essay
The Arab-American community of Springfield, Massachusetts
Arab Americans, studies in assimilation • (1) • Published In 1969 • Pages: 50-66
By: Aruri, Naseer Hasan.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is an account of the Arab-American community of Springfield, Massachusetts. Aruri writes about the early occupations, the wholesalers who acted as a political and cultural brokers, sporadic violence between Arab Christians and Muslims, and their relationship with other ethnic groups. He also focuses on Monsignor Saab, a community leader who gained a national reputation for his long service to his church and local community. Aruri, along with Hagopian (no. 25) criticizes the Syrian-Lebanese- American Federation for its failure to develop a strong national organization on par with the NAACP, or the American Jewish Committee. The author also examines the occupational structure, educational attainmants, incomes, and political and social behavior of present residents. Smaller familes and social mobility are signs of successful acculturation, but the persistance of Syrian-Lebanese clubs and churches are a factor in what the author calls their 'slow assimilation.'
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Settlement patterns
- Sodalities
- Priesthood
- Religious denominations
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Arab Americans
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1998
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Unknown
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard; 1998
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1890-1968
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Naseer H. Aruri
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Arab Americans