Record Nr.

UNINA9910461783103321

Autore

Hassoun Rosina J

Titolo

Arab Americans in Michigan [[electronic resource] /] / Rosina J. Hassoun

Pubbl/distr/stampa


East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2005

ISBN

1-60917-046-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (95 p.)

Collana

Discovering the peoples of Michigan

Disciplina

977.4/004927

977.4004927

Soggetti

Arab Americans - Michigan - History

Arab Americans - Michigan - Social conditions

Immigrants - Michigan - History

Electronic books.

Michigan Ethnic relations

Michigan Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-78) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction and Demographics; The Origins of Arab Americans in Michigan; Understanding General Patterns of Arab Settlement; Selected Histories by Geographic Areas; The History of Arab Immigration to Southeast Michigan; Special Topics Concerning Arab Americans in Michigan; Summary; Appendices; Appendix 1: A Gift from the Hassoun Family to the People of Michigan ; Appendix 2: Resources; Notes; For Further Reference; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The state of Michigan hosts one of the largest and most diverse Arab American populations in the United States. As the third largest ethnic population in the state, Arab Americans are an economically important and politically influential group. It also reflects the diversity of national origins, religions, education levels, socioeconomic levels, and degrees of acculturation. Despite their considerable presence, Arab Americans have always been a misunderstood ethnic population in Michigan, even before September 11, 2001 imposed a cloud of suspicion, fear, and uncertainty over their ethnic encl