Assyrian Americans () refers to individuals of

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Assyrian ancestry born or residing within the

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. Assyrians are an indigenous

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ern ethnic group native to

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who descend from their ancient counterparts, directly originating from the ancient indigenous Mesopotamians of Akkad and

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who first developed the independent

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in northern Mesopotamia that would become

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in 2600 BC. Modern Assyrians often culturally self-identify as Syriacs, Chaldeans, or

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for religious and tribal identification. The first significant wave of Assyrian immigration to the United States was due to the Sayfo genocide in the Assyrian homeland in 1914–1924. The largest Assyrian diaspora in the United States is located in

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, with a figure of 150,000. High concentrations are also located in Phoenix, San Jose,

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, Turlock, and

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among others. In the 2020 U.S. Census a total of 119,402 individuals identified as Assyrian, Chaldean or Syriac in the United States with full or partial ancestry.

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estimates, there are 94,532 people in the United States declaring Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriacs ancestry (with a

margin of error The margin of error is a statistic expressing the amount of random sampling error in the results of a Statistical survey, survey. The larger the margin of error, the less confidence one should have that a poll result would reflect the result of ...

±7,255).

History

Early history

Assyrians have been present in the United States since the late 19th century. The first recorded Assyrian in America was Zia Attala. He reportedly immigrated to

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in 1889 and found work in the hotel industry. Most early Assyrian immigrants, however, were young men sent by Western missionaries for religious training; among them was Yaroo Michael Neesan, an Assyrian from

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.Coakley, J. F. (1993). "Yaroo M. Neesan: 'A missionary to his own people'". ''Aram'' 5: 87-100.

Second wave of immigration

Following the turn of the century, Assyrian immigration to America mostly came to a halt due to the

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, which effectively cut off any legal immigration to the United States for Assyrians and other non-Western European groups. The second large wave of immigration occurred in the 1960s and 70s, mainly from northern

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due to conflicts and persecution by the

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government of Iraq. Others arrived from

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following the

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. Many Assyrians arrived during this period and took advantage of the ongoing

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. As a result of the situation, Assyrians gained a

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over grocery stores and other small businesses, and in many cases used their finances and newfound wealth to benefit the Assyrian community there and take in Assyrian refugees from Iraq. More Assyrians arrived throughout the 80s and 90s for similar reasons, with newer residents moving out of Detroit into suburbs such as Royal Oak and

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due to the

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in Detroit, while others began to move to

, establishing a new Assyrian community there. In 2005, the first Assyrian school in the United States, the Assyrian American Christian School, opened in Tarzana,

In Michigan

Assyrian immigration to cities in

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began in the early 20th century. The cities in the state include, but are not limited to,

, Southfield,

, Oak Park,

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, West Bloomfield, Walled Lake, Rochester Hills, Farmington Hills, Ferndale, Warren,

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, and

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. More and more Assyrians, as they establish themselves financially, quickly move out of Detroit and into the other locations, including

and cities in

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. Before the 1970s, Assyrians came to the United States in search of greater economic opportunities. After the 1970s, many Assyrians fled for political freedom, especially after the rise of

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and after the

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. Some were drawn by the economic opportunities they had seen successfully affect their family members who had already immigrated. Less stringent immigration laws during the 1960s and 1970s facilitated increasing numbers, with the 1970s seeing the highest number of Assyrians coming to the United States. In 1962, the number of Assyrian owned grocery stores was 120, but grew to 278 in 1972. The main cause of this were the

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s, after which

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grocery store owners left the area and left the opportunity open for Assyrians to take over. Often these Jews sold their old stores to Assyrians. Iraqi president

donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to

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es in Detroit and received a key to the city in the 1980s on behalf of mayor Coleman Young, when the Ba’ath regime was an ally of the

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. Mostly all new Chaldean Catholic Assyrian immigrants and low-income senior citizens tend to reside in Detroit, in the 7 Mile Road between

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and John R Street. This area was officially named Chaldean Town in 1999. There are eight Chaldean Catholic Churches in

, located in West Bloomfield, Troy (where there are two), Oak Park, Southfield, Warren, Sterling Heights, and Detroit.

In California

After

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, several Assyrian men who had been educated in Iraq by American Jesuits traveled to the United States. They were to teach

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to U.S. officers at the Army Language School who were going to be stationed in the Middle East. The men started the San Diego-area Chaldean Catholic community. Yasmeen S. Hanoosh, author of ''The Politics of Minority Chaldeans Between Iraq and America'', wrote that the

in San Diego "continued to grow in relative isolation from the family-chain-migration based communities in and around Michigan."Hanoosh, p
195

Geographic distribution

In the 2020 U.S. Census a total of 119,402 individuals identified as Assyrian, Chaldean or Syriac in the United States with full or partial ancestry. According to the ''2022 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates'', 94,532 people in the United States are of Assyrian/ Chaldean/Syriac ancestry (with a

±7,255). The Census Bureau list all three groups as one option on forms. Michigan, California, and Illinois account for 80% of the Assyrian population living in the US.

Other Estimates

In 2020 the Arizona State Legislature approved a resolution to recognize

Sayfo The Sayfo (, ), also known as the Seyfo or the Assyrian genocide, was the mass murder and deportation of Assyrian people, Assyrian/Syriac Christians in southeastern Anatolia and Persia's Azerbaijan (Iran), Azerbaijan province by Ottoman Army ...

, including a section which stated 600,000 Assyrians live in the

Michigan

There were 34,484 living in Michigan according to the 2000 United States census. The 2022 estimates put this number at 41,020, with the overwhelming majority of the population–95%–residing in the Metro Detroit area counties of Macomb County (23,707), Oakland County (14,535), and Wayne County (665).

California

There were 22,671 living in

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according to the 2000 United States census. The 2022 estimates put this number at 24,748. The state's largest Assyrian American population lives in

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(9,165), followed by

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(3,642),

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(2,919), and Orange County (1,816). The population in

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accounts for more than 60% of the state's total Assyrian population estimate. A little over 16% of the state's population (4,097) resides in the Central Valley and

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, places known for several Eastern Assyrian,

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, and Syriac Orthodox churches. These include: * Santa Clara County (2,919) *

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(663) *

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(201) *

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(198) *

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(65) *

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(51)

Illinois

There were 15,685 Assyrians living in

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according to the 2000 United States census. estimate, that number has held steady at 15,694, with over 89% of that population residing in

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(14,035). As of the 2023

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five-year estimates, the largest populations reside in

(3,099) and the adjacent northern suburbs of Niles (1,113) and Skokie (2,768). DuPage County (241) and Lake County (213) have the second and third highest populations.

''Assyrian, Syrian'', ''Syriac''

The

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took the word ''Syrian'' to mean

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from the

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and not as one of the terms to identify the ethnically distinct Assyrians, although the terms ''Syrian'' and ''Syriac'' are strongly accepted by mainstream majority academic opinion to be etymologically, historically, geographically, and ethnically derivative of the earlier term ''Assyrian'', and historically meant Assyrian (see name of Syria) and not Arab or

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. In addition, the Syrian Arab Republic is home to many ethnicities, including Arabs, Assyrians,

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, and

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, and is thus not an exclusively ''Arab'' nation. The

Syriac Orthodox Church The Syriac Orthodox Church (), also informally known as the Jacobite Church, is an Oriental Orthodox Christian denomination, denomination that originates from the Church of Antioch. The church currently has around 4-5 million followers. The ch ...

was previously known as the ''Syrian'' Orthodox Church until a

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in 2000 voted to change it to Syriac, thus distinguishing from the Arabs. Mor Cyril Aphrem Karim wrote a letter to the Syriacs in 2000 urging them to register in the census as ''Syriac'' with a ''C'', and not Syrian with an ''N'' to distinguish the group. He also urged them not to register as the country of origin. The Church was previously known as the ''Assyrian'' Orthodox Church in America and Israel-Palestine, which can be seen in the name of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Paramus,

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. Chaldean refers to ethnic Assyrians who are (traditionally)

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, having split from the Assyrian Church in

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between the 17th and 19th centuries (see Schism of 1552). Chaldean is thus a religious term, not an ethnic term. The majority of Chaldean Catholics come from Iraq's

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region, which is located in

(northern Iraq). The Chaldeans of antiquity lived in southeast Mesopotamia from the 9th century BC and disappeared from history in the 6th century BC. On the

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, there is a section for the ''Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac'', which is listed separately from ''Syrian'', Syrian being a subcategory for ''Arab''.

Notable people

* Brian Awadis (FaZe Rug), YouTuber * Terrence Malick, film director, screenwriter, and producer * Adam Benjamin Jr., former politician and a United States Representative from

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* Rosie Malek-Yonan, actress, author, director, public figure, and activist *

Anna Eshoo Anna A. Eshoo ( ; née Georges; born December 13, 1942) is an American politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 1993 to 2025. She is a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democ ...

, U.S. Representative for

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* Victor Kamber, labor union activist and political consultant in the United States * Patrick Bet-David, half Assyrian, half Armenian businessman and podcast host * Vincent Oshana, actor, comedian, and ardent Trump supporter * Narsai David, author, radio and television personality in the Bay Area * Raad Ghantous, half-Assyrian, half-Lebanese Interior designer * Scott Rumana, Assyrian-American Republican Party politician * Yasmine Hanani, Assyrian American actress * Jumana Hanna, imprisoned at the facility known as Al Kelab Al Sayba, or ''Loose Dogs'', during the rule of Saddam Hussein * Reine Hanna, director of the Assyrian Policy Institute * Diane Pathieu, television anchor * Larsa Pippen,

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personality *

Janan Sawa Janan Sawa (born March 18, 1956) () is an Assyrian musician who is noted for making Assyrian folk dance. Janan started singing in 1972, at the age of 17. Janan has performed throughout the world, and has visited his hometown of Duhok in Iraq o ...

, Assyrian musician *

Timz Thomas Hanna, known by his stage name Timz, is an Iraqi- American rapper of Assyrian descent best known for his song "Iraq". His debut album is entitled ''Open for Business''. Born in San Diego, California, to Iraqi parents from Baghdad, Iraq, ...

, Assyrian American rapper * Justin Meram, footballer * Sargon Dadesho, campaigner, nationalist * Michael Shabaz, Assyrian American tennis player * Beneil Dariush, Assyrian American professional mixed martial artist * Daniel Alaei, professional poker player *

John Batchelor John Calvin Batchelor (born April 29, 1948) is an American author and the host of ''Eye on the World'' on the CBS Audio Network. His flagship station is WOR in New York City. The show is a hard-news-analysis radio program on current events, wo ...

, American author and host of ''The John Batchelor Show'' radio news magazine *

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, former American businessman, co-founder of Oracle Corporation and the producer of Oracle's relational database management system. * John Joseph (historian), Assyrian-American educator and historian * Steven Beitashour, international soccer player * John Nimrod, U.S. politician * Atour Sargon, Assyrian activist and politician * Andrew David Urshan, evangelist and author * Juliana Taimoorazy, activist, founder and current president of the Iraqi Christian Relief Council * Jacob David, pastor and relief worker * David B. Perley, philosopher and nationalist

References

External links

Chaldean Cultural Center

Assyrian Americans reach out to relatives displaced by Iraq War
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