Arab Indianapolis / Edward E. Curtis IV.

"An accessible, intimate look at the oft-neglected history of Arab Americans in Greater Indianapolis who have made a remarkable impact on the region since the late 1800s. From establishing local businesses to working in the fields of health care and education, Arab Americans have made indelible cont...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Curtis, Edward E., IV, 1970- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Ohio : Belt Publishing, [2022]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Arab Americans > Indiana > Indianapolis > History > 20th century.
Arab Americans > Indiana > Indianapolis > Social conditions.
Middle West > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Indianapolis (Ind.) > Race relations > History.
Syrian Americans > Indiana > Indianapolis.
Arab Americans.
Arab Americans > Social conditions.
Race relations.
Syrian Americans.
Indiana > Indianapolis.
Middle West.
1900-1999
History.
Informational works.
Genre:
History.
Informational works.
Physical Description:172 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, maps ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • From peddlers to grocery store owners
  • Willard Street: Indianapolis's Syrian colony
  • Sadie Hider: a founding mother of Arab Indianapolis
  • Syrian corner grocery
  • NFL quarterback Jeff George
  • Julia David, Nicholas Shaheen, and Monument Circle
  • Founding of St. George Syrian Church
  • Syrian American Brotherhood
  • Ann Zarick and women's leadership
  • Healing Hoosiers for a century
  • Indianapolis connection to St. Jude's Hospital
  • Imam Ahmed Alamine
  • Arab Americans in the two world wars
  • Palestinian Hoosiers
  • Hope in exile: an Algerian American story
  • Iraqi Poet Sajjad Jawad
  • Helen Corey, Reporter
  • Mitch Daniels, governor
  • Fady Qaddoura, state senator
  • Rabia Jermoumi, economist
  • Educators Dounya Muslet and Nermeen Mouftah
  • Holidays and holy days
  • Maqluba (upside down)
  • Arab restaurants
  • Mediation on Helen Corey's Tabbouli.