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Evelyn Shakir

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Description:Evelyn ShakirOCOs witty, wise, and beautifully written memoir explores her status as an Arab American woman, from the subtle bigotry she faced in Massachusetts as a second-generation Lebanese whose parents were not only foreign but eccentric, to the equally poignant blend of dislocation and homecoming she felt in Bahrain, Syria, and Lebanon, where she taught American literature to university students. In America, growing up in the 1950s and ?60s, her world encompassed BostonOCOs Revere Beach (her uncle ran the famous Cyclone roller-coaster) and the world of academia (she has degrees from Wellesley, Harvard, and Boston University and was awarded a pair of Fulbrights). She effortlessly combines personal anecdote with cultural, political, and historical background, and is incapable of stereotyped thinking: one of the bookOCOs many pleasures is the diversity she finds among the people she encounters in the Middle East, including not only students, but cab drivers, storekeepers, and the guys who make the spinach pies at the bakery down the street from her apartment. Perhaps best of all, Shakir is fun to read?and funny! Her tales of the familyOCOs pride in the Cyclone (?the brawniest ride on the beachOCO) are priceless, as are her astute observations on her travels (VictoriaOCOs Secret sells well in Damascus). Relentlessly honest, sometimes hard on people (and on herself), she always manages to uncover the humanity we all have in common. As Shakir explores her own identity, she leads the reader to an appreciation of the richness and complexity of being Arab American (or any mixed heritage) in an increasingly small world."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Teaching Arabs: Memoirs of an Arab-American Woman. To get started finding Teaching Arabs: Memoirs of an Arab-American Woman, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Evelyn ShakirOCOs witty, wise, and beautifully written memoir explores her status as an Arab American woman, from the subtle bigotry she faced in Massachusetts as a second-generation Lebanese whose parents were not only foreign but eccentric, to the equally poignant blend of dislocation and homecoming she felt in Bahrain, Syria, and Lebanon, where she taught American literature to university students. In America, growing up in the 1950s and ?60s, her world encompassed BostonOCOs Revere Beach (her uncle ran the famous Cyclone roller-coaster) and the world of academia (she has degrees from Wellesley, Harvard, and Boston University and was awarded a pair of Fulbrights). She effortlessly combines personal anecdote with cultural, political, and historical background, and is incapable of stereotyped thinking: one of the bookOCOs many pleasures is the diversity she finds among the people she encounters in the Middle East, including not only students, but cab drivers, storekeepers, and the guys who make the spinach pies at the bakery down the street from her apartment. Perhaps best of all, Shakir is fun to read?and funny! Her tales of the familyOCOs pride in the Cyclone (?the brawniest ride on the beachOCO) are priceless, as are her astute observations on her travels (VictoriaOCOs Secret sells well in Damascus). Relentlessly honest, sometimes hard on people (and on herself), she always manages to uncover the humanity we all have in common. As Shakir explores her own identity, she leads the reader to an appreciation of the richness and complexity of being Arab American (or any mixed heritage) in an increasingly small world."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Teaching Arabs: Memoirs of an Arab-American Woman. To get started finding Teaching Arabs: Memoirs of an Arab-American Woman, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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