LibGuides: Arab American Heritage Month: Welcome!

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Arab Americans and the Census

MENA Category FAQs
Information on a new Census category for people of Middle Eastern and African ancestry.

The Lack of Arab American Categorization in the U.S. Census and its Legal Implications for Protection Against Discrimination
Columbia Undergraduate Law Review article
Arab Americans in California

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Celebrate Arab American Heritage Month

Source: National Arab American Heritage Month

Chilean-Palestinian Pop Musician, Elyanna, performs her entire set in Arabic at the Coachella Music Festival April 2023

Books, Videos, Websites to Explore

Arab and Arab American Feminisms by Evelyn Alsultany (Editor); Nadine Naber (Editor); Rabab Abdulhadi (Editor)
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Arab and Arab American Feminisms by Evelyn Alsultany (Editor); Nadine Naber (Editor); Rabab Abdulhadi (Editor)
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Arab Detroit 9/11 life in the terror decade
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Arab Routes by Sarah Gualtieri
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Contemporary Arab-American Literature by Carol Fadda-Conrey
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Dinarzad's Children by Pauline Kaldas (Editor); Khaled Mattawa (Editor)
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Encyclopedia of Arab American Artists by Fayeq S. Oweis
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Modern Arab American Fiction by Steven Salaita
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My Name on His Tongue by Laila Halaby
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Talking Through the Door by Susan Atefat-Peckham (Editor)
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The Tiny Journalist by Naomi Shihab Nye
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Transnational Muslims In American Society by Aminah B. Mccloud
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American Arab
Watch for free on TUBI
The Arab American Experience
Comcast Newsmakers
Arab Women in the Arts
The Cloak of Invisibility: MENA Representation in the US
From TEDxSantaClaraUniversity
Don't Erase Me: The Modern Arab American
From TEDxOhioStateUniversity
Four Films to Watch for Arab American Heritage Month
The JVC video anthology of world music and dance. Volume 17, Middle East & Africa II
From Academic Video Online
Lady Kul El Arab
Watch free on TUBI
Presidential Proclamation of Arab American Heritage Month
The Spirit of Dance. Armenian/Middle Eastern Dance
From Academic Video Online
Why We Need Arab American Heritage Month | NowThis

Arab America
"Arab America is a national media organization founded with the purpose of promoting an accurate image of the Arab American community and the Arab world." From their website
Arab American Institute
"The Arab American Institute Foundation focuses primarily on three buckets of work. Strengthening our democracy, protecting civil rights and civil liberties for all, and standing for international peace and human rights. We believe for our country to live up to its democractic ideals, all citizens must be able to fully participate in public life free from bigotry and discrimination, and that international policy must be based on human rights for all." From the website
The Arab American National Museum
"The Arab American National Museum (AANM) is the first and only museum of its kind in the United States devoted to recording the Arab American experience. It serves as a touchstone that connects communities to Arab American culture and experiences. Since opening in 2005, AANM’s goal has been to document, preserve and present the history, culture and contributions of Arab Americans. " From the website
Arabs in California
Includes information on how Arabs identify themselves, which counties have the largest Arab-American populations, and why Census undercounting is an issue.
The National Arab American Bar Association (NAABA)
"The National Arab American Bar Association (NAABA) seeks to foster connections among the nation’s Arab American lawyers from communities across the country. In so doing, NAABA pursues three main goals: to support the professional growth and advancement of Arab American lawyers, to cultivate an understanding of the legal challenges facing Arab Americans, and ultimately to serve Arab American communities nationwide." From the website.
The Story of Arab Americans’ Beginning in America – And the Quest for Fair Representation
This 2021 post on the U.S. Department of State's official blog, written by division head, Rita Stephan, explores the ongoing challenges for Arab Americans in being accurately represented in official U.S. census efforts.
Why Arabs and Arab Americans feel being counted as White in the US doesn’t reflect their reality
White House Proclamation on Arab American Heritage Month, 2023
Yalla Count Me In
"Ensure the MENA Checkbox is on the 2030 Census!" Learn more about the Middle Eastern or North African ethnic category for the next Census and why it matters.