Arab Americans have long been a part of life in the United States .
阿拉伯裔美国人长期以来一直是美国生活的一部分。
A small museum in Dearborn , Michigan is trying to tell their stories .
密歇根州迪尔伯恩的一家小型博物馆正试图讲述他们的故事。
Called the Arab American National Museum , it has an exhibit about Joseph Haggar .
这家博物馆名为阿拉伯裔美国人国家博物馆，馆内有一个关于约瑟夫·哈格的展览。
He was a Lebanese immigrant who founded Haggar's clothing company in 1926 .
他是一位黎巴嫩移民，于1926年创立了哈格服装公司。
Diana Abouali is the museum's director .
戴安娜·阿布阿里是该博物馆的馆长。
Abouali said , “He settled in Texas , and he started this pant company that was extremely successful in the 20th century .”
阿布阿里说：“他在得克萨斯州定居，创办了这家在20世纪非常成功的裤装公司。”
She added , “He also revolutionized the way that pants and clothing were mass produced .”
她补充说：“他还彻底改变了裤子和服装的大规模生产方式。”
Haggar came up with the word “slacks ” to describe pants that people would wear while relaxing .
哈格创造了“slacks”（休闲裤）一词，用来指人们放松时穿的裤子。
His slacks were worn by many American men including the 36th U.S . president , Lyndon Johnson .
他的休闲裤受到许多美国男性的喜爱，其中包括美国第36任总统林登·约翰逊。
Stories like Haggar's are important to the museum's mission to show how Arab Americans have been part of American life since the late 19th century .
像哈格这样的故事，对于博物馆展示阿拉伯裔美国人自19世纪末以来一直是美国生活一部分的使命非常重要。
“We communicate the American narrative in the voices of Arab Americans .
“我们用阿拉伯裔美国人的声音讲述美国的故事。
They express their experiences in their own words ,” Abouali said .
他们用自己的话讲述自己的经历。”阿布阿里说。
“This provides people with a more authentic and real representation of what it means to be Arab American .”
“这让人们能更真实地了解身为阿拉伯裔美国人意味着什么。”
The museum attempts to share the Arab American experience , including the path to America , home and work life , and service in the U.S . Armed Forces .
博物馆试图分享阿拉伯裔美国人的经历，包括来到美国的历程、家庭和工作生活，以及在美国军队中服役的经历。
The offerings include an exhibit about the hundreds of Syrian and Lebanese immigrants in North Dakota between 1890 and World War I .
展览内容包括1890年至第一次世界大战期间数百名在北达科他州的叙利亚和黎巴嫩移民。
Thousands of their descendants still live in the north central state today .
如今，他们的数千名后代仍生活在这个中北部州。
Another exhibit includes lists of Arab American passengers on the Titanic , which sank in 1912 .
另一个展览列出了1912年沉没的泰坦尼克号上的阿拉伯裔美国乘客名单。
The museum also tries to change religious misunderstandings .
博物馆还试图改变人们在宗教方面的误解。
“Half of the Arab American community is Christian ,” Abouali said .
“阿拉伯裔美国人群体中有一半是基督徒。”阿布阿里说。
“And in fact , the earlier immigrants , who came in the late 19th century , early 20th century , were predominantly Christian .”
“事实上，19世纪末、20世纪初来到这里的早期移民主要是基督徒。”
A “wall of fame ” shows other well-known Arab Americans .
一面“名人墙”展示了其他知名的阿拉伯裔美国人。
They include reporter Helen Thomas , known as the first woman to end a White House press conference by saying , “Thank you , Mr . President .”
其中包括记者海伦·托马斯，她以第一位用“谢谢您，总统先生”结束白宫记者会的女性而闻名。
Stories of Arab immigrants are often misunderstood among Americans .
阿拉伯移民的故事常常被美国人误解。
Another harmful idea , she said , is “the oppressed Arab woman .”
她说，另一个有害的观念是“受压迫的阿拉伯女性”。
The museum tries to correct these false narratives about Arab Americans .
博物馆试图纠正这些关于阿拉伯裔美国人的错误叙事。
But Abouali said the museum also tries to present Arab Americans as “ourselves .”
但阿布阿里说，博物馆也努力把阿拉伯裔美国人呈现为“我们自己”。