Arab Americans in Metro Detroit: A Pictorial History

ISBN-13: 9781531613006 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 130 str.

Anan Ameri; Y. Lockwood; Yvonne Lockwood

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Arab Americans have been an integral part of Detroits history since the 1880s. Early Arab immigrants worked as peddlers, grocers, and unskilled laborers, first settling downtown and later on the east side of Detroit. Their numbers increased after the First World War. They were attracted to the area by the booming automobile industry, and Fords $5 for an 8-hour work day. This visual journey explores the history of four generations of Arab Americans in metro Detroit. It takes us to the days that preceded the automobile to modern 21st-century Arab America. Through more than 180 images, this book portrays the challenges and triumphs of Arabs as they preserve their families, and build churches, mosques, restaurants, businesses, and institutions, thus contributing to Detroits efforts in regaining its position as a world class city.