| Total population | |
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| 185 (number of people of the United States whose mother tongue is the Baloch. Census Bureau- 2009-2013)[1] | |
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| Washington D.C.,New York City,Texas,North Carolina,California | |
| Languages | |
| American English · Balochi · Brahui · Persian | |
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| Islam | |
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| Baloch diaspora |
Baloch Americans (Balochi:آمریکنی بلۏچ) areAmericans ofBaloch descent.[2][3]
A 2015 eight-part documentary by VSH News, the firstBalochi language news channel, calledBalochs in America, shows that Baloch Americans live in different parts of the United States, including Washington D.C., New York, Texas, North Carolina and Washington.[4] Many Baloch Americans come from Pakistan, both fromBalochistan province andKarachi city and elsewhere in Pakistan. Others come from the Iranian province ofSistan and Baluchistan. Many Baloch Americans work at nonprofits, information technology companies and in the public sector.
Baloch Americans are politically active in dealing with issues concerning theBaloch population inIran andPakistan. A congressional hearing of the United States (US) Committee on Foreign Affairs on February 8, 2012, chaired by Republican CongressmanDana Rohrabacher, highlighted the alleged human rights atrocities attributed to the Pakistani security forces in Balochistan.[5] The hearing drew severe criticism from the Pakistani government which described it as interference into its domestic affairs.[6]
Soon after the hearing on Balochistan, Rohrabacher introduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives on February 18, 2012, calling upon Pakistan to recognise the Baloch right to self-determination. House Representatives Louie Gohmert and Steve King co-sponsored the motion that highlighted Balochistan's troubled past with Pakistan.[7] In an op-ed published inThe Washington Post,Why I support Baluchistan, Rohrabacher said, "I make no apology for submitting a resolution championing the oppressed people of Baluchistan in their dealings with a Pakistani government that has betrayed our trust."[8]
Baloch Americans staged a demonstration outside theWhite House to protest a visit byPakistaniPrime MinisterNawaz Sharif in October 2013.[9]
On October 22, 2015, a Baloch activist named Ahmar Mastikhan heckled Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during his speech at the U.S. Institute for Peace. The protester chanted "free free Balochistan".[10] Later on, Ahmar MastiKhan claimed that he heckled Nawaz Sharif at the order ofIndian intelligence who paid him money to do so. He further claimed thatResearch and Analysis Wing was funding Baloch militants and thatResearch and Analysis Wing paid 15 million dollar in last few year. Mastikhan also said that India was supporting terrorism inPakistan.[11][12][13]
Baloch activists from theBaloch National Movement (BNM) protested outside the White House on February 13, 2016 to condemn the killing of BNM Secretary General Dr. Manan Baloch.[14]
On September 14, 2016, Baloch activists protested outside the United Nations Headquarters to condemn what they described to be Pakistan's "illegal occupation" of Balochistan.[15]
The Balochistan Institute in Washington D.C., founded byMalik Siraj Akbar in February 2016, is athink tank focused on research and dialogue on Balochistan.[16] The podcastDC Live tells the stories of the Baloch Americans.[17]
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