Maghreb Association of North America
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North Africa
North Africa, or Northern Africa is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Mauritania in ...
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North Africans in the United States
North African Americans are Americans with origins in the region of North Africa. This group includes Americans of Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia.
People from North Africa have been in the United States since the sixteenth century ...
References
External links
Amazigh Cultural Association in America - Amazigh Cultural
Camp 2011 Maghreb Association of North America Maghreb-American Health Foundation
{{Berber languages
Berber-American culture
Ethnic organizations based in the United States
North African American culture