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Similar to the national average, about 64 percent of Arab American adults are in the labor force; with 5 percent unemployed. Seventy three percent of working Arab Americans are employed in managerial, professional, technical, sales or administrative fields. Nearly half as many Americans of Arab decent are employed in service jobs (12%) in relation to Americans overall (27%). Most Arab Americans work in the private sector (88
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"As an educator, Heritage Week has been a long-time dream that Arab- Americans and I have wanted to share with fellow New Yorkers," said Debbie Almontaser, one of the event's principal organizers. "The week will give New Yorkers a chance to learn Arab cultural traditions - food, music, dance - the elements of life that exemplify how we are more alike than we are different as human beings."
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Two Arab American federal workers expose racist harassment and discrimination in the U.S. Department of Justice and Homeland Security. Hikmat Joe Monsour's life changed after the 9.11 terrorist attacks. A correctional officer at the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the U.S. Justice Department based in Lee County, Va., Monsour thought he was living the American dream. An Arab American originally from Lebanon, Monsour occasionally was called upon to translate letters written by Arab inmates and to translate inmate phone calls. He filled what he deems a critical role in the war on terror before and after 9.11. As one of the few Arab American employees in the department, Monsour said he'd felt some discrimination before 9.11, being non-white in a rural area of the country.
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Arab Americans have resided in NY since the 1800's and have contributed to New York and the rest of the country in many ways. Today, over 200,000 Arab- Americans populate New York City. The Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs has established Arab-American Heritage Week as an annual event in order to commemorate the community's presence and contributions over the years.
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Currently, data on Americans of Arab descent is only available on the long form of the U.S. Census through the ancestry question. This allows people classified as “White” to identify themselves with up to two ethnic origins.
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Arab Americans with at least a high school diploma number 85 percent. More than four out of ten Americans of Arab decent have a bachelor’s degree or higher, compared to 24% of Americans at large. Seventeen percent of Arab Americans have a post-graduate degree, which is nearly twice the American average (9%).
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