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Tajik Americans are Americans who trace their origin to
Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
. The majority of Tajik Americans are ethnic
Tajiks Tajiks ( fa, تاجيک، تاجک, ''Tājīk, Tājek''; tg, Тоҷик) are a Persian-speaking Iranian ethnic group native to Central Asia, living primarily in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Tajiks are the largest ethnicity in Tajik ...
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Demography

About 6,000 Tajiks live in the US. Most reside in
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and
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, as well as in
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Many come to the US to study and work. Most Tajiks who emigrated to work get the right of permanent residence. Most second-generation Tajiks can speak their original language, while those of mixed descent mainly speak English. Many marry other Tajiks because of their cultural affinity.INTERVIEW: Tajik American community and other Central Asian diasporas in the United States
Rethink: Institute Washington DC (source in Russian language, but is the only source found about Tajiks living in US, apart from the articles about their associations in the US). Posted in July 2015. Retrieved on April 27, 2016.


Associations

Several Tajik associations operate in the US. One is the American-Tajik Association, established in Brooklyn, whose goal is to unite the Tajik diaspora, giving them a forum to gather and celebrate their culture. In May 2012 the Tajik American Cultural Association (TACA) was founded by Tajik local volunteers Vladimir Fedorenko, Anvar Samadzoda, Akobir Akhmedov and Faridun Nazarov in
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as a non-profit, non-governmental, cultural, professional and educational organization. The mission of TACA is to promote and facilitate intercultural understanding and cooperation by organizing educational and cultural programs that focus on issues concerning the Tajik American community. In addition, TACA strives to address the needs of the Tajik community in America. TACA believes that building cultural bridges among Tajik and American communities is needed and aims to promote further integration, encourage cooperation and establish close relations with other US communities.


Notable people

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Malika Kalontarova Malika Kolontarova ( tg, Малика Қаландарова, russian: Мазол (Малика) Яшуваевна Калантарова or Колонтарова; born 2 September 1950) is a Tajik–American dancer. She is known as the "Q ...
, dancer *
Rus Yusupov Rus Yusupov (born May 4, 1984) is an American designer and tech entrepreneur. He is best known as the co-founder of Vine (service), Vine and the co-founder and CEO of HQ Trivia. Career Early career Yusupov began his career as a digital prod ...
, businessman


See also

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Central Asians in the United States Central Asians in the United States are Americans with ancestry from Central Asia. They include Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Turkmen, and Uzbek individuals. People of Afghan, Baloch, and Uyghur descent are also sometimes classified as Central Asia ...
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Tajikistan–United States relations Tajikistan–United States relations are bilateral relations between Tajikistan and the United States that began in 1992. According to the 2012 U.S. Global Leadership Report, 44% of Tajiks approve of U.S. leadership, with 38% disapproving and 18 ...


References

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