Berber Americans

Berber Americans, American Berbers or Amazigh Americans, are Americans of Berber (or Amazigh) descent. Although a part of the population of the Maghreb (in the North Africa) is of Berber descent, only 1,327 people declared Berber ancestry in the 2000 US census. People of Berber origin in United States have created several associations with goal of maintaining and strengthening their language and culture, such as the Amazigh Cultural Association in America (ACAA), The United Amazigh Algerian (UAAA), The Amazigh American Association of Washington, D.C., and the Boston Amazigh Community.

Notable people

 * Zehlia Babaci-Wilhite, Algerian-descent researcher and linguistics scholar, University of California, Berkeley
 * Elias Zerhouni, Algerian-born radiologist and medical researcher
 * Helene Hagan, American anthropologist and Amazigh activist
 * Mohamed Mrabet, Moroccan-born author artist and storyteller of the Ait Ouriaghel tribe in the Rif region
 * Zaida Ben-Yusuf, English-born Algerian-American portrait photographer
 * Malika Zarra, Moroccan-born, American/Moroccan singer, composer, and music producer now based in New York City
 * Othmane Benafan, NASA scientist and co-inventor