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Americans with Arab ancestry by state according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey in 2019. The majority of Arab Americans, around 62%, originate from the region of the Levant, which includes Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, and Jordan, although overwhelmingly from Lebanon.
The Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee typically holds its annual convention in Washington D.C. This year, it needed to be in Dearborn. ‘We are not OK:’ Arab Americans, feeling ...
Joseph Massad, Jordan -born Palestinian, Professor at Columbia University known for his work on nationalism and sexuality in the Arab world. Hisham Sharabi, Jaffa -born Palestinian, Professor Emeritus of History. Umar al-Mukhtar, Tobruk -born Libyan, Chair of Arab Culture at Georgetown University.
Historians have uncovered some information about Arab Americans during the American Revolutionary War, which estimates around four Arab Americans served in the Continental Army. The first Arab American to die for America was Private Nathan Badeen, a Syrian immigrant who died on May 23, 1776, just a month and a half before American independence. [7]
Arab American Heritage Month is intended to commemorate and honor the achievements of the some of the roughly 3.7 million members of the community residing in the U.S.. But this year, many Arab ...
Matthew Jaber Stiffler is the research and content manager at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, which he said is the only Arab American museum in the United States dedicated ...
In the 115th Congress, there were six U.S. representatives and no U.S. senators of Arab-American descent serving in Congress. [1][2] On November 6, 2018, four additional Arab Americans, all of whom are female, were elected to the U.S. House of Representatives: Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Ilhan Omar, Donna Shalala and Rashida Tlaib.
Arab–American relations. Arab–American relations comprise a rich and nuanced narrative shaped by centuries of interaction, diplomacy, and exchange between the United States and the Arab world. Rooted in historical trade routes and cultural connections dating back to antiquity, the modern iteration of these relations has been profoundly ...