Malawian Americans

Malawian American
Total population
	631 (2000 US census)
Regions with significant populations
	District of Columbia, Indiana, Texas, Washington, Missouri, Georgia, California
Languages
	Chichewa, English
Religion
	Predominantly Christian (chiefly Protestant and Catholic) and Muslim

Malawian Americans are Americans of Malawian descent. According to answers provided to an open-ended question included in the 2000 census, 631 people said that their ancestry or ethnic origin was Malawian.^[1]

Demography

The Malawian diaspora mainly consists of academics, small business owners, medical professionals, and laborers.^[2] Malawian immigrants to the United States rank in the top five in terms of educational attainment, with 83 percent of Malawians having reported at least a high school diploma or above.^[3] Malawians live in cities like Washington, D.C.,^[4] and Seattle, Washington.^[5]

Home Country Associations

Malawians in the U.S. have organized local associations to promote and preserve the Malawian cultural heritage. The Malawi Washington Association, which was organized in 1994 to promote and protect the interests of Malawians residing in the U.S. and Canada, is in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.^[4] Other organizations include the Friends of Malawi (FOM), which seeks to foster intercultural understanding between Malawians and supporters of FOM and provide small grants for worthy projects in Malawi,^[6] and the Malawi Seattle Association (MSA), which focuses on, among other things, promoting deep bonds within the community, supporting MSA members and their families during times of "difficulty and strife", and fostering opportunities for social gatherings.^[5]

Notable people

Upile Chisala, poet
Masauko Chipembere Jr, musician
Mwiza Munthali, activist
Teebs, music producer
James Thindwa, activist

References

1 2 "Table 1. First, Second, and Total Responses to the Ancestry Question by Detailed Ancestry Code: 2000". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
↑ "Cable reference id: #09LILONGWE522". Cablegatesearch.net. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
↑ Dixon, D. (2006). Characteristics of the African Born in the United States. Migration Policy Institute. January, 2006
1 2 "Malawi Washington Association". Retrieved August 13, 2015.
1 2 "Malawi Seattle Association MSA". Retrieved August 13, 2015.
↑ "Friends of Malawi". Retrieved August 13, 2015.

[ancestry2000-1] 1 2 "Table 1. First, Second, and Total Responses to the Ancestry Question by Detailed Ancestry Code: 2000". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 2, 2010.

[2] "Cable reference id: #09LILONGWE522". Cablegatesearch.net. Retrieved November 29, 2011.

[characteristics2006-3] Dixon, D. (2006). Characteristics of the African Born in the United States. Migration Policy Institute. January, 2006

[Malawiwashington-4] 1 2 "Malawi Washington Association". Retrieved August 13, 2015.

[Malawiseattle-5] 1 2 "Malawi Seattle Association MSA". Retrieved August 13, 2015.

[6] "Friends of Malawi". Retrieved August 13, 2015.

[note_n11-7] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Part of the National Council of Churches

[note_n0-8] 1 2 Not in communion with the rest of the Catholic Church

[note_n6-9] Those are traditions and denominations that trace their history back to the Protestant Reformation or otherwise heavily borrow from the practices and beliefs of the Protestant Reformers.

[note_n3-10] This denomination is the result of a merger between Lutheran, German Reformed, Congregational and Restorationist churches.

[note_n1-11] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Part of the National Association of Evangelicals

[note_n4-12] 1 2 3 4 This refers to the denomination's heritage and not necessarily to the language in which the services are conducted in.

[note_n5-13] This is a reformed synod within the United Church of Christ that is distinct in heritage, doctrine and practice from the rest of the denomination.

[note_n2-14] 1 2 Outside the Anglican Communion

[note_n8-15] 1 2 3 4 5 6 This is more of a movement then an institutionalized denomination.

[note_n10-16] Denominations that don't fit in the subsets mentioned above.

[note_n7-17] Those are traditions and denominations that trace their origin back to the Great Awakenings and/or are joined together by a common belief that Christianity should be restored along the lines of what is known about the apostolic early church.

[note_n9-18] The Holiness movement is an interdenominational movement that spreads over multiple traditions (Methodist, Quakers, Anabaptist, Baptist, etc.). However, here are mentioned only those denominations that are part of Restorationism as well as the Holiness movement, but are not part of any other Protestant tradition.

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Demography

Home Country Associations

Notable people

See also

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