with the Igbos. In addition, native slaves of current Benin hailed from peoples such as Nago (Yoruba subgroup, although exported mainly by Spanish, when Louisiana was Spanish), Ewe, Fon and Gen. Many slaves imported to the modern United States from Benin were sold by the King of Dahomey, in Whydah. The native tongue of the Yoruba people is spoken principally in Nigeria and Benin, with communities in other parts of Africa, Europe and the Americas. A variety of the language, Lucumi, is the liturgical language of the Santería religion of the Caribbean. Fulani and Hausa American Fulani and Hausa Americans are people in the United States that maintain a cultural identity of various levels from the Fulani and Hausa clans and now call the United States home. Most speak Hausa as well as English fluently and Arabic on various levels. The first wave of Fulani and Hausa immigrants arrived as a result of the Atlantic Slave trade. Recent Fulani and Hausa arrivals immigrated to the United States during the 1990s. They now make up a large percentage of the Muslim communities across America. Organizations Nigerian American organizations in the US include: Houston, Texas-based Nigerian Union Diaspora (NUD) Houston, Texas-based Nigerian American Multicultural Council, NAMC (namchouston.org) Washington, D.C.-based Nigerian-American Council or Nigerian-American Leadership Council The Alliance of Nigerian Organizations in Atlanta, Georgia The Nigerian Association Utah The Nigerian Ladies Association of Texas (NLAT) The Nigerian American Multi Service Association, NAMSA (namsa.org) First Nigeria Organisation United Nigeria Association of Tulsa The Alliance of Nigerian Organizations in Georgia is an organization that tries to satisfy the interests of the community, and represents all Nigeria nonprofit associations in the state (such as Nigerian Women Association of Georgia – NWAG-), in tribal issues, ethnic, educational, social, political and economic. Through the ANOG, the Office of Nigerian Consulate in Atlanta reaches the Nigerian community associations. National Council of Nigerian Muslim Organizations in USA; The National Council of Nigerian Muslim Organizations is an organization that teaches Islam, study the elements of religion, favoring Muslim integration in the U.S., creating a Muslim American identity and promoting interpersonal relationships. Nigerian Ladies Association of Texas (NLAT) is an apolitical, non-profit formed by Nigerian women that promote fellowship, community and family values. NLAT is looking for ways to improve the lives of its members and their families and contribute to improving the life and development of Nigeria and the United States