Exam 9: Middle Eastern and North African Americans

In seeking to explain the experiences of Middle Eastern and North African immigrants to the United States, Diadra, an immigrant from Syria, talks about how she gets along with everyone at work, but socially, she is not well integrated beyond her own compatriots. __________ stress that this increases opportunities for ethnic stereotypes and division to emerge.

Why did most Egyptians leave Egypt?

Failure to grasp the humanity of the Arab people increases the __________ between non-Arabs and Arabs.

In terms of median income, Arab men earn an average of __________ more than the national median for all males.

The experiences of Iraqi immigrants in Detroit illustrates __________.

Iranian immigration, which peaked in the 1980s, __________.

__________ means one group experiencing upward mobility gradually moves out of its old neighborhood.

Syrian and Lebanese people speak Arabic.

The occupation of __________ helped speed up Syrian acculturation.

Of all the Arab American groups, __________ have the highest level of educational attainment.

Greater acculturation appears to be associated positively with satisfaction with life in the U.S. for Arabs but negatively associated with family satisfaction.

Discuss how Arab Americans deal with stereotypes and group blame.

__________was/were often a push factor for nonwestern immigrants.

According to __________, North African and Middle Eastern immigrants have benefitted from immigration laws that ensure sufficient earning power in occupational preference or priority for those with a social support system already in place such as an extended family.

What percentage of Arab Americans have a post graduate degree?

Most Egyptian Americans __________.

Most Palestinian Americans are Hindus.

Their __________ helps Palestinians living in the United States maintain their ethnic identity.

__________ assimilation is much more likely for Arab Americans to the extent that they have lived in the U.S. for a long time, were younger at the age of immigration, and are Christian.

__________ occurs when there is large-scale entrance of minority group members into primary-group relationships with the host society in its social organizations and institutions. It is rarely seen among first-generation immigrant groups.