Arab-American faces and voices the origins of an immigrant community
Boosahda Elizabeth2003
Book
Total copies: 1
Subject: 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Boosahda, a third-generation Arab-American, draws on over two hundred personal interviews, as well as photographs and historical documents that are contemporaneous with the first generation of Arab Americans (Syrians, Lebanese, Palestinians), both Christian and Muslims, who immigrated to the Americas between 1880 and 1913, and their descendents. 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 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.
Author:
Imprint:
US 2003 University of Texas Press
Collation:
284p
ISBN:
029270920X
Dewey class:
HI.3BOO
Local class:
HI.3/BOO
Language:
English
BRN:
1840310