the 45% of population) in United States. The majority of the Isleños speak English, but there still some people who speak a Canarian Spanish of the 18th century. The more recent Canarian immigrants; as they are Spanish, they speak Spanish. Organizations Although some organizations created by North Africans in the United States are directed to the Muslim community general, there also associations directed specifically to the North African community of United States. This is the case of the Maghreb Association of North America (MANA), an organization created by Moroccan and Algerian Americans in Chicago with the goal of helping new immigrants from North Africa adapt to American life while maintaining the basic principles that consists of Islam, particularly of the Sunni branch. This organization is specifically directed to North African immigrants because they have not been associated closely with the Muslim people of Middle East. The Amazigh Cultural Association in America (ACAA) is a non-profit organization established in the New Jersey state. This organization's goal is to promote the Amazigh (Berber) language and culture in the United States. The United Amazigh Algerian (UAAA), a nonreligious association based in the San Francisco bay area, also have a like goal of boosting the Berber culture in North America and beyond. Another Amazigh organization is the Amazigh American Association of Washington, DC. Many organizations are directed to specific ancestral groups like the Friends of Morocco, the Algerian American Association of Northern California, and the New Sudan-American Hope (NSAH) founded in 1999 by a group of Sudanese from Rochester, Minnesota, to help Sudanese refugees in aspects such as language and skill. See also African Americans African immigration to the United States Amazigh Cultural Association in America Arab Americans Berber Americans Coptic Americans Little Maghreb Maghreb Association of North America Maghrebi Arabs North Africa North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial References External links North Africa American Cemetery And Memorial Multiracial ethnic groups in the United States