The state of Michigan contains one of the largest and most diverse Arab American populations in the United States. As the third largest ethnic population in the state, Arab Americans are an economically important and politically influential group that contains a great amount of diversity in national origins, religions, education levels, socioeconomic levels, and degrees of acculturation. In spite of their considerable presence, Arab Americans have always been a misunderstood ethnic population in Michigan, even before terrorist attacks of 9/11. In Arab Americans in Michigan , Hassoun outlines the origins, culture, religions, and values of a people whose influence has often exceeded their visibility in the state.