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*There are also other large Lebanese communities in Latin American countries, namely '''Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Venezuela, Haiti and Dominican Republic'''. | *There are also other large Lebanese communities in Latin American countries, namely '''Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Venezuela, Haiti and Dominican Republic'''. | ||
*Many Lebanese have also been settled for quite some time in the '''United States, Australia, France, Canada, The United Kingdom, South Africa and in the European Union member states'''. There are also sizable populations in the '''United Arab Emirates, Singapore''' as well as francophone West Africa, particularly '''Ivory Coast and Ghana'''.<ref>"Lebanese diaspora", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_diaspora, accessed 11 July 2021.</ref> | *Many Lebanese have also been settled for quite some time in the '''United States, Australia, France, Canada, The United Kingdom, South Africa and in the European Union member states'''. There are also sizable populations in the '''United Arab Emirates, Singapore''' as well as francophone West Africa, particularly '''Ivory Coast and Ghana'''.<ref>"Lebanese diaspora", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_diaspora, accessed 11 July 2021.</ref> | ||
==Lebanese Americans== | ==Lebanese Americans<ref>"Lebanese Americans", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_Americans, accessed 11 July 2021.</ref>== | ||
*Large scale-Lebanese immigration began in the late 19th century and settled mainly in '''Brooklyn and Boston, Massachusetts'''. They were marked as '''Syrians'''; many of the immigrants were Christians. Upon entering America, many of them worked as peddlers. The first wave continued until the 1920s. | *Large scale-Lebanese immigration began in the late 19th century and settled mainly in '''Brooklyn and Boston, Massachusetts'''. They were marked as '''Syrians'''; many of the immigrants were Christians. Upon entering America, many of them worked as peddlers. The first wave continued until the 1920s. | ||
*The second wave of Lebanese immigration began in the late 1940s and continued through the early 1990s, when Lebanese immigrants had been '''fleeing the Lebanese Civil War'''. Between 1948 and 1990, over 60,000 Lebanese entered the United States. Since then, immigration has slowed to an estimated 5,000 immigrants a year, and those who now settle are predominantly Muslim, in contrast to the predominantly-Christian population of immigrants of previous waves. | *The second wave of Lebanese immigration began in the late 1940s and continued through the early 1990s, when Lebanese immigrants had been '''fleeing the Lebanese Civil War'''. Between 1948 and 1990, over 60,000 Lebanese entered the United States. Since then, immigration has slowed to an estimated 5,000 immigrants a year, and those who now settle are predominantly Muslim, in contrast to the predominantly-Christian population of immigrants of previous waves. | ||
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"Contact the Church your relatives attended. For many immigrants, it was the center of their cultural and social lives, and may have birth, marriage or death records of your family. The Church will certainly know the history of that particular congregation, possibly even have it in writing. You will want this information because it will help in your personal research. If you contact the church by mail, enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope. There may be a charge for any record they provide, but in any case, make a donation for their help." by Sandra Hasser Bennett, [http://www.genealogytoday.com/family/syrian/part5.html Genealogy Today] | "Contact the Church your relatives attended. For many immigrants, it was the center of their cultural and social lives, and may have birth, marriage or death records of your family. The Church will certainly know the history of that particular congregation, possibly even have it in writing. You will want this information because it will help in your personal research. If you contact the church by mail, enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope. There may be a charge for any record they provide, but in any case, make a donation for their help." by Sandra Hasser Bennett, [http://www.genealogytoday.com/family/syrian/part5.html Genealogy Today] | ||
==Records of Lebanese Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ==Records of Lebanese Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ||
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