Arab American National Museum

The Arab American National Museum seeks to highlight the Arab-American immigration experience within the context of the larger American story through a series of dialogues designed for high school and college students. These dialogues will explore the diverse immigrant and ethnic communities in the Metro Detroit area and incorporate their histories and present-day experiences. The program incorporates the museum’s permanent exhibit, Coming to America, which traces the immigration experience of Arab-Americans from the 1800s up through present day, in order to provide historical context. Dialogues will further explore the treatment of various immigrant and ethnic groups over time, changes in immigration laws, and the social climate developments for Arab-Americans and other groups regionally and nationally.