 Other similar associations include the Algerian-American Association of New England, the Algerian American Association of Northern California, the Algerian-American Association of Northern California (AAA-NC), the Algerian-American Association of Greater Washington DC, the Algerian American Scientists Association, and the Algerian-American Foundation for Culture, Education, Science and Technology.There are also important organizations created mainly by Algerian (and Moroccan) Americans in Chicago, whose function is to help newly arrived immigrants to the United States; these groups arose in the 1990s.These organizations emphasize the Assembly of the Maghreb which assists new immigrants from North Africa with adapting to American life and maintaining their culture and religion.