Current Situation
The Assyrians have managed to both integrate into Dutch society and maintain their own ethnic identity, as there are a lot of social events organized by Assyrian clubs. One of the latest projects which Assyrians in Holland have started are the Seyfo centre, the Assyrians church choir, representations of Assyrians in the Dutch government (such as Attiya Gamri) and the foundation of the Assyrian youth movement (AJF).
Assyrians in the Netherlands mostly belong to Syriac Orthodox Church, but there is also a small community belonging to the Chaldean Catholic Church and Assyrian Church of the East. The first Assyrians mainly worked in factories or opened restaurants, but the youth these days mostly study college and university and work in all sectors of the economy.
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