Chaldeans In Detroit

Author : Jacob Bacall
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467112550
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chaldeans in Detroit written by Jacob Bacall and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In greater Detroit, Chaldeans from present-day Iraq have established a strong presence and a thriving community. Chaldeans (pronounced Kal-de'an) are a distinct ethnic group from present-day Iraq with roots stretching back to Abraham, the biblical patriarch of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam who was from the Ur of the Chaldees. Chaldeans are Catholic, with their own patriarch, and they speak a dialect of Aramaic, the language of Jesus Christ. Chaldeans began immigrating to the United States at the beginning of the 20th century, when Iraq was known as Mesopotamia (the Greek word meaning land between two rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates). Lured by Henry Ford's promise of $5 per day, many Chaldeans went to work in Detroit's automotive factories. They soon followed their entrepreneurial instincts to open their own businesses, typically grocery markets and corner stores. Religious persecution has caused tens of thousands of Chaldeans to relocate to Michigan. Today, the Greater Detroit area has the largest concentration of Chaldeans outside of Iraq: 150,000 people.

Author : Mary C. Sengstock
Publisher : Discovering the Peoples of Mic
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chaldeans in Michigan written by Mary C. Sengstock and published by Discovering the Peoples of Mic. This book was released on 2005 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Michigan Chaldean community consists of more than 100,000 people of Iraqi descent who live in the Detroit Metropolitan area. The earliest Chaldeans arrived in Detroit area about 1910. Unlike most Iraqis, Chaldeans are Christians, members of a special rite of the Roman Catholic Church, Called the Chaldean rite, from which they derive their name.

Author : Mary C. Sengstock
Publisher : Center for Migration Studies of New York
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chaldean Americans written by Mary C. Sengstock and published by Center for Migration Studies of New York. This book was released on 1999 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sengstock (sociology, Wayne State U.) examines the history, life, and culture of an Aramaic-speaking, Catholic, Iraqi community that has come to the US over the course of the 20th century. She emphasizes the patterns of conflict and agreement within the group, particularly concerning ethnic identity and assimilation. The first edition was published in 1982. The publisher's address is 209 Flagg Place, Staten Island, NY 10304-1122. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Jacob Bacall
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439648824
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chaldeans in Detroit written by Jacob Bacall and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-12-08 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chaldeans (pronounced Kal-dean) are a distinct ethnic group from present-day Iraq with roots stretching back to Abraham, the biblical patriarch of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam who was from the Ur of the Chaldees. Chaldeans are Catholic, with their own patriarch, and they speak a dialect of Aramaic, the language of Jesus Christ. Chaldeans began immigrating to the United States at the beginning of the 20th century, when Iraq was known as Mesopotamia (the Greek word meaning land between two rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates). Lured by Henry Fords promise of $5 per day, many Chaldeans went to work in Detroits automotive factories. They soon followed their entrepreneurial instincts to open their own businesses, typically grocery markets and corner stores. Religious persecution has caused tens of thousands of Chaldeans to relocate to Michigan. Today, the Greater Detroit area has the largest concentration of Chaldeans outside of Iraq: 150,000 people.

Author : Jacob Bacall
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467127620
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chaldean Iraqi American Association of Michigan written by Jacob Bacall and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-16 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chaldean Iraqi American Association of Michigan, more commonly known as CIAAM, was not simply an association of just a group of early immigrants who escaped prosecution or were merely looking for better life for their family and loved ones. They were indeed good-hearted individuals who strived to build a solid foundation for a well-rounded community in this new land for the immigrants, the United States of America. The CIAAM exemplifies the success of immigrants that have migrated to Detroit from Iraq, providing a place for social gatherings, community discussions, family celebrations, and education to those yearning to learn more about the Chaldeans of Mesopotamia, their successful migration to America, and the contributions they are making in Michigan. Today, CIAAM has more than 900 active families as members, strengthening the recreational, social, and business bonds among the large "family" of Michigan Chaldeans.

Author : Mary C. Sengstock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chaldean-Americans written by Mary C. Sengstock and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chaldean Americans in Detroit, Michigan, a growing community of Roman Catholic immigrants from Iraq, are the focus of this study. A description is given of the Detroit Chaldean community centers around three key institutions, namely the church, the family, and the ethnic occupation or community economic enterprise, and of how these institutions have been affected by the migration experience and by contact with the new culture. An analysis of the social setting of migration examines religious and economic determinants of migration to America, migration effects on the Detroit community, and Chaldeans' relationships with other social groups in Detroit. An exploration of Chaldeans' adaptation to their new setting considers assimilation and acculturation processes, changes in social structure and values, creation of a balance between old country patterns and new practices, and the development of an ethnic identity and a sense of nationalism. Ethnic conflicts and accommodation processes that arise from efforts to achieve the balance between old and new are explored, and it is suggested that family and friendship ties will offset the divisive effects of conflict and American liberalism and keep the Chaldean community from disintegrating. Finally, an exploration of the future direction of American ethnicity points to the need for unity in a culturally diverse society. (Author/MJL)

Author : Nabeel Abraham
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814328125
Total Pages : 644 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arab Detroit written by Nabeel Abraham and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, Nabeel Abraham and Andrew Shryock bring together the work of twenty-five contributors to create a richly detailed portrait of Arab Detroit.

Author : ALLENE MILLER DOCTOROFF
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 459 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book THE CHALDEANS: A NEW ETHNIC GROUP IN DETROIT'S SUBURBAN HIGH SCHOOLS. (VOLUMES I AND II). written by ALLENE MILLER DOCTOROFF and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Yasmeen Hanoosh
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786725967
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Chaldeans written by Yasmeen Hanoosh and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-30 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern Chaldeans are an Aramaic speaking Catholic Syriac community from northern Iraq, not to be confused with the ancient Mesopotamian civilization of the same name. First identified as 'Chaldean' by the Catholic Church in the sixteenth century, this misnomer persisted, developing into a distinctive and unique identity. In modern times, the demands of assimilation in the US, together with increased hostility and sectarian violence in Iraq, gave rise to a complex and transnational identity. Faced with Islamophobia in the US, Chaldeans were at pains to emphasize a Christian identity, and appropriated the ancient, pre-Islamic history of their namesake as a means of distinction between them and other immigrants from Arab lands. In this, the first ethnographic history of the modern Chaldeans, Yasmeen Hanoosh explores these ancient-modern inflections in contemporary Chaldean identity discourses, the use of history as a collective commodity for developing and sustaining a positive community image in the present, and the use of language revival and monumental symbolism to reclaim association with Christian and pre-Christian traditions.

Author : Joe T. Darden
Publisher : MSU Press
ISBN 13 : 160917352X
Total Pages : 789 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Detroit written by Joe T. Darden and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 789 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Episodes of racial conflict in Detroit form just one facet of the city’s storied and legendary history, and they have sometimes overshadowed the less widely known but equally important occurrence of interracial cooperation in seeking solutions to the city’s problems. The conflicts also present many opportunities to analyze, learn from, and interrogate the past in order to help lay the groundwork for a stronger, more equitable future. This astute and prudent history poses a number of critical questions: Why and where have race riots occurred in Detroit? How has the racial climate changed or remained the same since the riots? What efforts have occurred since the riots to reduce racial inequality and conflicts, and to build bridges across racial divides? Unique among books on the subject, Detroit pays special attention to post-1967 social and political developments in the city, and expands upon the much-explored black-white dynamic to address the influx of more recent populations to Detroit: Middle Eastern Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans. Crucially, the book explores the role of place of residence, spatial mobility, and spatial inequality as key factors in determining access to opportunities such as housing, education, employment, and other amenities, both in the suburbs and in the city.