Photograph shows men, probably Arab American food vendors, in an area of Manhattan's lower west side known as the "heart of New York's Arab world."

Teaching Middle Eastern and Arab American History in a Time of Active Conflict

  • by Alex Russell
The violence that erupted in Gaza in 2023 changed the political climate of teaching the Middle East in schools across the U.S. The UC Davis California History-Social Science Project has released new materials that teachers everywhere can use to confidently teach the history of both the Middle East and of Arab Americans.
Calico cat napping across piles of Arabic magazines

Celebrating Arab American Heritage Month with L&S Authors

  • by College of Letters & Science
Welcome to Books of the Month, a book club curated monthly with works from authors within the College of Letters & Science at UC Davis. This April, we honor Arab American Heritage Month with selections highlighting activist history within Arab American communities and abroad, as well as multiple cultural histories.
Women seated at Singer sewing machines at one of New York City's "Syrian shops," circa 1930

New Book Reveals Arab American Textile Workers’ Impact on Strike History

  • by Ava Wong
In a new book, historian Stacy Fahrenthold unravels the history of Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian immigrants’ activism in the global textile industry and labor strikes. Her book reveals how women garment workers, child laborers and union activists struggled against white and even Arab American bosses, as well as why their impact has gone ignored.
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