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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..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
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).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Population
- External migration
- Cultural identity and pride
- Settlement patterns
- Tribe and nation
- Community structure
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Arab Americans
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1999
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Sociologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 1998
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- ca. 1890 - 1982
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Sameer Y. Abraham
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-108)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 83001401
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Arab Americans