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All American Yemeni Girls
Loukia K. Sarroub
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Description for All American Yemeni Girls
Paperback. How Yemeni girls reconcile their religious culture with their experiences in an American high school. Num Pages: 168 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JNLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 278.
Based on more than two years of fieldwork conducted in a Yemeni community in southeastern Michigan, this unique study examines Yemeni American girls' attempts to construct and make sense of their identities as Yemenis, Muslims, Americans, daughters of immigrants, teenagers, and high school students. All American Yemeni Girls contributes substantially to our understanding of the impact of religion on students attending public schools and the intersecting roles school and religion play in the lives of Yemeni students and their families. Providing a valuable background on the history of Yemen and the migration of Yemeni people to the United States, this ... Read more
Based on more than two years of fieldwork conducted in a Yemeni community in southeastern Michigan, this unique study examines Yemeni American girls' attempts to construct and make sense of their identities as Yemenis, Muslims, Americans, daughters of immigrants, teenagers, and high school students. All American Yemeni Girls contributes substantially to our understanding of the impact of religion on students attending public schools and the intersecting roles school and religion play in the lives of Yemeni students and their families. Providing a valuable background on the history of Yemen and the migration of Yemeni people to the United States, this ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812218947
SKU
V9780812218947
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About Loukia K. Sarroub
Loukia K. Sarroub is Assistant Professor of education at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. She is currently conducting fieldwork on literacy in and out of school among American and Iraqi refugee youth.
Reviews for All American Yemeni Girls
A well written and insightful book, one that cannot fail to illuminate the lives of many young Islamic women who find themselves caught between wanting to 'be good Muslims' and yet 'be American' at the same time. -Critique of Anthropology This is an important book and should be read by anyone interested in American Muslim youth. -Journal of Religion ... Read more