Arab Americans
- ISBN-10
- 1422205142
- ISBN-13
- 9781422205143
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 64
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-01-01
- Publisher
- Mason Crest
- Author
- William Mark Habeeb
Description
A short history of the Arab immigrant experience in America, that also includes biographies on famous Americans of Arab descent.
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