“Beautifully written, the book is a much-needed entry in an all but empty field…It traces the centrury-long arc of Arab American immigration, illuminating assimilation and ethnic politics with a loving yet candid eye as the narrative shifts between observations historical, personal and statistical.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“A detailed and highly readable account…providing an intimate description of today’s Arab Americans and their historical experiences. This eminently clear and well-written book is essential for anyone interested in going beyond the media stereotypes of Arab Americans. Highly recommended…” — Library Journal

“A beautifully written and lively narrative about the growth of the Arab American community in over a century of immigration and assimilation… Contributes phenominally to American immigration studies… I strongly recommend it.” — Issa J. Boullata, Ph.D., Digest of Middle East Studies

“Orfalea’s work is a history of the Arab-American community combined with elements of autobiography. His is not a dispassionate history. Orfalea expresses his sense of deep agony over the events of 2001 and all that it has meant for the Arab Americans in the United States. His history, motivated by the terror attacks and their aftermath, is based on 25 years of research and 140 interviews with Arab Americans. It is in part an attempt to record the ‘disgust with terror’ and a means to correct perceived injustice expressed by most Arab Americans as they attempt ‘navigate as Americans’ in an intensely uneasy environment.” — Multicultural Review