LibGuides: Arab American Studies: Arab American Heritage Month

Biographical Spotlight

Podcast: Viva Brother Nagi
from Kerning Cultures
Nagi Daifullah
Downloadable poster & brief bio
TAKALAM 2022 NAGI DAIFULLAH

Arab American Heritage Month from Arab American Youth Voices

"Although the federal government recognizes Arab American Heritage Month, few resources exist to support schools in implementing programming and lessons to mark this important month. When available, existing materials do not center the voices of Arab youth, who often feel marginalized in the classroom while being hypervisible by anti-Arab racism and islamophobia in school and in society. This guide reflects their experience in schools and in the communities in which they live. Join us in uplifting Arab youth stories and voices!"

Resources from the Arab American Heritage Month Handbook from AROC, Arab Resource and Organizing Center

Podcasts, Video, Audio, & PPT

Representation:

Education & Inclusion:

Takalam: Arab Youth Speaking Up!
"One of the cores of our work at the Arab Film and Media Institute is empowering Arab youth to share their own stories through film. We partnered with OUSD APISA Initiative in Oakland. on “Takalam," a leadership and digital literacy initiative for Arab, Muslim & newcomer youth of Oakland to uplift voices for advocacy, representation, and civic engagement."
What Does it Mean to be Arab American?
from OUSD Office of Equity

Articles

Education & Inclusion

Across the Country, a Push to Observe Muslim Holidays in School Calendars
from Religious News Service, March 17, 2023
Arab Americans: History, Culture, and Contributions
from the Arab American National Museum
Common Misconceptions about Arab Identity and Culture
Published in Arab America, Oct. 12, 2021
Turath: Teaching Understanding & Representing Arabs Throughout History

Organizations

AROC, Arab Resource & Organizing Center
AROC serves poor and working class Arabs and Muslims across the San Francisco Bay Area, while organizing to overturn racism, forced migration, and militarism. Recognizing the diversity of experiences within our community, AROC utilizes a multi-pronged strategy providing a centralized space for social services meeting material needs, developing analysis, creating strategy, and leading grassroots campaigns for systemic changes that make tangible impacts in the lives of working class SWANA communities.
Rethinking Schools
"Rethinking Schools is a nonprofit publisher and advocacy organization dedicated to sustaining and strengthening public education through social justice teaching and education activism"
Teach Palestine The Teach Palestine Project website is a resource by and for K-12 teachers and teacher educators focused on bringing Palestine into our classrooms and schools. ||| The recent history and current reality in Palestine are connected to many issues we already teach, including: immigration, Manifest Destiny, borders and walls, the juvenile justice system, water and other environmental issues, and US policy in the Middle East. Teach Palestine is a project of the Middle East Children’s Alliance, based in Berkeley, California

TURATH: (Teaching Understanding & Representing Arabs Throughout History): A Report on AYO’s Most Recent Youth-Led Survey Exploring the Presentation and Experience of Arabs and Muslims in San Francisco Bay Area Schools A "report on AYO’s [Arab Youth Organizing] most recent youth-led survey exploring the representation and experience of Arabs and Muslims in San Francisco Bay Area schools. The report concludes with a series of recommendations to schools and districts based on the results."
What Does it Mean to be Arab American?
from OUSD Office of Equity
Arab Americans: History, Culture, and Contributions
from the Arab American National Museum

Advocating for Arabic
An interview with Lara Kiswani, executive director of AROC, on why Arabic should be taught in schools
Arab American National Museum: [Resources] For Educators
Asian American/Pacific Islander Studies/Arab American Studies
Lesson plans and slides for grades 7-12. From LESMCC (Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Consortium).
Introduction to Ethnic Studies: LESMC Chapter 1
Lesson plans and more from LESMCC (Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Consortium)
KARAMA: Arab and Islamic World Information Project
Ninth-Grade Ethnic Studies Helped Students for Years, Stanford Researchers Find
From Stanford U., 2021
Supporting Arab American Students in the Classroom
"Studies show discrimination against Arab American youth may decrease self-esteem and increase psychological distress. Schools need to find ways to help students feel safe in identifying as Arab Americans and to support them in navigating through this identity process."
Takalam: Arab Youth Speaking Up!
"One of the cores of our work at the Arab Film and Media Institute is empowering Arab youth to share their own stories through film. We partnered with OUSD APISA Initiative in Oakland. on “Takalam," a leadership and digital literacy initiative for Arab, Muslim & newcomer youth of Oakland to uplift voices for advocacy, representation, and civic engagement."
Teaching Arab American Studies
Slideshow from Save Arab American Studies.
Understanding Arab and Muslim Americans & Their Challenges in Contemporary Social/Political Contexts in the USA
Lesson plan, by Samia Shoman. Grade level: 9-12.
What Every Teacher Should Know About Serving Immigrant-Origin Students
Webinar for educators
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Twenty-seven percent of K-12 students are children of immigrants, but for too long they have been invisible within school systems and teacher education programs. At the same time, many are hypervisible due to racialization, bias, and bigotry. Indeed, 87 percent of immigrant-origin students are children of color. Well over half the schools in the country report anti-immigrant incidents in their buildings, but research suggests that few are actively countering it.

Join Re-Imagining Migration for an engaging session on how to reimagine approaches to serving immigrant-origin youth, including helping to move beyond deficit thinking and recognize the assets newcomers bring to schools.
When Arab and Black Detroit Auto Workers Went on Strike for Palestine and Better Working Conditions
Slideshow addresses the question: "How were Arab and Black auto workers in solidarity with each other?"
Arab Muslim Canadian High School Students Call for Globalized Curriculum to Change Stereotypes
from the independent journalism news organization, The Conversation
As an Arab American Muslim Mother, Here Is the Education I Want for My Children
from rethinking schools, a social justice education advocacy organization
Save Arab American Studies! Educators Fight for Authentic Ethnic Studies
from rethinking schools
How Teachers Can Support Students during Ramadan
Opinion on PBS Rusul Alrubail, May 3, 2019
Artnelson Concordia: Why We Need Ethnic Studies | LLAG Radio
LLAG radio interview with Ethnic Studies educator and proponent, Artnelson Concordia
Love for Syria Tackling World Crises with Small Children
from Rethinking Schools
‘More Than Aladdin': Dismantling Common Misconceptions About Arab and Muslim Students
from Education Week, Sept. 30, 2020
Podcast: The Whiteness Myth
from NPR's Throughline, Feb 9, 2023

Arab American Heritage Month Guide - AROC

Arab American Heritage Month Guidebook
Arab American Heritage Month Guide Online