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Children and parents of Bijte e Shqipes photographed while touring their newly acquired building.

Organizatë Shqiptare në Philadelphia
(Albanian Organization in Philadelphia)

The National Albanian Social Cultural Association "Sons of Shqipes" is an Albanian-American non-profit organization with roots in Philadelphia, Pa., whose mission is to unite the Albanian community, promote and preserve the Albanian language, culture, and national identity. The association realizes its mission through cultural, patriotic and Albanian school activities. The association offers help and support to compatriots, being the voice promoting the interests of the community.

Shoqata Mbarëshqiptare Social Kulturore “Bijtë e Shqipes” është nje organizatë jo fitim prurëse Shqiptaro-Amerikane me rrënjë në Philadelphia, Pa, misioni i së cilës është të bashkojë komunitetin shqiptar të promovojë dhe të ruajë gjuhën Shqipe, kulturën, dhe identitetin kombëtare. Shoqata e realizon misionin e saj nëpërmjet veprimtarive kulturore, atdhetare, dhe shkollës Shqipe. Shoqata u ofron ndihmë dhe përkrahje bashkëatdhetarëve duke qënë zëri promovues i interesave të komunitetit.

Note: The above information came from the organization's home page.

In The News

A NE Philly school designed by a friend of Ben Franklin to be reborn as Albanian cultural center, Plan Philly, October 9, 2018.

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 {{toplink|url=http://bijteeshqipes.org|name=bijteeshqipes.org}}[[File:BijteEShqipes.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Children and parents of Bijte e Shqipes photographed while touring their newly acquired building.]]<blockquote>''Organizat&euml; Shqiptare n&euml; Philadelphia''<br>''(Albanian Organization in Philadelphia)''</blockquote>
-For the past 14 years, the '''Bijte e Shqipes''' Association has worked out of a building at Harbison and Torresdale Avenues. The location serves its 400 members and includes a school for 60 students who go there on Sundays to learn about their heritage. But there are about 32,000 Albanians in the Philadelphia area, and the numbers are growing by about 1,000 annually, the group estimates. The expanding organization needs a place with room to grow.
+The National Albanian Social Cultural Association "Sons of Shqipes" is an Albanian-American non-profit organization with roots in Philadelphia, Pa., whose mission is to unite the Albanian community, promote and preserve the Albanian language, culture, and national identity. The association realizes its mission through cultural, patriotic and Albanian school activities. The association offers help and support to compatriots, being the voice promoting the interests of the community.
-"There is a large influx of Albanian immigrants into Philadelphia, and we are hoping that the LDA will offer us the room needed to grow over the next 20 to 50 years,"  Tajar Domi, president of the Albanian group and a substitute teacher in the Philadelphia school system.
+Shoqata Mbar&euml;shqiptare Social Kulturore “Bijt&euml; e Shqipes” &euml;sht&euml; nje organizat&euml; jo fitim prur&euml;se Shqiptaro-Amerikane me rr&euml;nj&euml; n&euml; Philadelphia, Pa, misioni i s&euml; cil&euml;s &euml;sht&euml; t&euml; bashkoj&euml; komunitetin shqiptar t&euml; promovoj&euml; dhe t&euml; ruaj&euml; gjuh&euml;n Shqipe, kultur&euml;n, dhe identitetin komb&euml;tare. Shoqata e realizon misionin e saj n&euml;p&euml;rmjet veprimtarive kulturore, atdhetare, dhe shkoll&euml;s Shqipe. Shoqata u ofron ndihm&euml; dhe p&euml;rkrahje bashk&euml;atdhetar&euml;ve duke q&euml;n&euml; z&euml;ri promovues i interesave t&euml; komunitetit.
-The Northeast, Port Richmond, Fishtown, and the nearby suburban counties have become a popular settling place for Albanians, so when the organization learned about the availability of the Lower Dublin Academy, they acted. Its location just off I-95 yet set back from Academy Road and surrounded by trees seemed ideal.
+''Note:''&nbsp;&nbsp;The above information came from the organization's [https://www.bijteeshqipes.org/ home page].
-The building’s story was also very appealing. “Every community is proud of its history and culture,” said Domi. “We Albanians are proud, too, of our history,” and when they learned they could purchase the Lower Dublin Academy, “we were prouder because this building has a lot of history of Philadelphia.”
-''Note:''&nbsp;&nbsp;The above information came from a 2018 [http://planphilly.com/articles/2018/10/03/a-ne-philly-school-designed-by-a-friend-of-ben-franklin-to-be-reborn-as-albanian-cultural-center Plan Philly article].
 ==In The News==