| 词条 | Pashtun Americans |
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|group = Pashtun Americans |image = |caption = |population = >16,000 (2010 US Census)[1] |popplace = New York City, San Francisco Bay Area, Virginia, Los Angeles |langs = American English{{·}} Pashto Urdu and Dari spoken as second/third languages |rels = Islam |related = Pashtun diaspora }}Pashtun Americans ({{lang-ps|د امريکا پښتانه}}) are Americans who are of ethnic Pashtun origin, hailing from Afghanistan and Pakistan.[1] DemographicsIn the United States, the Pashtuns are a sub-community within the wider Pakistani American and Afghan American communities. Areas with large populations include New York City, where there are over 12,000 Pashtuns,[2] as well as the San Francisco Bay Area, Virginia, Los Angeles, Georgia (U.S. state), Chicago Metropolitan Area, and Oregon. Fremont, California has the largest Afghan community in the United States.[3] According to the 2010 Census, 15,788 individuals identified Pashto as their first language spoken at home.[4] MilitaryA small number of Pashtun Americans have served in the United States Armed Forces, in varying roles in the War in Afghanistan. Lieutenant Colonel Asad A. Khan, a Pakistani-American marine, was a member of one of the first conventional units to enter Afghanistan.[5] Khan would return to Afghanistan in command of the 1st Battalion 6th Marines in 2004; only to be later relieved of command.[6] Pfc. Usman Khattak, an ethnic Pashtun from northwest Pakistan, is a US Army Food Specialist with the 539th Transportation Division and is based at the US Army camp in Kuwait.[7] MediaThe Voice of America has a Pashto language service.[8] OrganizationsThe Pakhtoon American Community Association (PACA) is a cultural association based in Maryland, which organizes an annual Pashto Conference, in addition to other events.[9][10] The Khyber Society, founded in 1986 in New York, also arranges cultural events.[2] See also{{Portal|United States|Pakistan|Afghanistan}}
References1. ^{{cite book|last1=Siddique|first1=Abubakar|title=The Pashtun Question: The Unresolved Key to the Future of Pakistan and Afghanistan|pages=12|date=2014|publisher=Oxford University Press}} {{Pashtun Diaspora}}{{Central Asians in the United States}}{{Asian Americans}}{{Middle Eastern American}}{{Overseas Pakistani}}{{Afghan diaspora}}2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://fi2w.org/2011/01/06/i-am-a-khan-i-am-not-a-terrorist-say-pashtuns-in-new-york/|title=‘I Am a Khan, I Am Not a Terrorist’ Say Pashtuns in New York|work=Feet in 2 Worlds|date=6 January 2011|accessdate=24 August 2015|first=Mohsin|last=Zaheer}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://coresourceexchange.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/The-Afghans-Culture-Profile.pdf|title=The Afghans: Their History and Culture|work=Center for Applied Linguistics|date=2002|first1=Barbara|last1=Robson|first2=Juliene|last2=Lipson}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/language/data/other/detailed-lang-tables.xls|title=US Census 2010 (see row# 89)|work=U.S. Census Bureau|quote=Table 1. Detailed Languages Spoken at Home and Ability to Speak English for the Population 5 Years and Over for the United States: 2006-2008}} 5. ^{{cite news |last=Tempest |first=Rone |date=25 May 2002 |title=U.S. Heroes Whose Skills Spoke Volumes |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2002/may/25/world/fg-khan25 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |accessdate=20 November 2014 }} 6. ^{{cite book |last=Lowrey |first=Colonel Nathan S. |year=2011 |title=U.S. Marines in Afghanistan, 2001-2002: From the Sea |url=http://www.mcu.usmc.mil/historydivision/Pages/Publications/Publication%20PDFs/FROM%20THE%20SEA.pdf |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=History Division, United States Marine Corps |pages=299–300 |isbn=978-0-16-089557-9 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129020107/http://www.mcu.usmc.mil/historydivision/Pages/Publications/Publication%20PDFs/FROM%20THE%20SEA.pdf |archivedate=2014-11-29 |df= }} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dvidshub.net/news/33541/pakistani-american-soldier-compelled-serve-us-army#.VGY_QDTQWAg|title=Pakistani-American Soldier Compelled to Serve in U.S. Army|work=DVIDS|date=13 May 2009|accessdate=15 November 2014|first=Kelli|last=Roesch}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pashtovoa.com/|title=Homepage|work=Pashto VoA|accessdate=24 August 2015}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pakhtoonusa.org/|title=Homepage|work=Pakhtoon American Community Association|accessdate=24 August 2015}} 10. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1040270|title=Portraying the true face of Pashtuns to the world|work=Dawn|date=3 September 2013|accessdate=24 August 2015|first=Zahir Shah|last=Sherazi}} 6 : Pashtun American|Asian-American society|Afghan American|Pakistani American|Pashtun diaspora|South Asian American |
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