Palestinian American

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A Palestinian American is a person of Palestinian heritage who is a citizen or resident of the United States, often maintaining cultural, familial, and historical ties to Palestine while living in an American context.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Arab American subgroup
diaspora community
ethnic group
hasCitizenshipOrResidenceIn United States
hasCulturalPractice Palestinian cuisine
Palestinian folk dance dabke
celebration of Palestinian holidays
hasCulturalTieTo Palestinian culture
hasFamilialTieTo Palestine
hasHeritageFrom Palestine
hasHistoricalTieTo Palestine
hasMigrationHistoryFrom Gaza Strip
West Bank
historic Palestine
hasMigrationWave early 20th century
late 19th century
late 20th century
post-1948 period
post-1967 period
hasNotableProfessionDistributionIn academia
arts
business
engineering
law
medicine
hasOrganizationType community centers
cultural organizations
political advocacy groups
student associations
hasSignificantCommunityIn California
Illinois
Michigan
New Jersey
New York
Texas
identityOftenCombines American civic identity
Palestinian national identity
languageOftenSpoken Arabic
English
oftenEngagesIn cultural preservation
political advocacy
remittances to relatives abroad
transnational family networks
partOf Arab American community
religionIncludes Christianity
Druze faith
Islam
subclassOf Christian American community
Middle Eastern American
Muslim American community
Palestinian diaspora

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