This book is a collection of articles and research materials on Arab-Americans. Part one of the book provides an historical overview of Arab-Americans, their reasons for emigration from Greater Syria, and profiles of the two major religious groups, Muslims and Christians, in the United States Arab population. Authors of this section include Alixa Naff, Najib E. Saliba, Philip M. Kayal, and Yvonne Haddad. Part two consists of several case studies of Arab communities in the Detroit (MI) metropolitan area. These articles are: "Detroit's Arab-American Community: A Survey of Diversity and Commonality," by Sameer Y. Abraham; "The Yemeni Immigrant Community of Detroit: Background, Emigration, and Community Life," by Nabeel Abraham; "Detroit's Iraqi-Chaldeans: A Conflicting Conception of Identity," by Mary C. Sengstock; "The Lebanese Maronites: Patterns of Continuity and Change," by May Ahdab-Yehia; and "The Southend: An Arab Muslim Working-Class Community," by Sameer Y. Abraham, Nabeel Abraham, and Barbara Aswad. In part three, Mohammed Sawaie provides a select bibliography on Arab-American immigration and settlement. A list of national Arab-American organizations, publications, and elected officials is appended to the book. (AOS)