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Becoming American: The Early Arab Immigrant Experience (Meri Special Studies) by Naff, Alixa is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Becoming American: The Early Arab Immigrant Experience (Meri Special Studies) about?

<p>A unique study in American immigra­tion and assimilation history that also provides a special view of one of the smaller ethnic groups in American society.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Naff focuses on the pre-World War I pio­neering generation of Arabic-speaking immigrants, the generation that set the patterns for settlement and assimilation. Unlike many immigrants who were drawn to the United States by dreams of industrial jobs or to escape religious or economic persecution, most of these ar­tisans and owners of small, disconnected plots of land came to America to engage in the enterprise of peddling. Most planned to stay two or three years and re­turn to their homelands.</p>

Author

Naff, Alixa

Publisher

Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press

Published

1985

Language

EN

ISBN

9780809312061

Subjects

History, Humanities

Updated

2026-03-24