SOCIOL 131AC Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Arab American Institute, Arab Nationalism, Arab Americans
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Lecture 22 arab and muslim americans, part 14/11/2017 3:41:00 pm. Arab migration: first wave (mid-19th century-1945, primarily christians from greater syria, worked in mills, garment manufacturing, shop-keeping, and as pack peddlers, second wave (1945-1965, by 1945, most arab americans identified as white, many. U. s. policy, greater importance of retaining cultural and religious traditions, less likely to see themselves as white. Arab american identity: distinct arab american identity develops in the post-1960s period. Fueled by: arab nationalism, greater awareness of political conflict between u. s. and arab world, experiences of social and political marginalization in the u. s, 1960s ethnic revival, established pan ethnic organizations, example: arab american institute. Remember: two competing proposals for how to count in early 1990s: aai: disaggregate white category, black, white, european, middle eastern. Egypt, morocco, etc: anti-discrimination committee (adc): new race category, white, arab american, black, etc, since no consensus, no census change.
