The Arab Americans

by Randa A. Kayyali

Book Overview

Americans of Arab heritage have made major contributions to U.S. society, and this is a timely and unique overview of their immigration patterns, settlement, adaptation, and assimilation for a general audience. The first wave of Arab immigrants, mostly Christian men from Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria, arrived in the United States between 1880 and 1925. This book discusses their history as it looks at the successive waves of immigrants, including...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313332193
• ISBN13: 9780313332197
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 8.9"