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Faces of Palestinian Americans

Symbolizing the enduring quest for identity and advocacy within the complex dynamics of diaspora and multicultural integration, bridging their rich heritage with American principles of freedom and justice.

  • 78 profiles
  • Born 1922–1999
  • 6 from Jerusalem
The Arab American National Museum, DearbornThe Arab American National Museum, Dearborn
Palestinian American poet Suheir Hammad at PalFest 2010Palestinian American poet Suheir Hammad at PalFest 2010
A gallery at the Arab American National MuseumA gallery at the Arab American National Museum
Photos: Rmhermen (CC BY-SA 3.0), PalFest (CC BY 2.0), 42-BRT (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons

About Palestinian Americans

Two homelands, one story.

Palestinians began arriving in the Americas in the late nineteenth century, many from Ramallah and Bethlehem, and the community grew with every war that followed. Today there are large Palestinian American communities in Chicago, Detroit, New York, New Jersey and California.

Edward Said became one of America’s most influential thinkers, Omar Yaghi won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and in 2019 Rashida Tlaib became the first Palestinian American woman in Congress. Others, from Bella Hadid to Rashid Khalidi, have used their platforms to speak for Palestine.

The people in this path were born in the United States or made their lives there, and kept Palestine at the heart of who they are.

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Every face in Palestinian Americans, from the earliest pioneers to the voices of today.

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