The Making of Arab Americans: From Syrian Nationalism to U.S. Citizenship

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While conventional wisdom points to the Arab-Israeli War of 1967 as the gateway for the founding of the first Arab American national political organization, such advocacy in reality began with the Syrian nationalist movement, which emerged from immigration trends at the turn of the last century. Bringing this long-neglected history to life, The Making of Arab Americans overturns the notion of an Arab population that was once too diverse to share common goals.

Tracing the forgotten histories of the Free Syria Society, the New Syria Party, the Arab National League, and the Institute of Arab American Affairs, the book restores a timely aspect of our understanding of an area (then referred to as Syria) that incorporates modern-day Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. Hani Bawardi examines the a large number of Arab American political advocacy organizations that thrived before World War I, showing how they influenced Syrian and Arab nationalism. He further offers an in-depth analysis exploring how World War II helped introduce a new Arab American identity as priorities shifted and the quest for assimilation intensified. In addition, the book enriches our understanding of the years leading to the Cold War by tracing both the Arab National League’s transition to the Institute of Arab American Affairs and new campaigns to improve mutual understanding between the US and the Middle East. Illustrated with a wealth of prior to now unpublished photographs and manuscripts, The Making of Arab Americans provides an important insight for up to date dialogues.

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