Arab-American faces and voices
Subtitle: the origins of an immigrant community
By: Elizabeth Boosahda.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
Subjects: Arab Americans -- Massachusetts -- Worcester -- History.; Arab Americans -- Massachusetts -- Worcester -- History -- Sources.; Arab Americans -- Massachusetts -- Worcester -- Interviews.; Immigrants -- Massachusetts -- Worcester -- History.; Immigrants -- Massachusetts -- Worcester -- History -- Sources.; Arabs -- Migrations -- History.; Worcester (Mass.) -- Ethnic relations.; Arab countries -- Emigration and immigration -- History.; United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History.; Latin America -- Emigration and immigration -- History.
Genres: Sources.; Interviews.
Description: "This book is an effort to document the history of the early immigrants ... of Arab ancestry.... Many migrated to North and South America, and the majority settled in New England. Nearly 200 immigrants and a few immigrant families told their stories to the author.... This research developed into a study of the origins and history of Arab-American communities in North and South America that had roots or links to New England and in particular to Worcester, Massachusetts, a major city in the Northeast where large Arab-American communities were established." -- p. xii.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-245) and indexes.