Arab Americans (IMM Exp) (Pbk) (Z) (Immigrant Experience) [Paperback]

Alixa Naff (Author), See Editorial Dept (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1998 | Age Level: 9 and up | Series: Immigrant Experience

Discusses the history, culture, and religion of the Arabs, factors encouraging their emigration, and their acceptance as an ethnic group in North America.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 6-10-A revision of a title formerly appearing in "The Peoples of North America" series (Chelsea), this edition has been minimally but carefully changed, primarily to reflect the current political situation in the Middle East and to update the biographical sketches of prominent Arab Americans. The clearly written text includes a historical sketch of the Arabs' culture and homeland and lengthy descriptions of immigration prior to 1924 (mainly of Syrian Christians from present-day Lebanon); explains how these people lived (many as peddlers and later as shopkeepers); and shows how they assimilated into American life while working to maintain their ethnic identity. A later chapter covers the more diverse post-World War II Arab immigration and its impact on the earlier arrivals. The book concludes with biographical profiles of figures such as Ralph Nader and Donna Shalala. The full-color pictorial portfolio remains the same. Of the numerous black-and-white photographs scattered throughout, only a handful have been changed. The bibliography contains current and standard works as well as Web sites. For libraries not owning the earlier edition, this is a fine opportunity to pick up a thoughtful, well-balanced account about Arab Americans.
Diane S. Marton, Arlington County Library, VA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 110 pages
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications (October 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 079105053X
• ISBN-13: 978-0791050538
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,026,174 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: The Arab Americans (Immigrant Experience) (Library Binding)

One of a series celebrating our diverse ethnic heritage, this volume begins with late 19th century Syrians who left Ottoman-ruled Syria/Lebanon for the New World. They were fully assimilated when a second wave - educated professionals from countries such as Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Syria - arrived after World War II sparking new ethnic pride among the descendants of the first immigrants.

Teachers/Librarians: 5th-8th grade.