العرب الأمريكان هم العرب المقيمين في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية، ومنهم 80% حاصلين على الجنسية الأمريكية. ينحدر العرب الامريكان من غالبا البلاد العربية والتي تتكون من 22 دولة بدءا من عمان في أقصى الشرق الجنوبي للعالم العربي حتى موريتانيا في أقصى غرب افريقيا.

السكان

62% من العرب الأمريكان أصلهم من دول الهلال الخصيب (فلسطين، لبنان، سوريا، والاردن. أما العرب من أصل مصري فيكونون 11 % من العرب الأمريكان. العرب من العراق، دول المغرب العربي والدول العربية الأخرىقد يكونون النسبة الباقية من العرب الأمريكان وهي 27%. أكبر التجمعات العربية في أمريكا موجودة في ولايات كاليفورنيا، ميتشيغان، ونيويورك

خلفية دينية

While the majority of the population of the Arab World is composed of people of the Muslim faith, most Arab Americans, in contrast, are Christian.

يكون العرب المسيحيين ما نسبته 77% بينماقد يكون المسلمون 23% من العرب الأمريكان. يصنف العرب الأمريكان على انهم عرق أبيض من الحكومة ودائرة الاحصاء الأمريكية.

تبعا للمعهد العربي الأمريكي، تنقسم الانتماءات الدينية للعرب الأمريكان كالتالي:

• 63% مسيحيون
  • 35% كاثوليك (رومان كاثوليك، كاثوليك شرقيون، موارنة)
  • 18% أرثوكس (أرثوذكسية شرقية)
  • 10% پرتوستانت
• 24% مسلمون
• 13% آخرون; يهود، بلا ديانة

الوضع العرقي

السياسة

المهرجانات/ملكات الجمال

ملكة جمال الولايات المتحدة العربية

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  ملكة جمال الولايات المتحدة العربية

مدينة نيويورك

سياتل

فيونكس

• Arab American Festival - Arizona

مشاهير الأمريكان من أصل عربي

الترفيه:

• DJ Khaled, (Palestinian) rapper, music producer.
• Frank Zappa, (Musician).
• [[Nazareth][2]] (Palestinian) stand-up comedian Appeard on NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, Comedy Central, ABC Family, and FOX.
• Paul Anka, (Syrian/Lebanese) singer/songwriter.
• Vince Vaughn, Actor
• Ronnie Khalil (Egyptian parents) stand-up comedian, taped comedy specials for Showtime Arabia, sketches on Conan O'Brien.
• Salma Hayek, (Lebanese father), Hollywood actress.
• Shakira Mebarak, (Lebanese Father) Singer-Songwriter
• Valerie Domínguez Tarud, (Lebanese descent) Previous Miss Columbia
• Shannon Elizabeth, (Syrian father), Hollywood actress (American Pie).
• Sammy Hagar, (Lebanese), rock musician. Former lead singer of Van Halen.
• Tony Shalhoub, (Lebanese) an executive producer and actor of Monk.
• Fredwreck, (Palestinian), hip hop producer.
• هدى قطب، مذيعة أخبار تلفزيونية (مصرية) في برنامج ديتلاين إذا بي سي وتوداي شو.
• Jamie Farr, (Lebanese) Hollywood actor especially famous for his role as Klinger (also Lebanese) in the TV series "M*A*S*H".
• George Nader, (Lebanese) 1950's Hollywood Actor.
• Danny Thomas, (Lebanese) actor and his daughter Marlo Thomas, actress.
• Casey Kasem, (Lebanese) radio personality and voice actor.
• Anissa Jones, {Lebanese maternal grandparents actress Family Affair
• Vic Tayback, (Syrian), Actor
• Michael Ansara (Syrian), Actor
• Suzy Kassem, (Egyptian) filmmaker, writer, and poet.
• Fawaz Gerges, ABC analyst, regular guest on Oprah's Anti-war series.
• Chris Kattan, (Iraqi Jewish father), comedian and actor, best known for his work on Saturday Night Live.
• Kathy Najimy (Lebanese) actress in many American films that include Sister Act.
• Heather Raffo, (Iraqi father) playwright and actress.
• Wafah Dufour, (Saudi Arabian Father) supermodel and singer
• Lorraine Ali, (Iraqi) reporter, editor, culture writer, and music critic for Newsweek.
• Wentworth Miller, (Part Syrian/Lebanese) actor.
• Sanaa Hamri, (Moroccan) music video and movie director; her films include the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2.
• George Noory (Lebanese) radio host, host of Coast To Coast AM with George Noory.
• Remy Munasifi (Iraqi/Lebanese) Youtube sensation.
• Hala Gorani (Syrian) CNN International news correspondent.
• Yousef Abu-Taleb (Jordanian) Actor Lonelygirl15, Film Producer

الرياضة:

• Justin Abdelkader, an American ice hockey forward playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
• Joe Robbie, sports team owner of the NFL Miami Dolphins.
• John Jaha, sports athlete, of the MLB Milwaukee Brewers.
• Doug Flutie, (Lebanese father) NFL Player of the Buffalo Bills and San Diego Chargers.
• Khalid Khannouchi, (Moroccan) Marathon world record holder.
• Nader Abdallah, (Palestinian) NFL Player of the Baltimore Ravens.
• Omar Sheika, (Palestinian) Professional Boxer, أربعة time world title challenger.
• Ahmed Kaddour, (Lebanese) Professional Boxer, from NBC show The Contender.

كتاب ومفكرون :

• إدوارد سعيد, (فلسطيني) مفكر وناشط فلسطيني.
• هلن توماس, (لبناني) reporter, columnist and White House correspondent.
• Ismail al-Faruqi, (Palestinian) philosopher and authority on Islam and comparative religion.
• Susie Gharib, co-anchor of the Nightly Business Report, 100 most influential business journalists.
• Hala Gorani, (Syrian) Journalist and anchor of CNN's International Desk.

شخصيات عام/سياسيون:

• Victoria Reggie Kennedy, (Lebanese) Attorney and widow of late Senator Ted Kennedy.
• Selwa Roosevelt, (Lebanese) former Chief of Protocol of the United States and wife of the late Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt, Jr., grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt.
• Mitch Daniels, (Syrian) Governor of Indiana.
• John E. Sununu, (Lebanese/Palestinian) Senator from New Hampshire.
• Spencer Abraham, (Lebanese) Senator from Michigan and Secretary of Energy under Bush.
• Ralph Nader, (Lebanese) consumer advocate, politician, first Arab American to run for President of the United States.
• John H. Sununu, (Lebanese/Palestinian) Governor of New Hampshire and White House Chief of Staff under George H. W. Bush.
• George J. Mitchell, (Lebanese) United States of America special envoy to the Middle East under the Obama administration, .U.S. Senator from Maine, Senate Majority Leader.
• John Abizaid, (Lebanese), retired General.
• George Joulwan, (Lebanese), retired General, former NATO commander-in-chief.
• Zainab Salbi, (Iraqi), co-founder and president of Women for Women International.
• Rosemary Barkett, (Syrian), first woman Supreme Court Justice and Chief Justice for the state of Florida.
• James Zogby, (Lebanese) founder and president of the Arab American Institute.

رجال أعمال:

• Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc. (Syrian father Abdulfattah Jandali).
• Kaysar Ridha, (Iraqi) businessman and contestant on reality series Big Brother.
• John Zogby, (Lebanese) founder and current President/CEO of Zogby International.
• Najeeb Halaby, (Syrian) father of Queen Noor of Jordan Lisa Elhalabi, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. CEO, and chairman of Pan Am.
• Manuel Moroun, Owner of CenTra, Inc., the holding company which controls the Ambassador Bridge and Michigan Central Depot.
• Jacques Nasser, (Lebanese) Former president and CEO of Ford Motor Company.
• John J. Mack, (Lebanese) Chairman of the Board and CEO of Morgan Stanley.

فهماء:

• Charles Elachi, (Lebanese) director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
• Elias Zerhouni (Algerian) current director of the National Institutes of Health.
• أحمد زويل (مصري) فائز بجائزة نوبل في الكيمياء عام 1999.
• فاروق الباز عالم مصري أمريكي يعمل في وكالة ناسا للمساعدة في تخطيطات الاستكشافات الفهمية على سطح القمر.

انظر أيضا

• American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
• المعهد العربي الأمريكي
• اللوبي العربي في الولايات المتحدة
• شتات عربي
• الشتات السياسي في الولايات المتحدة
• Hyphenated American
• الشتات العراقي
• لاجئون عراقيون
• مسلمون غربيون

المصادر

وصلات خارجية

• مسقط المعهد العربي الأمريكي
• الهجريبة الديموغرافية للعرب الأمريكان (انجليزي)
• Us4Arabs.com - Arab American Community Website
• Arab American List - Classified Ads and Jobs
• 2000 U.S. Census Report on the Arab-American population
• Learn more at the Arab American Museum located in Dearborn, Michigan.
• 100 Questions and Answers about Arab Americans
• A full definition of Arab Americans
• Arab American Demographics
• A collection of readings and A/V materials on Arab Americans
• Comprehensive demographics of Arab Americans
• ArabAmerican.Net
• "What's Happening TV Show" Arab Americans in the News
• "Arabic social network and music video web site"
• Arab American Outreach

خط

• The Arab Americans (The New Americans) High-school level look at Arab Americans

وصلات مهرجانات

• Arab American Festival
• New York Arab American Comedy Festival
• Seattle ArabFest
• Concert of Colors: Metro Detroit's Diversity Festival (ACCESS/AANM)
• Dearborn Arab International Festival

منظمات العرب الأمريكان

• Arab Center of Washington
• Arab American Association
• List of Arab American Organizations
• American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
• Arab American Institute
• / Aramica Newspaper: The Leading Arab American Newspaper on the East Coast
• Arab Artists Resources & Training
• Arab American National Museum
• Association of Patriotic Arab Americans in Military
• The Arab American Council Of Trade