All American Yemeni Girls: Being Muslim in a Public School

by Loukia K. Sarroub

Book Overview

Based on more than two years of fieldwork conducted in a Yemeni community in southeastern Michigan, this unique study examines Yemeni American girls' attempts to construct and make sense of their identities as Yemenis, Muslims, Americans, daughters of immigrants, teenagers, and high school students. All American Yemeni Girls contributes substantially to our understanding of the impact of religion on students attending public schools and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812218949
• ISBN13: 9780812218947
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"