The Arabs / Joan Brodsky Schur, book editor.

Other author Schur, Joan Brodsky.
Format Book
Publication InfoSan Diego : Greenhaven Press, 2005.
Description218 pages : maps ; 22 cm.
Subjects

SeriesComing to America
Coming to America (San Diego, Calif.) ^A609340
Contents Ch. 1: The troubled homelands. Leaving the Ottoman Empire ; A century of Arab immigration in Detroit ; A world forever changed : leaving Palestine ; Leaving Egypt -- Ch. 2: Adapting old ways to a new world. The Americanization of the first generation ; New identities and old traditions : advice to Syrian American youth ; Practicing Islam in America ; A daughter of Yemeni immigrants -- Ch. 3: A marginalized minority. Anti-Arab hate and discrimination ; Combating anti-Arab stereotyping ; Struggling to gain a foothold in American politics ; Events in the Middle East fracture Arab American unity ; Building bridges after September 11 ; America's War Against Terrorism and the Arab American community -- Ch. 4: Arab Americans of distinction. Kahlil Gibran ; Naomi Shihab Nye ; Edward Said ; Tony Shalhoub ; Ralph Nader.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 208-211) and index.
LCCN 2004052356
ISBN0737721480 (lib. alk. paper)
ISBN9780737721485 90000

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks E184.A65 A718 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold