Americans of Libyan birth or descent Libyan AmericansTotal population 2,979 (2000 US Census)[1] 9,000 (Libyan-born; 2008–2012)[2] Regions with significant populations California Languages Arabic (Libyan Arabic), American English, Amazigh languages, Hebrew (Jewish population) Religion Sunni Islam, Judaism Libyan Americans (Arabic: الليبيون الأمريكيون) 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 2000 Census there were 2,979 Americans who claimed Libyan ancestry.[1] Some Libyan American associations are the Libyan American Organization,[3] Libyan American Friendship Association (LAFA),[4] Libyan American Association in Southern California[citation needed] and Libyan American Association of Georgia.[5] 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".[3] 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".[4] ## Notable people[edit] * 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[edit] * United States portal * Libya portal * Libya–United States relations * Arab Americans * Berber Americans * North Africans in the United States * Libyan Canadians ## References[edit] 1. ^ a b "Table 1. First, Second, and Total Responses to the Ancestry Question by Detailed Ancestry Code: 2000". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 4 July 2013. 2. ^ Christine P. Gambino, Edward N. Trevelyan, and John Thomas Fitzwater. The Foreign-Born Population From Africa: 2008–2012 Archived 2016-01-13 at the Wayback Machine. American Community Survey Briefs. 3. ^ a b "Libyan American Organization – wplao". Retrieved 13 August 2015. 4. ^ a b "Society and Culture – Organizations – Libyan American Friendship Association (LAFA). – Libya Yellowpages – Part of LibyaOnLine Network". Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2015. 5. ^ "Find of Company: Libyan American Association of Georgia". Retrieved 13 August 2015. ## Further reading[edit] * 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[edit] * The American-Libyan Council * Libyan American Organization * v * t * e Arab Americans by state of origin Africa| * Algerian * Egyptian * Libyan * Mauritanian * Moroccan * Somali * Sudanese * Tunisian Asia| * Emirati * Iraqi * Jordanian * Kuwaiti * Lebanese * Palestinian * Saudi * Syrian * Jews * Yemeni By location| * Detroit Based on state membership in the Arab League. * v * t * e North Africans in the United States North Africa| * Algerian * Egyptian * Canarian * in Louisiana * Libyan * Moroccan * Tunisian North African ethnic groups in United States| * Berber * Coptic * v * t * e African immigration to the United States North Africa| * Algerian * Canarian * Egyptian * Libyan * Mauritanian * Moroccan * Sudanese * Tunisian Sub-Saharan Africa| | Central Africa| * Cameroonian * Congolese * Equatoguinean * Gabonese | East Africa| * Eritrean * Ethiopian * Kenyan * Somali * South Sudanese * Tanzanian * Ugandan Southern Africa| * Angolan * Malawian * South African * Zimbabwean West Africa| * Beninese * Bissau-Guinean * Cape Verdean * Gambian * Ghanaian * Guinean * Ivorian * Liberian * Malian * Nigerian * Senegalese * Sierra Leonean * Togolese African ethnic groups in the United States1| * Arab * Bantu in Maine * Berber * Coptic * Fula * Igbo * Yoruba 1 Several African ethnic groups are dispersed throughout different areas of Africa, regardless of countries or regions. *[v]: View this template *[t]: Discuss this template *[e]: Edit this template