Arab American

Levantine heritage American

Arab American refers to a U.S. resident or citizen of Arab ancestry—people tracing heritage to Arabic-speaking countries of the Middle East and North Africa.

The term encompasses diverse nationalities, religions, and backgrounds: Lebanese, Egyptian, Palestinian, Syrian, Iraqi, and others.

The Arab American community in Michigan is one of the largest in the country.

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oral history · refugee · advocacy · customs · coffee ritual · grape leaves · activism · oud · Levantine · music · representation · policy · dialects · code switching · calligraphy · poetry · citizenship · civil rights

Categories
Opposites
ethnic/cultural identity contrast

Arab AmericanAnglo-American

British and American combined

WASP · European American · Native American · White American · Asian American

diaspora vs homeland

Arab AmericanArab

Semitic ethnic group member

Lebanese · Egyptian · Syrian · Palestinian · Iraqi

indigenous vs. immigrant heritage

Arab AmericanNative American

Original inhabitants of America

American Indian · First Nations

Family

America, American, Arabic, Arabs, Americana, Arab, Americanize, Americanized, Americanizing

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G