List of Project Resources
Pages
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America: As an Arab American Narrator Views it
Creating an Oral History to Document and Analyse the Cultural Life and Experiences of Jackie Homsy OKeefe -
Concluding Remarks
Summing up the project -
The Immigrant Journey
Understanding Jackie and her family's immigration history -
An Introduction to the Project
Project Overview with Introduction to Subject and Interviewer -
Life in Brooklyn, New York
Jackie's life and upbringing -
Methodology of Project
Introduction to team, with the origins and procedures of the project -
Personal Reflection
Concluding remarks on the project process -
List of Project Resources
Provides descriptions on all pages and media files -
The Cultural Significance of Food
The importance of food to Jackie's Arab identity -
The Arabic Language
Jackie's family relationship with Arabic -
The Relevance of Religion and Politics
Jackie's experiences with religion and political discourse
Media
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Bay Ridge Brooklyn
Bay Ridge Brooklyn -
Sunset Park Brooklyn
1940's Sunset Park Brooklyn -
Interview 1 Clip 1
Details of maternal family immigration -
Interview 1 Clip 10
Attempts to learn Arabic -
Interview 1 Clip 2
Life in 1940's Brooklyn -
Interview 1 Clip 3
Paternal family immigration -
Interview 1 Clip 4
Jackie's social and school experiences -
Interview 1 Clip 5
Differences between male and female education experiences -
Interview 1 Clip 6
Story about picking Grape leaves -
Interview 1 Clip 7
Americanisation of Syria/Lebanese through business and education -
Interview 1 Clip 8
Push to Americanise once Arabs became vilified -
Interview 1 Clip 9
No Arabic but the Our Father -
Interview 2 Clip 1
Paternal family in Aleppo -
Interview 2 Clip 2
Mirror of language and culture - Example of father -
Interview 2 Clip 3
Memories of affection in Arabic -
Interview 2 Clip 4
Languages other than Arabic/English -
Interview 2 Clip 5
French language in Syria - Grandmother -
Interview 2 Clip 6
Food as the bridge across different ethnic communities -
Interview 3 Clip 1
Discussion on food and brief connection to holiday festivities -
Interview 3 Clip 2
Baklava, pronunciation and favourite foods -
Interview 3 Clip 3
Tannersville with food as the centre -
Interview 3 Clip 4
Impact of religion on holidays -
Interview 3 Clip 5
Wedding dabke -
Interview 3 Clip 6
Male/female dynamic in food -
Interview 3 Clip 7
George Homsey's import of oriental rugs and the manufacturing of silk embroidered shawls -
Interview 4 Clip 1
Impact of Religion, Melkite Syrian Church -
Interview 4 Clip 2
Melkite practices and Roman Catholic differences -
Interview 4 Clip 3
Political discussions at home -
Interview 4 Clip 4
Palestine and Zionism -
Interview 4 Clip 5
Jackie's political activity and the talks she has given on Palestinian conflict -
Interview 4 Clip 6
Post 9/11 experiences and difference in Arab immigrant groups -
Interview 4 Clip 7
Key stages of Jackie's life and relationship to Arab identity -
Interview 4 clip 8
Vietnam War and Family Politics -
Kibbeh
Kibbeh dish -
Certificate of Naturalisation
Abouchar Naturalisation -
Chukri
Grandfather Chukri in Columbia -
Family Picture
48th Street Brooklyn -
Family Picture
Family Picture -
Homsy Boat Passage Certificate
Immigration Document Alexandria to New York -
Silk Scarf
Picture of Syrian Silk Scarf -
Title picture of Jackie
Picture of Jackie for title page -
Patterson Museum
Museum with family silk machines -
Patterson New Jersey
Silk Mill -
Stuffed Grape Leaves
Dolmeh -
Sunset Park Brooklyn
Sunset Park Brooklyn -
Tannersville New York
Location of Family Summer Holiday