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The Ancestry Question and Ethnic Heterogeneity: The Case of Arab Americans
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The International Migration Review
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July 1, 2008
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Copyright informationCopyright Center for Migration Studies Summer 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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This article uses US Census data to investigate change over time in Arab American profiles. In 2000, a higher proportion of children (0 to 13 years of age), women, and those who lived in the Northeast identified with an Arab/non-Arab ancestry compared to an Arab-only ancestry. In 1980 and 2000, a higher proportion (~90%) of those who identified with an Arab/non-Arab ancestry was US born compared to only one-half of those who identified with an Arab-only ancestry. Those who identified with an Arab-only ancestry were more likely to not be US citizens than those who identified with an Arab/non-Arab ancestry. These findings suggest Arab Americans are a heterogeneous group.
Although the 2000 US ...
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