位于美国密歇根州的迪尔伯恩市(Dearborn, MI)，是中东北非地区以外最大的阿拉伯裔移民聚居地之一。在本期节目中，我们与阿拉伯裔美国人国家博物馆(Arab American National Museum)的研究主任Matthew Stiffler博士一起，讨论了迪尔伯恩市与阿拉伯裔美国人社群的历史与现状。

内容提要：

1:50 History of Dearborn, MI

05:55 Is Arab food equal to Lebanese cuisine? History and demographics of the Arab American community

17:36 Orientalism and Imagination of the Arab American identity

20:34 Divides within the community

23:07 Dearborn as the "showbox" of the greater Middle East: Liberal multiculturalism and expression of ethnic identity via food

26:28 "Arabness" and diaspora identity

29:38 How Arab immigrants have been historically perceived in the U.S.

34:33 9/11, domestic War on Terror, and community-level response

48:04 Politics of the Arab American community and the Palestinian Cause