The origin of Arab ِAmericans : from immigration to settlement (1880-2001)‎

Abstract EN

Arab Americans are Americans of both Arab ethnic or cultural and linguistic inheritance, who live in the USA and who 80% among them have their citizenship.

Arab Americans ascertain their origin to the numerous waves of immigrants of around 22 countries composing the Arab World.

There are nearly 3.

5 million Arab Americans in the United States according to the Arab American Institute.

Arab-Americans live in all 50 states and in Washington, D.

C.

, and 94% reside in the metropolitan areas of major cities like California, Michigan and New York.

Arab Christians represent 63% of the Arab population while Muslims represent almost 24% those who tie themselves to other religions represent 13% of the Arab community.

Arab Americans are categorised as being white in addition there are seen as being a successful community 61% of Arab Americans are highly educated people especially in science and medicine.

Moreover the median wage for Arab American worker per year excess 54, 000 $ which is far beyond the wage of average American family which is about 43, 000$.

The majority of Arab Americans around 62% originate from the region of the Levant, which involves Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan, with an overwhelming majority from Lebanon.

The rest of Arab Americans are made up of those from Egypt, Morocco, Iraq, Libya, the Gulf Cooperation Council and other Arab nations.

The intent of this article is to study the origins of Arab Americans.

The paper examines the history of the Arab American community in the United States and the origin of its settlement in the American soil, from the first wave in early 1880s to nowadays.

A large percentage of those who have left their motherland were pushed by political and economic circumstances.

The decision to leave their motherland, families, and relatives to abandon their nationality is an act of will which could be analysed by a historical background and to tackle with the Arab pioneers who departed in order to boost their fortune.

The research provides an overview of Arimmigration, settlement, assimilation and adaptation and discusses the reasons that pushed them to move to the United States.