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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Iraqi American canonical 2
Iraqi Americans 2
Iraqi Arab American 1

How this entity was disambiguated

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
linked to: Assyrians

Chaldean American
linked to: Chaldeans

Iraqi Arab American
linked to: Iraqi American

Iraqi Jewish American
linked to: Iraqi Jews

Iraqi Kurdish American
linked to: Iraqi American

Iraqi Turkmen American
linked to: Iraqi Turkmen
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
linked to: Mesopotamian 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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iraqi American hasSubgroup Iraqi Arab American
linked to: Iraqi American
Iraqi American hasSubgroup Iraqi Kurdish American
linked to: Iraqi American
Mandaean Americans identity Iraqi American
subject linked to: Mandaean American
Iraqi diaspora hasNotableCommunity Iraqi Americans
linked to: Iraqi American
Iraqi American Cultural Association ethnicFocus Iraqi Americans
linked to: Iraqi American