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Middle Eastern American Identities

Dr. Alam Payind
September 19, 2012
4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Mershon Center for International Security Studies

Over the course of the 20th century the numbers of Americans who trace their ancestry to the Middle East has grown substantially and their ranks have become far more diverse. Today, roughly half are Arab Americans and the other half are non-Arab, including Armenians, Iranians, Israelis, Turks, and others. The Middle Eastern umbrella category conceals a host of complex and multi-dimensional communities that challenge current notions about panethnic identity.

Program

Part 1: Introduction and History 
Dr. Alam Payind, Director of The Middle East Studies Center
The Ohio State University
12:00 p.m.
**Please note: Lunch will not be provided.
 
Part 2: Middle Eastern Americans: Subethnic, Ethnic or Panethnic?
Mehdi Bozorgmehr
Department of Sociology
Middle East and Middle East American Center
The Graduate Center, City University of New York
1:30 p.m.

Teaching About Middle Eastern Americans
Jonathan Friedlander
UCLA and Middle Eastern American Resources Online (MEARO)
2:30 p.m.

Part 3: Amreeka Film Screening followed by Q&A session
3:30 p.m.