Belarusian Americans

ethnic group; Americans of Belarusian ancestry

Belarusian Americans (Belarusian: Беларускія амэрыканцы, Biełaruskija amerykancy), also known by the somewhat dated terms Byelorussian Americans and White-Russian Americans, are Americans who are of total or partial Belarusian ancestry.

Belarusian Americans
Беларускія амэрыканцы
Белорусские американцы
Total population
600,000[1]
(including descendants)
Regions with significant populations
New York, New Jersey, Cleveland, Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit
Languages
Belarusian, Russian, American English
Religion
Predominantly Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, Judaism
Related ethnic groups
Russian Americans, Ukrainian Americans, Rusyn Americans, other Slavic Americans

References change

  1. Как живешь, белорусская диаспора? [How are you, Belarusian diaspora?]. belarustime.ru (in Russian). 2006. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012.