Description |
1 videocassette (45 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. |
Credits |
Camera, Rich Wieske ; editors, Carolyn Rouse, Erika Surat Andersen, Joan Mandell ; narrator, Bushra Karaman ; original music, Marty Jabara. |
Summary |
Focuses on the cultural conflicts within the Arabic community when an Egyptian story teller comes to Detroit to perform a 1000-year-old epic. Witnesses parents trying to pass on their culture and language while their children live in a very different, very American world. |
System Details |
VHS, stereo. |
Note |
Dialogue in English and Arabic. |
Subject |
Arab Americans -- Ethnic identity.
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Arab Americans -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Social conditions.
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Added Author |
Mandell, Joan.
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Howell, Sally.
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Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services.
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Olive Branch Productions.
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OCLC # |
33991038 |
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