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In 2004 Metro Detroit had one of the largest settlements of Middle Eastern people, including Arabs and Assyrians/Chaldeans, in the United States.〔"(Arab, Chaldean, and Middle Eastern Children and Families in the Tri-County Area )." ((Archive )) ''From a Child's Perspective: Detroit Metropolitan Census 2000 Fact Sheets Series''. Wayne State University. Volume 4, Issue 2, February 2004. p. 1/32. Retrieved on November 8, 2013.〕 As of 2007 about 300,000 people in Southeastern Michigan traced their descent from the Middle East. Dearborn's sizeable Arab community consists largely of Lebanese and many Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac who immigrated for jobs in the auto industry in the 1920s, and of more recent Yemenis and Iraqis. In 2010 four Metro Detroit counties had at least 200,000 people of Middle Eastern origin. Bobby Ghosh of ''TIME'' said that some estimates gave much larger numbers.〔Ghosh, Bobby. "(Arab-Americans: Detroit's Unlikely Saviors )." ''TIME''. Saturday November 13, 2010. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.〕 From 1990 to 2000 the percentage of people speaking Arabic in the home increased by 90% in the Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties region, with a 106% increase in Wayne County, a 99.5% increase in Macomb County, and a 41% increase in Oakland County.〔"(Arab, Chaldean, and Middle Eastern Children and Families in the Tri-County Area )." ((Archive )) ''From a Child's Perspective: Detroit Metropolitan Census 2000 Fact Sheets Series''. Wayne State University. Volume 4, Issue 2, February 2004. p. 2/32. Retrieved on November 8, 2013.〕 From 1990 to 2000 Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties had an increase of 16,632 people who were born in Iraq. The publication "Arab, Chaldean, and Middle Eastern Children and Families in the Tri-County Area" of the ''From a Child's Perspective: Detroit Metropolitan Census 2000 Fact Sheets Series'' states that "Arab and Chaldean representation cannot be determined" in that figure.〔 During the same period there was an increase of 7,229 people born in Lebanon.〔 The Iraqi community in Metro Detroit supported the 2003 invasion of Iraq.〔"(Metro Iraqis hail 'dream come true' )." ''The Detroit News''. December 15, 2003. Retrieved on November 9, 2013. ID: det17886465. "Metro Detroit's Iraqi community has strongly supported the war,()"〕 ==Arab Americans and Arabs== By 2007 Metro Detroit, if defined as Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, and Washtenaw counties had the United States's largest Arab American population, larger than that of Greater Los Angeles if that region was defined as Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura counties. As of that year Arab Americans are one of the largest immigrant groups into Southeastern Michigan.〔"(Arab American Economic Contribution Study: Gauging the economic contributions that persons of Arab ancestry have on Southeast Michigan’s Economy )." ((Archive )) Wayne State University Center for Urban Studies. Submitted to the League for Economic Empowerment on March 1, 2007. p. 4. Retrieved on November 11, 2013.〕 As of 2000 the majority of Metro Detroit's Arabs are Lebanese, Palestinian, Yemeni, and Iraqi.〔Shryock and Abraham, "On Margins and Mainstreams," p. (18 ).〕 According to Jen’nan Ghazal Read of the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2000, in the Wayne-Oakland-Macomb-Washtenaw region there were 96,363 persons of Arab ancestry.〔"(Arab American Economic Contribution Study: Gauging the economic contributions that persons of Arab ancestry have on Southeast Michigan’s Economy )." ((Archive )) Wayne State University Center for Urban Studies. Submitted to the League for Economic Empowerment on March 1, 2007. p. 7. Retrieved on November 11, 2013.〕 As of 2000 there were 92,122 people of Arab ancestry in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties, making up 79.2% of Michigan's people of Arab ancestry.〔 According to Read, within the Wayne-Oakland-Macomb-Washtenaw region there were 131,650 persons of Arab ancestry in 2004.〔 The largest number of Arab Americans in the Metro Detroit area live in Wayne County. As of 2004 religions among Arab Americans in Detroit include Christian and Muslim faiths, with Christian varieties including Maronite, Melkite, Greek Orthodox, and Syrian Orthodox beliefs. The Sunni and Shia beliefs are present in Metro Detroit. Jordanians and Palestinians in Metro Detroit include believers of Sunni, Catholic, Protestant, and Greek Orthodox beliefs. Yemeni people include believers of the Shafi'i Sunni Muslim school of thought and the Zaidiyyah Shia Muslim school of thought. As of 2004 most recent Arab immigrants to Metro Detroit are Muslim.〔 A 2007 Wayne University study said that the Metro Detroit Arab American community produced $7.7 billion annually in earnings and salaries.〔 Annually these businesses produced $500 million in taxes to the state.〔"(Metro Muslims, Arabs overcome 9/11 tensions by forging ties )." ((Archive )) Wayne State University. September 8, 2011. Retrieved on November 11, 2013.〕 As of 2006 Hamtramck has a large concentration of Yemeni people.〔Almasmari, Hakim. "(Hamtramck, Michigan: A Yemeni oasis )." ((Archive )) ''Yemen Observer''. November 21, 2006. Retrieved on September 9, 2013.〕 As of 2004 Arabs stated that they wish to come to Detroit to unify their families, escape from conflicts in the Middle East, and improve their economic standing.〔 As of 2000, victims of population displacement, economic hardship, and political oppression included Palestinians, Yemenis, and Iraqi Catholics, and refugees from war included Shia from Iraq and Lebanon.〔Shryock and Abraham, "On Margins and Mainstreams," p. (19 ).〕 Andrew Shryock and Nabeel Abraham, authors of "On Margins and Mainstreams", wrote that "When asked to explain why so many Arabs have migrated to Detroit, most people in the community will mention the automobile industry. As a kind of historical shorthand, this answer is certainly the best."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「History of the Middle Eastern people in Metro Detroit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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