Dreaming America: Middle Eastern Diaspora and Cultural Conflicts
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Article Information
Article Title | Dreaming America: Middle Eastern Diaspora and Cultural Conflicts |
Article Title English | Dreaming America: Middle Eastern Diaspora and Cultural Conflicts |
Volume / Issue | Volume: 8 / Issue: 1 |
EDITOR | Ahmet BEŞE Nazila HEİDARZADEGAN |
Article Language | English |
DOI |
Summary Turkish
This article attempts to examine how Middle Eastern Americans settled in America in pursuit of happiness, a better life, and liberty, and the results of their expectations. Culture and religion play a significant role in lives of Middle Eastern Americans and actively effect people's attempts to be Americanized and forfeit their authenticity. Such cultural conflicts cause them to feel fragmented, split, or sometimes yearn for the days back in their homelands. People in diaspora, mostly fled from local communities, are culturally hybridized while attempting mimicry.
Summary English
This article attempts to examine how Middle Eastern Americans settled in America in pursuit of happiness, a better life, and liberty, and the results of their expectations. Culture and religion play a significant role in lives of Middle Eastern Americans and actively effect people's attempts to be Americanized and forfeit their authenticity. Such cultural conflicts cause them to feel fragmented, split, or sometimes yearn for the days back in their homelands. People in diaspora, mostly fled from local communities, are culturally hybridized while attempting mimicry.