Mayor O’Reilly talks about representing Arab America

October 21st, 20180 DEARBORN — Over the past few decades, Dearborn has become the United States’ most densely concentrated Arab American city. One defining metaphor is a “melting pot” of immigrants from around the globe, but what does it mean to city officials to represent American Arabia? Mayor Jack O’Reilly has represented the largest Arab...

A side of both worlds: What it means to be an Arab American in Dearborn

September 22nd, 20180 DEARBORN — Arab? Arabic? Immigrant? Native born? Is American Arabia a counterculture of America? The Statue of Liberty stands tall and high in New York, symbolizing freedom and enlightenment and is aimed towards sealing friendship. One defining metaphor known in the United States is a "melting pot" of immigrants around the globe,...