Ghanaian American
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (Ghanaian Americans 119,789 (2013 American Community Survey) 136,967 (Ghanaian-born, 2014) ) |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
| Atlanta, New York City, Washington, D.C., Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, Columbus (Ohio), New Jersey, Denver | |
| Languages | |
| English, Akan, Kwa, Twi, Ga | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Christian, irreligion, other minorities. | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ghanaians |
Ghanaian Americans are Americans of full or partial Ghanaian ancestry or Ghanaians who became naturalized citizen of the United States.
The first people to arrive from the region then known as the Gold Coast were brought as slaves. Retrieved September 7, 2012, 17:10 pm."'E Pluribus Unum' – Melting Pot or Salad Bowl?" Organized by Jon K. Møller. Retrieved September 7, 2012, 18:10 pm Several ethnic groups such as the Ganga people were imported as well to the modern United States and the second these groups appear to have an influence on the language of the Gullah people. Because Ghanaian ports were a major routes for European slave traders. Captives from ethnic groups and tribes from all over West Africa were brought there to be held and sent to the New World. Most them were imported to South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia, although other places in the United States, such as Spanish Florida, also had many slaves of this origin.
Ghanaians began arriving in the United States en masse during the 1950s and 1960s amid the Civil Rights and anti-Imperialism era. In 1957, Ghana became the first African country to gain independence from British colonisation. Ghana's first president Kwame Nkrumah studied at American universities and worked with black American leaders for the rights of Black people worldwide. Notable African-American intellectuals and activists such as W. E. B. Du Bois and Malcolm X used Ghana as a symbol of black achievement. Most of the early immigrants from Ghana to the United States were students who came to get a better education and planned on using the education acquired in the United States to better Ghana. However, many Ghanaians that migrated in the 1980s and 1990s, came to get business opportunities. In difficult economic times the number of Ghanaians who emigrated to the United States was small. However, when these economic problems were paralyzed, they built resources for their emigration to the United States.
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