Preserving Histories, Sharing Stories

The Khayrallah Center is dedicated to research about Lebanese immigrants in the US and throughout the world, and to preserving and sharing that knowledge with the scholarly community and general public.

Locating Palestine in the Arab Americas Conference

The Middle East and North Africa Centre at the University of Sussex, the Centro de Estudios Árabes at the University of Chile, and the Khayrallah Center at North Carolina State University organized this workshop on the importance of Palestine in the wider American mahjar (land of migration), inviting contributions from scholars, writers, and activists. The conference will take…

The Migration of Hanna Gaith

The Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies is excited to announce the release of The Migration of Hanna Gaith, a digital humanities project that traces Hanna’s journey to “Amirka” in 1904. Hanna Gaith left behind a detailed, handwritten diary that tells the story of his migration patterns, his desire to leave Yabroud (located in modern-day…

Middle East Migration Studies: Taking Stock, Plotting New Paths

The Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies in conjunction with the editors of the Mashriq & Mahjar: Journal of Middle East and North African Migration Studies will host a workshop that seeks to offer critical reflections on the core debates and methodologies of MENA migration studies and open up new avenues for research on May 15-17,…

Index of Arab American Archives

The Index of Arab American Archives offers a gateway for researchers to access various collections of Arab American histories housed in US institutions. The aim of this project is to create a singular gateway for researchers to learn about and access the various collections of Arab American histories which are housed in various institutions across the United States. A map detailing each collection’s location is included below; please note that some cities have multiple listings to scroll through. Following the map, you will find a list of the same collections, arranged by state, with accompanying hyperlinks.

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