Arab Americans in Central Ohio: Negotiating Cultural Identities and Adapting Traditions. An Oral History Project.
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Title
Arab Americans in Central Ohio: Negotiating Cultural Identities and Adapting Traditions.
An Oral History Project.
An Oral History Project.
Subject
Arab Americans
Description
The purpose of this project is to document the personal history and lives of the Arab-American community in central Ohio by means of creating an oral history digital collection.
The overarching goals of this project are to:
The overarching goals of this project are to:
- create an experiential learning opportunity for Denison students of Arabic to engage with Arabic speakers and to further develop their linguistic and cultural skills.
- broaden understanding of Arab Americans and bringing visibility to their contributions to and engagement with their local communities.
Publisher
Denison
Contributor
Dr. Hanada Al-Masri, project director
Cheryl A Johnson, online presentation of the digital materials
Cheryl A Johnson, online presentation of the digital materials
Rights
Arab-American Project by http://arab-american-project.org is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Collection Items
Gehan and Mohamed - Part 2, October 28, 2018
Gehan and Mohamed speak about the experiences when first arriving in the United States; Gehan speaks about what it is like being Arab-American and the effect that has on her dentist office; Mohamed speaks about the evolution of his goals; Mohamed…
Munjid and Wafa Hinnawi - Part 2, October 7, 2018
Wafa and Munjid speak about the First Intifada and September 11, 2001. The interview was conducted in Pickerington, Ohio
Munjid and Wafa Hinnawi - Part 3, October 7, 2018
Wafa speaks about her identify as a Palestinian-Arab-American. The interview was conducted in Pickerington, Ohio
Gehan and Mohamed - Part 1, October 28, 2018
Gehan and Mohamed explain why they came and then decided to remain in the United States. They discuss the differences between Egypt and the U.S. This interview took place in central Ohio
Munjid and Wafa Hinnawi - Part 1, October 7, 2018
Munjid speaks about how he came to the United States and explains why his brother had not been able to visit Jordan for 15 years. The interview was conducted in Pickerington, Ohio
Lubna Atif - December 2, 2018
Lubna describes her childhood years growing up in Sudan. She speaks about her professional life and about her volunteer work at the Noor Islamic Cultural Center, which centers around building relationships with the local community. This interview…
