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  • "Syrian Ladies Aid Society 
    Basila, Mary (Al-Jami'ah, 1908-06-20)
    Details the Society's activities, including helping to get Syrians/Arabs out of Ellis Island and financially supporting Arab school children.
  • "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 ...
  • "Syrian Settlements" 
    Abu-Sa'd, Nassif Yusuf (Al-Ayyam, 1898-06-30)
    Writes about the success achieved by Syrians/Arabs in North Dakota in homestead farming, where over twenty families are present. Asks for a Catholic priest for them.
  • "The Syrian Woman and Education" 
    Awwad, Yusuf (Al-Wafa, 1908-01-24)
    Argues that Arab women should be educated which would keep them from crime and corruption -- but they should know that "Man is the master of women, as Christ is the Head of the Church."
  • "The Syrian Woman" 
    Arida, Mary (Al-Sa'ih, 1916-01-06)
    Details the great qualities of the Syrian/Arab woman in America, as well as the bad treatment she receives from her male relatives and associates. Asks how long traditional values are to be maintained. Picture.
  • "The Syrian Women and the Kashshi" 
    Batruni, Yusuf al-Za'ni (1903)
    Writer attributes much of Syrian tribulations and "shame" to women peddlers. He also condemns the lazy husbands who send their wives and daughters peddling, proposing a "law" to prevent such activity. Writer claims that ...
  • Syrian-Lebanon Directory of Michigan 
    Khoury, George; Al-Rais, Shoqui (1943)
    A directory of Syrian and Lebanese individuals and businesses in Michigan in the early 1940s. Contents broken down by city with addresses provided for most individuals and businesses. Includes advertisements for many Arab ...
  • "The [Syrian] Ladies [Aid] Society" 
    Unknown author (Al-Jami'ah, 1908-07)
    Praises the Syrian Ladies Aid Society and its work among the needy; includes a poem by Niqula Haddad.
  • "The Syrians and American Citizenship: A Sociological Study" 
    Unknown author (Al-Hilal, 1904-10-01)
    Argues that Syrians/Arabs in the Americas should not feel guilty or unpatriotic (to the Ottoman state) for taking up American citizenship and settling permanently there.
  • "Syrians and Emigration" 
    Unknown author (Al-Ayyam, 1898-03-03)
    Notes increase in emigration from "Syria" and encourages Syrian/Arab immigrants to move beyond their two trades (store owners or peddlers) if they are to succeed.
  • "The Syrians and the Yellow Race" 
    Unknown author (Al-Hilal, 1909-12-01)
    Argues that Syrians/Arabs in the Americas should not feel guilty or unpatriotic (to the Ottoman state) for taking up American citizenship and settling permanently there.
  • "The Syrians at the [St. Louis] Fair" 
    Dammous, Shibel Nassif (Al-Hoda, 1904-10-27)
    In praise of Arab traders at the Fair and their cleverness in selling their products.
  • "The Syrians in America" 
    Musallam, Elias (1898-12-13)
    This document is a summary of a speech given by the writer Dr. Elias Efendi Musallam Kattem about some of the accomplishments of Syrians/Arabs in the U.S. in commerce, journalism, and learning (with 30 in medicine).
  • "The Syrians in America" 
    Zakham, Yusuf Jirjis (Al-Muqtataf, 1905-11-01)
    Well-informed and well-organized summary of conditions of Syrians/Arabs in U.S. in early twentieth century, including numbers, occupations, causes and advantages of immigration, and Arab prospects in the U.S.
  • "The Syrians in America" 
    Ghurayyib, Amin (Al Hilal, 1908-04-01)
    In answer to a question about the number of Syrians/Arabs in America and their "wealth," a carefully-reasoned analysis is provided. Author's estimate is that 100,000 Syrians/Arabs were in the United States.
  • "Syrians in the Brooklyn Colony Quickly Adopt American Customs" 
    Glover, Katherine (The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1907-02-10)
    Positive view of Syrians/Arabs (6,000 in NYC, 60,000 in the U.S.) becoming Americanized. Pictures.
  • "The Syrians in the United States" 
    Unknown author (Al-Ayyam, 1898-09-29)
    Argues that Syrian/Arab immigration to the U.S. was caused by economic backwardness, which was the result of Ottoman tyranny. In the U.S., Arabs realized the great value of freedom, which they then preached, through ...
  • "Syrians in the United States" 
    Rushmore, Elsie M. (Foreign-Born, 1919)
    Summary presentation of population numbers, occupations, characteristics, religion, and number of newspapers of Syrians/Arabs in U.S. Table.
  • "The Syrians in the United States" 
    Hitti, Philip K. (Al-Muqtataf, 1922)
    Results of research which culminated, a couple of years later (1924), in the English language publication, The Syrians in America. Covers the various aspects of history, numbers, settlements, occupations, social, religious ...
  • "Syrians in the United States: Intellectual and Social Status." 
    Houghton, Louise Seymour (Survey, 1911-09-02)
    Covers education for men and women, intellectual life, Arabic newspapers, charitable and social organizations, daily life, moral character, customs, intersectarian relations, and the community's social status. Much and ...

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