“The American People Know So Little”: The Palestine Arab Refugee Office and the Challenges of Anti-Orientalism in the United States, 1955–1962
This paper explores the activities of the New York-based Palestine Arab Refugee Office (PARO), the first unofficial Palestinian-led organization that defended Palestinian self-determination in the United States following the establishment of Israel. Based mainly on the private papers of PARO public...
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North Carolina State University, Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
2018-10-01
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This paper explores the activities of the New York-based Palestine Arab Refugee Office (PARO), the first unofficial Palestinian-led organization that defended Palestinian self-determination in the United States following the establishment of Israel. Based mainly on the private papers of PARO public-relations officer Sami Hadawi, the memoirs and writings of PARO president Dr. Izzat Tannous, as well as rare PARO publications (such as its monthly newsletter), it examines how this small, two-person operation attempted to culturally decolonize U.S. state and society, and thus Palestinians in the process.
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| spelling | doaj.art-47de6f7b98344844895cc837ceda40f62022-12-22T00:35:37ZengNorth Carolina State University, Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora StudiesMashriq & Mahjar2169-44352018-10-015210.24847/55i2018.193“The American People Know So Little”: The Palestine Arab Refugee Office and the Challenges of Anti-Orientalism in the United States, 1955–1962Maurice Jr. M. Labelle0University of Saskatchewan This paper explores the activities of the New York-based Palestine Arab Refugee Office (PARO), the first unofficial Palestinian-led organization that defended Palestinian self-determination in the United States following the establishment of Israel. Based mainly on the private papers of PARO public-relations officer Sami Hadawi, the memoirs and writings of PARO president Dr. Izzat Tannous, as well as rare PARO publications (such as its monthly newsletter), it examines how this small, two-person operation attempted to culturally decolonize U.S. state and society, and thus Palestinians in the process. https://lebanesestudies.ojs.chass.ncsu.edu/index.php/mashriq/article/view/193U.S.-Palestine RelationsDecolonizationAnti-OrientalismPalestinian National MovementPostcolonialismHumanitarianism |
| spellingShingle | Maurice Jr. M. Labelle “The American People Know So Little”: The Palestine Arab Refugee Office and the Challenges of Anti-Orientalism in the United States, 1955–1962 Mashriq & Mahjar U.S.-Palestine Relations Decolonization Anti-Orientalism Palestinian National Movement Postcolonialism Humanitarianism |
| title | “The American People Know So Little”: The Palestine Arab Refugee Office and the Challenges of Anti-Orientalism in the United States, 1955–1962 |
| title_full | “The American People Know So Little”: The Palestine Arab Refugee Office and the Challenges of Anti-Orientalism in the United States, 1955–1962 |
| title_fullStr | “The American People Know So Little”: The Palestine Arab Refugee Office and the Challenges of Anti-Orientalism in the United States, 1955–1962 |
| title_full_unstemmed | “The American People Know So Little”: The Palestine Arab Refugee Office and the Challenges of Anti-Orientalism in the United States, 1955–1962 |
| title_short | “The American People Know So Little”: The Palestine Arab Refugee Office and the Challenges of Anti-Orientalism in the United States, 1955–1962 |
| title_sort | the american people know so little the palestine arab refugee office and the challenges of anti orientalism in the united states 1955 1962 |
| topic | U.S.-Palestine Relations Decolonization Anti-Orientalism Palestinian National Movement Postcolonialism Humanitarianism |
| url | https://lebanesestudies.ojs.chass.ncsu.edu/index.php/mashriq/article/view/193 |
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