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islander · « **on:** September 18, 2013, 12:01:37 AM »

Tech visionary Steve Jobs was raised by an American couple in California, but his biological father was Abdulfattah "John" Jandali. Although Jobs initially sought out Jandali in his youth, he later decided against meeting the man.

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islander · « **Reply #1 on:** September 18, 2013, 12:03:16 AM »

Singer, dancer, choreographer and former American Idol judge Paula Abdul has a father of Syrian-Jewish descent hailing from Aleppo, Syria. He later emigrated to Brazil and then the United States.

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islander · « **Reply #2 on:** September 18, 2013, 12:04:21 AM »

Actress and American Pie star Shannon Elizabeth has a father of Syrian-Lebanese descent. She even appeared in a public service announcement with other celebrities to prevent hate crimes against Arabs, according to an ABC News story.

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islander · « **Reply #3 on:** September 18, 2013, 12:05:52 AM »

Actress Teri Hatcher, famous for her work most recently in Desperate Housewives and earlier in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, has a mother who is half-Syrian.

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islander · « **Reply #4 on:** September 18, 2013, 12:06:59 AM »

Mitch Daniels, current president of Purdue University, has served as the governor of the state of Indiana and the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for two years under the Bush administration. Daniels is a second-generation Syrian-American.

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islander · « **Reply #5 on:** September 18, 2013, 12:07:59 AM »

Singer and songwriter Paul Anka was born in Canada and found fame in the United States in the 1950s. His family is of Syrian-Lebanese descent.

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islander · « **Reply #6 on:** September 18, 2013, 12:09:40 AM »

Like many Americans, Prison Break actor Wentworth Miller is of multi-ethnic heritage. One of those ethnicities is Syrian.

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