Arab-American faces and voices : the origins of an immigrant community

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    • Boosahda, Elizabeth

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Arab-American faces and voices : the origins of an immigrant community

Elizabeth Boosahda

University of Texas Press, 2003

1st ed

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-247) and indexes

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内容説明・目次

巻冊次

ISBN 9780292709195

内容説明

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Boosahda, a third-generation Arab American, draws on over two hundred personal interviews, as well as photographs and historical documents that are contemporaneous with the first generation of Arab Americans (Syrians, Lebanese, Palestinians), both Christians and Muslims, who immigrated to the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 WorcesteraEURO(t)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.

目次

  • Epigraphs
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Maps
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Methodology: Data Collection1. Historical Background2. Migration3. Multicultural and Multireligious Neighborhoods4. Work5. Tradition, Education, and Culture6. Americanization7. Legacy and LinkageAddendum I: Private-Sector OrganizationsA. Syrian Brotherhood Orthodox Society, 1905B. Young Mahiethett Society, 1916Addendum II: The Middle East and the Arab World after World War IIGenealogy: Expanded Kinship in One FamilyTimeline: Eastern Orthodox Syrian Christian ChurchNotes
  • Bibliography
  • Illustration Credits
  • Annotated Suggested Reading
  • Organizations, Collections, and Exhibits
  • Author Biography
  • Index
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780292709201

内容説明

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.

目次

Epigraphs Contents Illustrations Maps Preface Acknowledgments Methodology: Data Collection 1. Historical Background 2. Migration 3. Multicultural and Multireligious Neighborhoods 4. Work 5. Tradition, Education, and Culture 6. Americanization 7. Legacy and Linkage Addendum I: Private-Sector Organizations A. Syrian Brotherhood Orthodox Society, 1905 B. Young Mahiethett Society, 1916 Addendum II: The Middle East and the Arab World after World War II Genealogy: Expanded Kinship in One Family Timeline: Eastern Orthodox Syrian Christian Church Notes Bibliography Illustration Credits Annotated Suggested Reading Organizations, Collections, and Exhibits Author Biography Index

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