- Source: Libyan Americans
- Hubungan Amerika Serikat dengan Libya
- Pengeboman Libya oleh Amerika Serikat 1986
- Negara Islam Irak dan Syam
- Perbudakan
- Grup Wagner
- Libyan Americans
- Libya–United States relations
- Libyan civil war (2014–2020)
- History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi
- Anglo-Americans
- Libyan crisis (2011–present)
- Korean Americans
- Thai Americans
- Lebanese Americans
- Libyan civil war (2011)
Libyan Americans (Arabic: الليبيون الأمريكيون, romanized: al-Lībīyūn al-Amirīkīyūn) are United States citizens of Libyan descent or Libyan citizens who also have United States (US) citizenship.
Most Libyan Americans speak Arabic and English.
According to the 2020 Census there were 13,681 Americans who claimed Libyan ancestry.
Some Libyan American associations are the Libyan American Organization, Libyan American Friendship Association (LAFA), Libyan American Association in Southern California and Libyan American Association of Georgia.
The Libyan American Organization have as goal the Libya defense, promote political awareness among its members and integrate to all community in the association. In addition, the organization wants to improve education, health care and infrastructure of Libya. The association hopes to have the community support in order to "rebuilding our beloved country".
Libyan American Friendship Association (LAFA) have as goal promote friendship between the Libyan and U.S., making dialogue the two peoples by holding international meetings and symposia, for the creation of programs and projects that help both peoples to establish ties. The organization celebrates coordinate visits between institutions of "economic, social, scientific and national / civil joint".
Notable people
Saddeka Arebi (d. 2007), social anthropologist, author
Don Coscarelli (b. 1954), film director, producer, screenwriter
Sadeg Faris, engineer, entrepreneur
Fadwa El Gallal, journalist
Mohamed Hrezi (b. 1991), marathon runner
Khaled Mattawa (b. 1964), poet
Esam Omeish (b. 1967), surgeon
Noor Tagouri (b. 1993), journalist, activist, motivational speaker
Khalifa Haftar (b. 1943), general, commander of the Libyan National Army
See also
Libya–United States relations
Arab Americans
Berber Americans
North Africans in the United States
Libyan Canadians
References
Further reading
Stabin, Tova. "Libyan Americans." Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, edited by Thomas Riggs, (3rd ed., vol. 3, Gale, 2014), pp. 101-109. online
External links
The American-Libyan Council
Libyan American Organization