such as the Popular Front for the Ivory Coast or the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire African Democratic Rally. The Ivorians have tried to create organizations and events aimed at uniting the entire population of Ivorians in the U.S. So, in the late 1980s, the earliest Ivorian migrants created the Association of Ivorians in Chicago, celebrating festivals and sponsored parties, but ended up disbanding in the 1990s despite its success. Events currently exercised by the Ivorians are in holidays like Independence Day. The Ivorians also start churches in the U.S. in which there are translators for English and French speakers. An example is La Generation Des Vainqueurs Ministry Church in Richardson, Texas with a predominantly Ivorian Congregation. In 2000, they created a nonprofit organization called IvoirEspoir (Ivory Hope) which aims to raise funds and awareness of the force, the dangers and prevention of HIV and AIDS in Côte d'Ivoire. The organization provides medical training, health clinics, and information on the disease. The organization is expanding rapidly and seeks to raise global knowledge about the AIDS crisis in Africa. Notable people Bambadjan Bamba Isaach De Bankole Roland Hayes Alex Poythress (born 1993), American-Ivorian basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier Basketball League Maki Tall Amos Zereoué Tanoh Kpassagnon See also Ivory Coast–United States relations References External links Transition Magazine: Ebony and Ivoirité Ivory Coast Consulate. Los Angeles (archived) Ivoire Union: Organization of Ivorians living in the greater Seattle area (archived) Friends of Cote d'Ivoire West Africans in the United States