Subject terms are specific terms designated by librarians to describe topics. Subject terms are useful when there are multiple ways that you might describe a topic; for example, use the subject term "periodicals" to pull in books about magazines, periodicals, serials, and journals.
Some subject terms that will retrieve materials on Arab Americans include:
Arab Americans -- History -- Sources.
Arab Americans -- Social conditions.
Arab Americans -- Social life and customs.
Arab Americans -- History -- Michigan -- Detroit.
Arab American women -- Biography.
Immigrants -- United States -- History.
Arab countries -- Emigration and immigration.