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After World War II the Albanians who emigrated to the U.S. were mostly political emigrants, and by 1970 the figure rose to around 17,000. [11]Following the Expulsion of Cham Albanians from Greece in the aftermath of World War II, many of them migrated to the United States, asserting that the Communist government in Albania discriminated against and persecuted them. [16]
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.
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This category includes articles on the history of Albanian Americans. Albanian Americans are citizens of the United States who were born in Albania , or who are of Albanian descent . Subcategories
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.
The process was similar to the spread of the name Illyrians from a small group of people on the Adriatic coast, the Illyrioi. [13] Albanians gradually replaced their old endonym by the term Shqiptar, a change most likely trigged after the Ottoman conquests of the Balkans in the 15th century. [14]
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Albanian-American history (1 C, 19 P) P. American people of Albanian descent (2 C, 99 P) Pages in category "Albanian diaspora in the United States"