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Browsing Arab American National Museum by Subject "Arab American"

Browsing Arab American National Museum by Subject "Arab American"

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  • "Afifa Karam" 
    Rustum, As'ad (Al-Hoda, 1904-11-24)
    A poem in praise of Afifa Karam.
  • "Arabic Newspapers in the World" 
    Unknown author (Al-Hilal, 1903-10-15)
    Includes a list of Arabic newspapers published in the U.S.
  • "The Causes of Our Backwardness" 
    Rustum, As'ad (Al-Hoda, 1904-11-12)
    A poem that attributes Arab-American backwardness to sectarianism and the greed and despotism of the clergy.
  • "A Critique of Amin Rihani's al-muhalafa al-thulathiyah" 
    Maloof, Jamil (Al-Hoda, 1904-04-18)
    A former editor of Al-Ayyam praises Rihani for his courage and states that, if he had written the book 20-30 years earlier, one of the patriarchs literally would have cut him to pieces.
  • "The Emigration of Syrians to the U.S." 
    Unknown author (Al-Muqtataf, 1905)
    In response to a question as to why "Syrians" do not assimilate in the U.S., the editors encourage their assimilation.
  • "Freedom and Its Interpretations" 
    Abdou, Nagib Tannous (Al-Hoda, 1903-04-29)
    Freedom is distinguished from license, which leads people to go beyond modesty and what is socially acceptable--as some Syrian/Arab men and women in the U.S. do.
  • The Lesser Immigrant Groups in America 
    Ross, Edward Alsworth (Century Magazine, 1914)
    Brief report on Levantines.
  • "My Story in about Twenty Lines" 
    Adhem, Barakat Tannous (Al-Sa'ih, 1918-01-29)
    A satirical (but realistic) account of a "Syrian" who comes to New York, peddles, then opens a store, then a big business. Having succeeded financially, he wants recognition among the educated and uses his wealth to become ...
  • "Newspapers and the Syrian Community" 
    Unknown author (Al-Ayyam, 1900-05-07)
    Criticizes the Arabic newspapers in the U.S. (of which at the time there were 8) for reckless and personal attacks on each other.
  • "Pity the [Syrian/Arab] Immigrant" 
    Abdou, Nagib Tannous (Al-Hoda, 1903-02-13)
    Two part article briefly spells out the causes of Syrian/Arab emigration, the trials and tribulations of travel, the corruption of brokers, and life in America for the new immigrant.
  • "The Progress of Syrians in the Mahjar" 
    Qamar, Sulayman (Al-Hoda, 1903-05-05)
    Argues that one primary cause for the lack of progress of Syrians in America is absence of social interaction with Americans. Also, for peddlers, lack of self-confidence makes them believe that Americans will not hire ...
  • "Syrian Emigration to the Americas" 
    Unknown author (Al-Hilal, 1904-10-01)
    Selim al-Basha states that the first Arab immigrants to the Americas were from Bethlehem. They came to sell Holy Land goods. They were followed by the Lebanese.
  • "The Syrian Family in America" 
    Abdel-Nour, Rashid (Fatat Boston, 1918-01-25)
    Blames the new environment in the U.S. (where children are free and financially productive) for the Arab children's rebellious attitude toward the parents.
  • "Syrian Schools in America" 
    Maloof, Jamil (Al-Hoda, 1906-07-13)
    "The question whether or not to establish "Syrian" schools in America is, to the author, one of the most important issues facing "Syrians." He argues against it because 1) Americans (and Presidents Teddy Roosevelt) want ...

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