essay
Detroit's Arab-American community: a survery of diversity and commonality
arabs in the new world : studies on arab-american communities • Detroit, Mich. • Published In 1983 • Pages: 85-108
By: Abraham, Sameer Y..
Abstract
In this document Abraham describes the diverse Arab-American community in Detroit, Michigan, composed as it is of four major nationality groups -- Lebanese, Palestinians, Yemenis, and Iraq-Chaldeans. 'The diversity of the community is further evidenced in the geographical areas that each group inhabits, and the social and religious institutions which have emerged resulting in a number of distinct and self-contained communities (or sub-communities)' (p. 84). Although social and political factors tend to divide the Detroit Arab-American community in significant ways, the shared language, cultural heritage, and identity '…serve as a basis for communication and a common purpose which is becoming increasingly more visible in the pan-community organizations which serve the community as a whole' (p. 84).
- HRAF PubDate
- 1999
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Ethnologist
- Sociologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1998
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- ca. 1890 - 1982
- Coverage Place
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Notes
- by Sameer Y. Abraham
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-108)
- LCCN
- 83001401
- LCSH
- Arab Americans