Iraqi American
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Iraqi American refers to a U.S. resident or citizen of Iraqi descent, often blending Iraqi cultural traditions with American social and civic life.
Aliases (2)
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American people of Middle Eastern descent
→
diaspora community → ethnic group → |
| civicLife |
involvement in American professional associations
→
involvement in refugee resettlement advocacy → participation in U.S. elections → service in the U.S. military → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
→
|
| culturalPractice |
celebration of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha
→
celebration of Nowruz among Kurdish and some other Iraqi Americans → maintenance of Arabic or Syriac liturgical traditions in churches → preparation of Iraqi dishes such as dolma, kebab, and masgouf → use of Arabic satellite television and media → |
| ethnicOrigin |
Iraqi
→
|
| hasSubgroup |
Assyrian American
→
Chaldean American → Iraqi Arab American → Iraqi Jewish American → Iraqi Kurdish American → Iraqi Turkmen American → |
| immigrationWave |
mid-20th-century professional and student migration to the United States
→
post-1991 Gulf War immigration to the United States → post-2003 Iraq War immigration to the United States → |
| languageUsed |
Arabic
→
English → Iraqi Arabic → Kurdish → |
| organizationType |
Iraqi American church
→
Iraqi American civic and professional network → Iraqi American cultural association → Iraqi American mosque → |
| partOf |
Iraqi diaspora
→
|
| religion |
Christianity
→
Islam → Judaism → Mandaeism → Yazidism → secular → |
| significantPopulationIn |
Arizona
→
California → Chicago metropolitan area → Illinois → Michigan → Michigan–Detroit metropolitan area → New York → San Diego metropolitan area → Texas → |
| typicalOccupation |
engineering and information technology
→
medical professions → retail and service sector → small business ownership → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Iraqi American
("Iraqi Arab American")
→
Iraqi American ("Iraqi Kurdish American") → |
hasSubgroup |
|
Middle Eastern American
→
|
hasEthnicComponent |
|
Mandaean Americans
→
|
identity |