SWANA American Diaspora

Arab Americans in the Automotive Industry

SWANA-Americans, more specifically Arab Americans, have had a long history involved in the roots and growth of the automotive industry. Many first-generation immigrants took roles as factory workers with recognizable car companies such as Ford, General Motors, or Chrysler in Detroit and other autombile instrument factories throughout the US.

George Kassab Oral History - Arab Americans and the Automobile

Najib S Dababneh Stewart-Warner Co. Employee Pass & IBEW Union ID

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SWANA American Cultural Influence

Khalil (Kahlil) Gibran was a fiercely influential poet that deeply inspired SWANA Americans and non-SWANA folks alike. His most famous work, The Prophet (1923), was produced into a movie by actress, Salma Hayek and served as a source of muse for modern poet, Rupi Kaur (Mitchell, 2023).

Poet Kahlil Gibran Memorial in Washington, D.C.

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