TY - JOUR
T1 - The ancestry question and ethnic heterogeneity
T2 - The case of Arab Americans
AU - Dallo, Florence J.
AU - Ajrouch, Kristine J.
AU - Al-Snih, Soham
PY - 2008/6
Y1 - 2008/6
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2008.00133.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2008.00133.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:44349091536
SN - 0197-9183
VL - 42
SP - 505
EP - 517
JO - International Migration Review
JF - International Migration Review
IS - 2
ER -