From the Near East to Down East
essay 1987 Hooglund, Eric J. (Eric James)

Arab AmericansNorth America > Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Hooglund describes in this article the formation of the Arabic-speaking community in Waterville, Maine from about 1890 to 1940. The paper is divided into two parts. Part 1 covers the years from 1890 to 1915; the period when most of the actual immigra...