Within transnational and diaspora populations, there are subsets of groups that are stateless and have been displaced multiple times and have complex origins and migration histories. Existing frameworks of transnationalism and diaspora literatures assume national attachment and …
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This study in the anthropology of religion examines the relationship between Kazak ethnicity and religion, exploring how the collective memory is mediating Muslim values in Kazak culture in the 1990s. Ethnographic field research was conducted in the Kazak language from 1992 to 1…
This study explores sexual and ethnic identity development among Arab American lesbians. This population has been ignored in the psychological literature. Seven interviews were conducted and an interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) was used to capture the perspectives of …
In this thesis, I explore the perceived character of Islamophobia in American society, and how Islamophobia is embedded in the everyday lived experiences and identity negotiations of a sample of Middle Eastern immigrants, ten years post-9/11. Data consist of 13 qualitative inter…
As the nation's largest and fastest growing marginalized ethnic group, Latina/os play an increasingly crucial role in the economic and social life of the nation, highlighting the need for education systems to re-evaluate and expand their efforts in supporting and retaining this …
Immigration is defined as the process of moving across countries and has several effects on sending and receiving countries. Several waves of immigrants came from Lebanon to the United States starting in the late 1800s. They were expected to assimilate into the new society but e…
While there is an emerging body of literature on teen programs in museums, research has not addressed how these programs affect adolescents' racial, cultural, or ethnic identities. This qualitative study explores how teen programs in museums attempt to impact and are impacting p…
One aspect of children's and adolescents' sense of self is their awareness of their collective (ethnic, national, and religious) identity. Western stage models for racial and ethnic identity development in American youth of color do not account for the development of Palestinian…
This dissertation studies the modern migration of Spaniards to the United States and the process of identity formation among the Spanish immigrant communities in America from the U.S.-Mexican War to the aftermath of World War II. The starting point underscores one of its main ar…
This dissertation situates the study of formal political institutions in the context of communal diversity and dual citizenship in sub-Saharan Africa through an examination of ethnic federalism in Ethiopia. The focus of analysis is the use of socio-political institutions for the…
The prevalent historical reconstruction for the Iron I in the central highlands of Jordan ties the process to the Mādabā Plain region (MPR). Based upon comparative ceramic analysis with sites in the highlands of Cisjordan, the MPR is considered to have witnessed the earliest pre…
Early adolescence is when many physical, biological and psychological changes occur. Among the many transition events going on at this time is the move from elementary to middle, junior high and high school. It is at this critical time that adolescents begin to question their id…
This dissertation examines the construction of Arab American women's racialized ethnic subjectivities and the positioning of Arab Americans within the racialized ethnic terrain of the United States. The narratives of 40 Arab American women who resided in the Northeast region of …
This study explores the educational experiences at home and in school in relation to the ethnic identity development of the Indonesian-Dutch, a biracial minority group that emerged from the colonial situation in the Dutch East-Indies. Comparisons were made across the three major…
The study examined international immigration to the United States. It focused on the psychological effects of immigrants' experience during the immigration process. The investigation searched into ethnic identification among fifteen first generation adult immigrants who all resi…
The question that motivates my dissertation is: Why do individuals participate in anti-regime movements? In contrast to previous approaches emphasizing private benefits, the dissertation argues that new group identities and goals, developed through prior membership in social org…
This dissertation is a qualitative exploration of the perspectives of Ethiopian immigrants to the United States who have educational experience in both cultures. By interviewing five respondents and asking them to reflect on the role that their education played in their accultur…
The focus of this qualitative study is to examine the Mizrahi Jewish Identity. With the use of the methodology of conventional qualitative content analysis, six major themes were identified from the data. These were (a) Family as Medium of Mizrahi Identity, (b) Sense of History …
The goal of the current qualitative study was to gain a better understanding of ethnic identity and educational and career goals among youth with refugee status in a leadership context. All participants were Somali and Muslim young adults who are involved in University Neighborh…