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Title:
History of Arab Americans : exploring diverse roots / Aminah al-Deen.
Author:
Al-Deen, Aminah, author.
Publication Information:
Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2019]
Call Number:
E184.A65 A42 2019
Abstract:
This concise reference covers the diverse roots of Arabs in America, tracing the changing face of this community from the 19th century until today.
ISBN:
9781440840685

9781440840692
Physical Description:
xxi, 192 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Contents:
How Americans learned about the Arab world, 1600-1900 -- Beginning to settle, or not? 1890-1930 -- Arab culture in America -- Faith, beliefs, and practices in Arab Christian and Muslim communities in plural America -- Political organizing and engagement -- Women: anchors of community -- Representations of Arabs in American media -- The 9/11 generations -- Special cases: Iraq and Syria -- Arab Americans post-9/11 -- Challenges to the Arab American community in the 21st century.
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