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The purpose of this project is to document the personal history and lives of the Arab-American community by means of creating an oral history digital collection.
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.
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Gehan and Mohamed - Part 2, October…
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… -
Munjid and Wafa Hinnawi - Part 2,…
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,…
Wafa speaks about her identify as a Palestinian-Arab-American. The interview was conducted in Pickerington, Ohio -
Gehan and Mohamed - Part 1, October…
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… -
Munjid and Wafa Hinnawi - Part 1,…
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… -
Jackie's Family History
The interviewee talks about her family's history as they migrated from one country to another. -
Food and Celebrations
Jackie speaks about the traditional holidays that she experienced as a child. She talks about the traditional foods that her family would prepare. -
Language and Culture
Jackie reflects on how her father's native language affected his way of communicating in English as well as how her Middle Eastern cultural identity is based in… -
Religion and Politics
Jackie discusses the impact that religion had on her life. She speaks about the Melkite Church, which is related to the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch and is… -
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…
Gehan and Mohamed - Part 2, October…
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…
Munjid and Wafa Hinnawi - Part 2,…
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,…
Wafa speaks about her identify as a Palestinian-Arab-American. The interview was conducted in Pickerington, Ohio
Gehan and Mohamed - Part 1, October…
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…
Munjid and Wafa Hinnawi - Part 1,…
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…
Jackie's Family History
The interviewee talks about her family's history as they migrated from one country to another.
Food and Celebrations
Jackie speaks about the traditional holidays that she experienced as a child. She talks about the traditional foods that her family would prepare.
Language and Culture
Jackie reflects on how her father's native language affected his way of communicating in English as well as how her Middle Eastern cultural identity is based in…
Religion and Politics
Jackie discusses the impact that religion had on her life. She speaks about the Melkite Church, which is related to the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch and is…
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…