S1E26: Arab American Population & Political Power. How will they affect the 2024 presidential election? (part 2 of 2)
Description
►Do Arab Americans have powerful political lobbies? If not, why not?
►Can Arab American impact the outcome of the 2024 election?
►Are Arab Americans united about the ongoing conflict in Palestine?
►Are Arab Americans loyal to America?
►What is the population of Arab Americans?
►Was assimilating into America's culture particularly difficult for Arab Americans?
►Did American politicians categorize Arab Americans as inferior to White Americans?
►Was Arab immigration to the U.S. restricted by a quota system?
►Did Arabs immigrate to the U.S. in waves or trickle in over decades?
►Why are so many grocery stores owned by Arab Americans?
🚩About my guest:
Dr. Hani Bawardi is a professor of history at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.
His research and teaching areas include Middle East Studies, Arab American Studies, Arab American Identity, Arab Americans since 1890, Michigan History, as well as immigrants and immigration. He is the author of The Making of Arab Americans: From Syrian Nationalism to U.S. Citizenship, a book that we discuss in this two-part episode.
🚩History of the People of Palestine:
Listen to Dr. Maha Nassar, a professor of Middle East History and Islamic Studies at the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies of the University of Arizona, unravel fascinating history of Palestinians.
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🎶Music attributions:
1. Opening and closing music of the program:
Santur: Peyman Heydarian playing on the Santur some Iranian music. Recorded with a Sony PCM-D50 at the School of Oriental and African Studies of London on April 7th 2011.
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2. Background music:
The Desert | The Grand Score
The Desert | The Grand Score by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | https://creatorchords.com
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3. Background music:
The Success by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon. Music
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