Bint Arab Arab and Arab American Women in the United States

Name: Bint Arab Arab and Arab American Women in the United States
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ISBN: 9780275956721

ISBN-10: 0275956725

ISBN-13: 9780275956721

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Authors: Evelyn Shakir

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Shakir tells the long neglected story of the bint arab--the Arab woman--in the United States. Drawing on primary sources such as club minutes, census records, and dozens of interviews, she explores the experience of late 19th- and early 20th-century immigrants--mostly Christian peasants from Lebanon and Syria--and their American-born daughters. Later, she moves on to the well assimilated granddaughters (many of whom have reidentified with the Arab community and begun to fight its political battles). The work concludes with those women--most of them Muslim--who have emigrated over the last quarter century from many Arab countries, particularly Palestinians. While attempting to correct…

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List price: $45.00
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 8/26/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Preface


Introduction


The First Wave, 1875-1925 Miriam Katreen Syrian


Immigration Women Immigrants Peddlers


Mill Girls, Factory Hands, and Entrepreneurs Students and Teachers


Clubwomen Making a Match From Second Generation to Third Fighting


"Political Racism": Paula Reconnecting: Linda Women for Women: Cheryl Color and Religion: Khadija


The Second Wave, 1945-Present Prologue Palestinians: Emily, Ihsan, Najeebi, Suhair, Suad, Nuha, and Nawal, Mona Collage


Epilogue


Appendix


Bibliography


Index