AMCULT 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Arab Americans, Afro-Latin Americans
3 Dec 2017
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The middle east is a geopolitical term created by the british empire. There is so much diversity in the geography of the region. It has every kind of geography that you can imagine. Rural areas with traditional architecture and living styles. Language and ethnic diversity (berbers, kurds, armenians) Combat the legacies of imperialism and orientalism. Reflected in diversity of arab american community. Three very unequal waves of arab immigration. Immigration quota act was enacted in 1924 prevented anyone not from. Western europe to immigrate (a limit of about 100 people a year) The children born in that generation kind of lost their culture and language because there were so few of them of their culture around them. The first arab refugees to come to america - palestinians fleeing after the establishment of the state of israel. The smartest of the countries (doctors, engineers, etc) left because they weren"t making any money or felt pressured to leave.
