Egyptian American

Egyptian Americans are Americans of Egyptian ancestry, first-generation Egyptian immigrants, or descendants of Egyptians who immigrated to the United States. In the 2005 U.S. census, the number of people with Egyptian ancestry was estimated as 179,000,a lthough some estimates range from several hundred thousand to 2 million. The large majority of Egyptians in the US are Coptic Orthodox Christians as some Christians in Egypt are increasingly marginalized. A large community of Egyptian Americans is located in northeastern Virginia and the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. Other Egyptian American communities are concentrated in Jersey City, New Jersey, Levittown, New York, Steinway in Queens, New York, Bay Ridge in Brooklyn, New York, as well as in California mainly in and around the Los Angeles and San Francisco metropolitan areas.

For noteworthy Egyptian Americans, see this Egyptian Americans.

See also

• Egyptians
• Coptic Egyptians
• Coptic Orthodoxy in the US
• List of Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States
• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church (Jersey City, New Jersey)
• St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church (Woodbury, New York)

References

External links

• Alliance of Egyptian Americans
• Association of Egyptian-American Scholars
• Egyptian American Alliance of Youth
• Egyptian American Community Foundation
• Egyptian American Cultural Association
• Egyptian American Organization of California
• Egyptian American Society