Malawian Americans are

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Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast ...

an descent. According to answers provided to an open-ended question included in the 2000 census, 631 people said that their ancestry or ethnic origin was Malawian.

Demography

The Malawian diaspora mainly consists of academics, small business owners, medical professionals, and laborers. Malawian immigrants to the United States rank in the top five in terms of

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, with 83 percent of Malawians having reported at least a high school diploma or above.Dixon, D. (2006). Characteristics of the African Born in the United States. Migration Policy Institute. January, 2006 Malawians live in places like

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and

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Home Country Associations

Malawians in the U.S have organized local associations to promote and preserve the Malawian cultural heritage. The

Malawi Washington Association Malawi Washington Association (MWA) was established in 1994 and is the first association in the United States that was organized to promote and retain Malawi and Malawian culture amongst Malawi's diaspora in the United States and Canada. It was fo ...

, which was organized in 1994 to promote and protect the interests of Malawians residing in the U.S. and Canada, is in the Washington, D. C. metropolitan area. Other organizations include the Friends of Malawi (FOM), which seeks to foster intercultural understanding between Malawians and supporters of FOM and provide small grants for worthy projects in Malawi, and the Malawi Seattle Association (MSA), which focuses on, among other things, promoting deep bonds within the community, supporting MSA members and their families during times of "difficulty and strife", and fostering opportunities for social gatherings.

Notable people

* Masauko Chipembere Jr, musician * Mwiza Munthali, activist *

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James Thindwa James Thindwa is a community organizer in the Chicago, Illinois area. He heads Chicago Jobs with Justice, where he organizes for workers rights.

, activist

References

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Southern Africans in the United States