June

Jun 3, 2014

Upcoming Event: Cedars in the Pines viewing

For those of you who missed the premiere in March 2012 or would like to view the documentary again, the NC Museum of History will be hosting a screening of our full-length film, Cedars in the Pines, this month!  The film received great press and was warmly welcomed by the community! Sunday, June 15, 2pm Cedars… 

Jun 13, 2013

1.5M Americans of Arab descent: Breaking down the Census report for Lebanese-Americans

If you follow our Facebook page or if you keep up with breaking news of the Census (!), you know that the Census’ ongoing survey called American Community Survey (ACS) just released a short report and accompanying statistics that reflect the the make-up of households in the United States. Because data collection takes some time… 

Jun 11, 2013

Our Newspaper Collection is growing!

For anyone that’s been perusing our archival collection recently, you’ll know that we are constantly adding material. In the last month, the biggest concentration has been in the Newspaper Collection where we now have 224 (and counting!) materials specifically newspaper articles and clippings ranging in date from the 1880s to the 1980s from newspapers located… 

Jun 7, 2013

We will be at the Library of Congress in September

The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress is hosting a symposium called “Cultural Heritage Archives: Networks, Innovation & Collaboration” from September 26-27 in Washington, DC. We have been selected as one of the Project’s that best exemplifies new ways of collecting, understanding and disseminating elements of cultural heritage. We’ll be presenting on a… 

Jun 5, 2013

2013 Summer Institute for Educators

As you may know, the Lebanese in North Carolina Project has been working with state-based educators in a collaboration designed to increase awareness of global influences in the state, foster a deeper knowledge of the role of Lebanese-Americans on the state’s history, culture, politics, religion and civic life, and to facilitate a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary…