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Many contemporary Albanians who belong to the diaspora opt to declare their ethnicity as their nationality, as seen in census underreporting of ethnic Albanians primarily in North America, South America and Oceania. Due to the Albanian diaspora being large, old and complex, many Albanians abroad have intermarried, assimilated or formed ...
Albanian Americans (Albanian: shqiptaro-amerikanët) are Americans of full or partial Albanian ancestry and heritage in the United States. They trace their ancestry to the territories with a large Albanian population in the Balkans and southern Europe, including Albania , Italy , Kosovo , North Macedonia and Montenegro .
The Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America has a diocese in Massachusetts. The Cathedral of St. George Historic District hosts services related to the diocese. [7] The Holy Trinity Church is an Albanian-language church in South Boston. The MAAS BESA is an Albanian community organization which serves the Greater Boston Area.
Today, apart from some families in Rosario and Córdoba, almost all Albanians of Argentina live in Buenos Aires. [3] Every year, on 28 November, the Albanian Patriotic Society of Skanderbeg (Asociación Patriotica Albanesa Skenderbeu) celebrates the Flag Day with traditional Albanian songs and foods.
Albanian immigrants first arrived in the United States in the mid-19th century, mostly focused in Boston. In Boston, the first Albanian weekly newspaper, Kombi (The Nation) started publication in 1906. The Albanian-American Pan-Albanian Federation of America-Vatra was started in 1912 by Fan S. Noli and was politically active in World War I.
Home Office data was obtained from Migration Watch under freedom of information laws.
In 1912, "Besa-Besën" and other Albanian-American organization merged into "Vatra", while the newspaper became the official press organ of the new society with Kristo Kirka as manager. It was founded by Fan Noli , and it is one of the longest Albanian publications in overall.
American people of Albanian descent (2 C, 99 P) Pages in category "Albanian diaspora in the United States" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.