Akram Khater

Jun 26, 2014

The Diaspora Tour: Coming in September

The United States Department of State is taking their moniker Diplomacy in Action seriously with a new initiative by the Special Representative for Global Partnerships 2014 Diaspora Tour led by Andrew O’ Brien who has served in this role for about a year. Starting this summer, the tour will, …Feature keynote addresses and panel discussions with leading diaspora experts.…

Apr 9, 2014

Event TODAY! Hear Dr. Akram Khater talk about the history of Arabs in America!

History a la carte: Strangers at Home, History of Arabs in America Lecture with Dr. Akram Khater Professor of History & Middle East Studies, NC State University Wednesday, April 9, Noon-1pm North Carolina Museum of History, 5 E. Edenton St, Raleigh FREE ADMISSION, Bring your lunch!

Apr 8, 2014

Lecture Event: Strangers at Home, History of Arabs in America

  History a la carte: Strangers at Home, History of Arabs in America Lecture with Dr. Akram Khater Professor of History & Middle East Studies, NC State University Wednesday, April 9, Noon-1pm North Carolina Museum of History, 5 E. Edenton St, Raleigh FREE ADMISSION, Bring your lunch! Here’s a helpful site produced by UNC’s Center for…

Mar 25, 2014

UNC-TV covers museum exhibit

Recently, UNC-TV aired a piece on Cedars in the Pines, the museum exhibition at the North Carolina Museum of History through August 2014. Check out the full coverage here! Here are some screen shots from the piece and quotes from Khayrallah Program for Lebanese-American Studies Director, Dr. Akram Khater. The balance for immigrants is how much…

Mar 3, 2014

Dr. Khater speaks on Fox 50 about exhibit

In continuing coverage of Cedars in the Pines exhibit at North Carolina Museum of History, Dr. Akram Khater spoke with Fox 50’s Tarheel Talk about the origins of the exhibit and its central focus, the Lebanese-American community. Check it out!

Mar 3, 2014

Events in Raleigh, March-April

Along with the museum exhibit, we are proud to sponsor 3 free events for participants of all ages in March and April 2014.  These programs are intended to supplement the historical narratives and images brought forth by the exhibit and extend the conversation in other venues. Thank you to our sponsors without which these programs…

Jan 29, 2014

WLCU Honors Akram Khater

Earlier this month, the World Lebanese Cultural Union profiled Akram Khater for the Lebanese Heritage spotlight. Founded in 1960, WLCU is  an international, secular, non-denominational, non-profit organization sponsored by the Government of Lebanon but working independently in cooperation with Lebanese emigrants abroad, representing the Lebanese Diaspora in the world. WLCU says, Dr. Khater has made…

Dec 11, 2013

Congratulations Akram!

Last week, North Carolina State University announced that 3 faculty from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS) were named among the 20 University Faculty Scholars for this year. And guess who was named? Dr. Akram Khater, the wonderful Director of The Lebanese in North Carolina Project! The announcement cites all that he does with this…

Sep 24, 2013

Museum Update 1: Progress!

This post was written by guest blogger, Margie Merod, Assistant Director, Lebanese in North Carolina Project. We’ve got a lot happening on the museum front! Here we’ll introduce a few team members and let you know the steps we are taking to pull it all together. As a new semester starts at NC State the…

Sep 17, 2013

Our Director in National Geographic!

Dr. Akram Khater, the Director of the Khayrallah Program for Lebanese-American Studies is at it again. In case you’re wondering, we’re not certain he sleeps either! This time he provides some historical background for the Syrian-American community. As many of you readers know, the Syrian community has a rich history of immigration to the United…