Malawian Americans are
Americans of
Malawian 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.
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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 educational attainment, 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 Washington, D. C.
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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.
Notable people
* Masauko Chipembere Jr, musician
*Mwiza Munthali Mwiza Munthali is a Malawian-born activist and specialist in Africa and African Diaspora affairs. He is the host of Washington, DC-based Pacifica radio show (WPFW 89.3FM) ''Africa Now!'', a radio show that discusses topical issues pertinent to Afric ...
, activist
*Teebs
Mtendere Mandowa, better known by his stage name Teebs, is an American record producer and visual artist from Los Angeles, California. He is a member of the My Hollow Drum collective. He is also one half of the duo Sons of the Morning.
Life and c ...
, music producer
*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
See also
* Malawian Diaspora
* Malawi - US relations
* Southern Africans in the United States
*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 ...
*Malawian Canadians
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Malawi, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Malawi deri ...
*Malawians in the United Kingdom
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Malawi, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Malawi deri ...
*Malawian Australians
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Malawi, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Malawi deri ...
References
{{African immigration to the United States
American
American(s) may refer to:
* American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America"
** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, pe ...
Southern Africans in the United States