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Arab American Heritage Month Resources
What is Arab American Heritage Month?
Per the Smithsonian:
"In 2022, President Biden became the first U.S. president to declare April as Arab American Heritage Month, in recognition of the contributions of Arab Americans to the nation's history. Americans of Arab heritage have advanced the nation’s achievements in diplomacy, science, technology, as well as in art and culture.
"In 1962, Dr. Alixa Naff set out to tell the story of Arab American immigrants from Syria and Lebanon. In addition to investigating an area that had received little scholarly attention, her use of oral history as the basis of the research was innovative. In 1984, Naff donated her collection including the oral histories, archival materials, and artifacts to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. You can read about her in "Voices from the past: Arab American Oral Histories" and explore items from her collection and others related to Arab American history and culture from across the Smithsonian."
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Web Resources
A short list of noteworthy materials on the open web
From the Arab American National Museum
From the Arab American Foundation
From the New York Public Library
From the Smithsonian
From the NYC Public Schools
From Google Arts and Culture
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Ideas for Instruction
Lesson planning ideas and resources for teachers
From Learning for Justice
From the Arab American National Museum
From ArabAmerica.com
From Teach Mideast
Documentaries from PBS
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Recommended Databases
Suggested student research tools
American Government | ABC Clio
American History | ABC Clio
American History | Infobase
Biography in Context | Gale
CultureGrams | Proquest
Explora | EBSCO
Historical Newspapers | Proquest
Modern World History | Infobase
Pop Culture Universe | ABC Clio
World Book
World Geography and Culture | Infobase