Exam 12: Arab Americans

One of the greatest challenges facing the majority of Arab Americans today is that they:

In the Detroit area, one McDonald's serves halal chicken nuggets, Walgreens features Arabic-language signs in its aisles, and Ikea's women employees are given a company branded head scarf to wear if desired.These practices illustrate:

Most third wave Arab immigrants:

According to the text, what is perhaps the major philosophical question for Arab immigrants and especially for their children born and raised in the United States?

During Ramadan, the Islamic holy month, Muslims refrain from eating or drinking during daylight hours, breaking their fast each night.At one predominantly Muslim high school in Michigan, the football coach moved practices to late night for this month so players could observe their fast and eat before training.What does this scenario best illustrate?

What role does the mosque play in modern American society?

Nearly one-third of Americans believe that Muslims should be barred from __________, and almost half believe that Islam __________.

For U.S.Census purposes, Arabs are considered __________, and nearly two-thirds of Arab Americans self-identify as __________.

The largest Arab American groups - made up mostly of the descendants of the first wave - are __________.

What two factors are most responsible for the third wave of Arab American immigrants?

What event in 1979 propelled the growing definition of Muslims as the enemy?

In 2010, Oklahoma voters, by a huge majority, approved a ballot that:

Which of the following is most likely to be a second wave Arab immigrant?

What is one result of the PATRIOT Act?

The building of mosques in the United States has:

Fifty-nine percent of Americans are in favor of:

Most Muslims who immigrate to the U.S.today:

Sikhs, an ethnic group from Northern India, have suffered victimization in the United States as a result of "looking" like Muslims.In reporting these cases, the media focuses most on the "mistaken identity" factor.This pattern illustrates that Islamophobic views may be different than other forms of racial discrimination in the U.S.in that they:

How do Arab Americans compare to Hispanics and African Americans in their level of structural assimilation?

Daniel is a Lebanese Christian who immigrated to the United States to earn a better living.He plans to go back to his family in Lebanon once he has some savings.In the meantime, he works as a traveling salesman of household goods, going door-to-door in small towns.Daniel is most likely to be in the ___________ of Arab immigrants.