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Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac Americans may refer to people born in or residing in the United States of full or partial Assyrian origin. They are American citizens of indigenous Assyrian-Upper Mesopotamian descent (see Assyrian continuity and Assyrian people). The United States constitutes the largest population of Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac people in the Assyrian diaspora. They are an Eastern Aramaic speaking Christian ethnic group who descend from the ancient Assyrians. Almost all are followers of the Chaldean Catholic Church, the Assyrian Church of the East, the Ancient Church of the East, the Syriac Orthodox Church (15,700), and the Syriac Catholic Church, the remainder are members of various Assyrian Protestant churches such as the Assyrian Pentecostal Church and Assyrian Evangelical Church. ==History== Assyrians have been present in the United States since the late 19th century. The first Assyrians who came to the United States were young men who were sent by Western missionaries to be trained for mission work in their native countries. They traveled in small groups and emigrated from what are present-day northern Iraq, southeastern Turkey, northeastern Syria and northwestern Iran from 1914-1920 due to the Assyrian Genocide and subsequent Assyrian war of independence. Following those years, the Assyrian immigration increased dramatically due to other conflicts in the Middle East and still increases due to the Iraq War. The United States is home to the third largest Assyrian community in the world. The 2000 U.S. census counted 82,355 Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs in the country, of whom 42% (34,484) lived in Michigan. The Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac organizations claim that their population in 2010 is around 400,000 〔BetBasoo, Peter. (Diaspora: 1918 to present ), ''History of Assyrians'', Assyrian International News Agency (AINA).〕 The highest concentrations are located in Detroit and Chicago. In 2005, the first Assyrian school in the United States, the Assyrian American Christian School, opened in Tarzana, Los Angeles. As of 2007 Metro Detroit had around 100,000 Assyrian people of various religious denominations. Within California, most Assyrians reside in the cities of San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Turlock. Other regions with prominent communities are the states of Illinois and Arizona.〔Henrich and Henrich, p. (81 )-(82 ).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac Americans」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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