The beating heart of Little Ramallah
Founded in Dearborn in 1992, the American Arab Chamber of Commerce was born here in the heart of the largest, most established Arab American community in the country. This is our home and headquarters.
Paterson's South Side, known as Little Ramallah, is one of the largest and most vibrant Arab communities in the country. Our office connects its businesses to a national network of 1,800+ businesses and to the Arab world.
Paterson
Walk down Main Street in South Paterson and you're in Little Ramallah, the bakeries, grocers, restaurants, and family businesses that make up one of the largest Arab communities on the East Coast. New Jersey has among the highest concentrations of Arab Americans in the country. From this office we turn that density into opportunity: capital, customers, and a national chamber behind every storefront.
Little Ramallah— Paterson is home to one of the largest Palestinian and Arab communities in the United States
~2x— Arab and MENA Americans start businesses at nearly twice the national rate
117,452— Arab Americans in New Jersey, among the highest state shares in the U.S.
Why Paterson?
Retail & food
The grocers, bakeries, and restaurants that define Little Ramallah.
Import/export & wholesale
Businesses trading with the Middle East and beyond.
Professional & family business
The service firms and multigenerational companies anchoring the community.