Arab Americans (Arabic: عَرَبٌ أَمْرِيكِا, romanized: ʻArab Amrīkā or Arabic: العرب الأمريكيون, romanized: al-ʻArab al-Amrīkīyūn) are Americans who trace ancestry to any of the various waves of immigrants from the Arabic-speaking countries.

From raising funds for humanitarian aid during WWI and protesting U.S.-led wars in Arab countries, to supporting environmental issues, women’s rights and racial equity, Arab Americans have fought for progress for more than a century.

Jan 14, 2020 · Discover the contributions of Arab Americans in music, film, television, politics and other fields, and learn more about the Arab population in the United States.

Arab Americans are a diverse community of immigrants and the descendants of immigrants 3.7 million strong, who have come from throughout the Arab world. We are Syrians, Lebanese, Egyptians, Palestinians, Iraqis, Jordanians, and Yemenis—from North Africa to Southwest Asia.

May 8, 2018 · ARAB AMERICANS come from many different nations in the Middle East and North Africa. Unified, to some extent, by common cultural traditions, language, and religion, the Arab American community in the United States includes peoples from Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, and Yemen.

On April 19, 2021, President Biden became the first sitting president to recognize National Arab American Heritage Month, which has been celebrated by states and cultural leaders since the 1990s. Let’s dive deeper into the many aspects of why we celebrate this important group.

The Arab American National Museum (AANM) is the first and only museum in the United States devoted to documenting and sharing Arab American contributions that shaped the economic, political and cultural landscapes of American life.

Mar 31, 2022 · From NJ PBS: The Arab Americans is the untold story of almost 200 years of contributions, trials and tribulations of those who immigrated to the United States from the Middle East, North Africa...

Americans of Arab heritage have advanced the nation’s achievements in diplomacy, science, technology, as well as in art and culture. In 1962, Dr. Alixa Naff set out to tell the story of Arab American immigrants from Syria and Lebanon.

Mar 22, 2022 · More than 3.5 million Americans have Arab roots, according to the 2020 U.S. Census, with ancestries traced to 22 countries across the Middle East and North Africa.