Arab American

Arab, Japanese, and American Cultures The world is full of different nations and cultures. Some cultures are similar and some are completely different. Two of the cultures I would like to talk about a little bit more is the Arab culture and the Japanese culture. Both cultures are very proud of their heritage and have a long history to look back at. However, there are some significant differences as well. When people hear the word “Arab”, the first thing that usually pops up in their head is…

environment. It is important that these educators see the differences of these cultures and things that may be similar. An Arab American student will share some characteristics with Native American students, and will also have vast differences in their cultures. It is important that as a future educator you can understand all the cultures of your classroom. The Arab American culture is one that highly encourages education in their youth. This culture however has some of the lowest literacy…

racial or ethnic background, religious beliefs, or a disease with low social acceptability, it can result in lower accessed healthcare and as such the affected populations can experience a decreased quality of life. Although our intervention targets Arab women to fit within the constructs that exists already for the WISEWOMAN program and how it is disseminated, we recognize that stigma is not something experienced exclusively by either this population or within this geographic area. Therefore,…

The September 11th attacks were a devastating experience for all Americans. Particularly, Arab American were affected by the attack tremendously due to the hate crimes that resulted. After, they become the focal point of discrimination in the years following due to the actions of a select few. Moreover, these affects can still be seen today in the U.S. as Arab Americans still attempt to overcome unfair discrimination and attempt to retain their ability to be successful in the United States.…

groups. Starting with Native Americans, then continuing to African-Americans, Japanese-Americans, Jewish-Americans, and as of most recently Arab-Americans. These ethnicities have one similarity; they are all humans with similar biological properties. There was a big increase in the screening of Arabs after the attacks on the twin towers in New York on September 11, 2001. This major tragic event lead to the association of Arabs and terrorists. Around 27,000 Arab-Americans were interviewed,…

that typically Americans think all arabs practice muslim culture when most of them actually practice christianity.…

community and unable to come to terms with being Arab Americans. Faced with an unwelcoming neighborhood and a difficult childhood, the Rammoud sisters understand, at an early age, their positioning as racial and cultural others in Euclid. Through Jemorah's and Melvina's childhood recollections, readers of Arabian Jazz are asked to recognize the contradictory and often impossible task of achieving authentic Americanness. As a young schoolgirl, Jemorah is taunted and teased by her classmates…

cultural growth in a diverse and positive way and have enhanced our influence in the world. However, Americans have responded to their arrival with violence and hate towards them. In the late 19th century, the Arab world was under the Ottoman Empire. The United States chose to classify this certain group as Arab…

Imposing American values on unwilling people in a foreign country may have undesired strategic and operational consequences (Braziel, 2011). In the Arabic world, the tribal system plays a large role in culture. “Loyalty to the group is highly valued and responsibility…

The movie “Masquerades” gives a different, more comical perspective to the notion of Arab love and marriage. The main character of the movie, Mounir, struggles to find a suitable husband for his sister who suffers from Narcolepsy. Mounir gets himself and his family into a jam when the town begins to think Rym, his sister, has found a fiance in a rich,famous foreign man. The story follows Mounir and his family as they struggle to keep the secret of the fake suitor and the movie ends with Rym…