Daily Life of Arab Americans in the 21st Century

This much-needed study documents positive Arab-American contributions to American life and culture, especially in the last decade, debunking myths and common negative perceptions that were exacerbated by the 9/11 attacks and the War on Terror. The term "Arab American" is often used to describe a broad range of people who are ethnically diverse and come from many countries, including Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait. Some Arab Americans have been in the United States since the 1880s. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 did serve to highlight the necessity for Americans to better understand the discrete nations and ethnicities of the Middle East.This title documents the key aspects of contemporary Arab American life, including their many contributions to American society. It begins with an overview of the immigrant experience, but focuses primarily on the past decade, examining the political, family, religious, educational, professional, public, and artistic aspects of the Arab American experience. Readers will understand how this unique experience is impacted by political events both here in America and in the Arab world.>

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Arab American Life and Culture Today
Holly Arida
Chronology
1. Arab American Immigration
Anan Ameri
2. The Impact of 9/11, Middle East Conflicts, and Anti-Arab Discrimination
Marvin Wingfield
3. The Family
Randa A. Kayyali
4. Religious Life
Anan Ameri
5. Arab Americans and the American Educational System
Janice J. Terry
6. Professional Life
Kathleen Marker
7. Public and Political Life
Helen Hatab Samhan
8. The Arts
Holly Arida
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About the Editors and Contributors

About the author

Anan Ameri, PhD, is the founding director of the Arab American National Museum, Dearborn, MI, USA.Holly Arida is an educator and writer who specializes in Middle Eastern and Arab American affairs and teaches at Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School in Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA.

Product details

• Authors: Anan Ameri, Holly Arida
• Assisted by: Anan Ameri (Editor), Ameri Anan (Editor), Holly Arida (Editor), Arida Holly (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.02.2024
• EAN: 9798765120736
• ISBN: 9798765120736
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Greenwood Press Daily Life Thr; The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; HISTORY / United States / 21st Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, Social and cultural history, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, Middle Eastern American Studies; Race and Ethnicity