Arab Americans in Swinging Michigan

Late Night Live - Separate stories podcast

What role is the Arab American vote playing in the US Presidential election so far, particularly in the swing state of Michigan? There’s been strong discontent over the US funding Israel’s war on Gaza. Now Vice President and Presidential candidate Kamala Harris is beginning to court the Arab American voters in Michigan. How much influence will they have over US foreign policy? And what’s the history behind the city of Dearborn’s predominantly Arab American population?

Guest:

• Sally Howell - Professor of History and Arab American Studies at the University of Michigan-Dearborn