Arab-American Faces and Voices: The Origins of an Immigrant CommunityUniversity of Texas Press, 2010 M01 1 - 304 páginas As Arab Americans seek to claim their communal identity and rightful place in American society at a time of heightened tension between the United States and the Middle East, an understanding look back at more than one hundred years of the Arab-American community is especially timely. In this book, Elizabeth Boosahda, a third-generation Arab American, draws on over two hundred personal interviews, as well as photographs and historical documents that are contemporaneous with the first generation of Arab Americans (Syrians, Lebanese, Palestinians), both Christians and Muslims, who immigrated to the Americas between 1880 and 1915, and their descendants. Boosahda focuses on the Arab-American community in Worcester, Massachusetts, a major northeastern center for Arab immigration, and Worcester's links to and similarities with Arab-American communities throughout North and South America. Using the voices of Arab immigrants and their families, she explores their entire experience, from emigration at the turn of the twentieth century to the present-day lives of their descendants. This rich documentation sheds light on many aspects of Arab-American life, including the Arab entrepreneurial motivation and success, family life, education, religious and community organizations, and the role of women in initiating immigration and the economic success they achieved. |
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... CULTURE • 91 6. AMERICANIZATION · 131 171 7. LEGACY AND LINKAGE Addendum I. Private - Sector Organizations • 197 • 200 A. Syrian Brotherhood Orthodox Society , 1905 B. Young Mahiethett Society , 1916 Addendum II . The Middle East and ...
... culture portrayed through music and dance , 1973 169 6.18 Worcester woman knighted by church , Brooklyn , N.Y. , 1951 6.19 Testimonial honored Mrs. Constantine Abou - Adal , wife of Archpriest Abou - Adal , about 1955 170 7.1 Arab foods ...
... culture through food and its pre- sentation , the Arabic language , religion ( Christianity and Islam ) , dance , music , literature , philosophy , poetry , and storytelling . Some enterprising individuals lived and conducted businesses ...
... cultural Arab heritage . The experiences of these immigrants is a reminder to us and those who come after us , of people , places , and events that helped shape this great country of ours at a special time in history . The importance ...
... culture and history , and immigration ; these were a source of inspiration and strength . Organizations that sponsored these conferences included American Research Center of Egypt ( arce ) ; Middle East Studies Association of North ...
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MULTICULTURAL AND MULTIRELIGIOUS NEIGHBORHOODS | 49 |
WORK | 65 |
TRADITION EDUCATION AND CULTURE | 91 |
AMERICANIZATION | 131 |
LEGACY AND LINKAGE | 171 |
PrivateSector Organizations | 197 |
Eastern Orthodox Syrian Church | 211 |
Notes | 222 |
Bibliography | 244 |
Illustration Credits | 248 |
Annotated Suggested Reading | 249 |
Organizations Collections and Exhibits | 260 |
Author Biography | 267 |
Index of Arabic Terms | 268 |
B Young Mahiethett Society 1916 | 200 |
The Middle East and the Arab World after World War II | 204 |
Expanded Kinship in One Family | 207 |
General Index | 270 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Arab-American Faces and Voices: The Origins of an Immigrant Community Elizabeth Boosahda Vista previa limitada - 2003 |
Arab-American Faces and Voices: The Origins of an Immigrant Community Elizabeth Boosahda Vista de fragmentos - 2003 |