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Challenges to the Arab-American family and ACCEss

family and gender among american muslims : issues facing middle eastern immigrants and their descendantsPhiladelphia • Published In 1996 • Pages: 223-240, 322

By: Aswad, Barbara C., Bilgé, Barbara.

Abstract
This article discusses the history of a local Arab-American community center in Dearborn, Michigan, called the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCEss). The 200,000 Arab Americans in the Detroit area make it the largest concentration of people of Arab origin outside of the Arab world. ACCEss was a grassroots organization formed in 1971 to assist Arab immigrant families with their needs and problems associated with acculturation. The center has grown from assisting 125 familes with daily problems and English instruction in it's first year, to serving 62, 415 people through 42 programs in 1993-1994. The mental-health component of the center has pioneered a multi-service, bilingual, and cultural approach to mental health care. The study discusses some of the major cases, which include maritaland parental problems.
Subjects
Sodalities
Family
Health and welfare
culture
Arab Americans
HRAF PubDate
1999
Region
North America
Sub Region
Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard; 1998
Field Date
not specified
Coverage Date
1971-1994
Coverage Place
Dearborn, Michigan, United States
Notes
Barbara C. Aswad and Nancy Adadow Gray
Includes bibliographical references (p.238-240)
LCCN
95054109
LCSH
Arab Americans