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Item
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Title
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Type
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Interview
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Date
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February 13th, 2013
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Description
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Salma grew up in a Syrian-Christian household and very much appreciates her Arab heritage. She feels her father’s reluctance to share his financial situation held her back in her education, but she is happy with her career and life. She did, however, give her daughters the freedom to choose their colleges. She does not believe her daughters need to limit themselves to an Arab community or Orthodox one, but she raised them in her Orthodox faith and her husband’s Roman Catholic faith. Food is how she expresses her identity the most, and she taught her daughters how to cook Syrian food, as well. She considers herself American Arab because she was born in America. Salma’s religion and her culture play a big role in her identity, but they are not the sole factors she uses to define herself.
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Language
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English
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Subject
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Religious freedom, Arab-Christian culture, identity, faith, cultural food, OralHistory
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