Suleiman "Sal" Masoud Interview
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2022-09-28
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Institute for Diversity & Civic Life
Department of Religious Studies
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This interview is with Suleiman Masoud, an engineer and Palestinian immigrant living in El Paso, TX. Suleiman describes growing up in Palestine and Kuwait with details about his early education and village life. He talks about his decision to come to the States for college and his experience of embracing American culture. He shares details about his family growing up and compares his life as a child to what his children have been able to experience. Suleiman also talks about the power of names when it comes to assimilation and othering.
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Religions Texas, Arabic, Assimilation, Baby Boomers, Culture, Culture shock, Education, Engineers, Family dynamics, Immigrants, Immigration, Israel, Israeli settler-colonialism, Kuwait, Lamar University, Language, Muslims, Othering, Palestine, Palestinian-Americans, Six-Day War, Sunnis, Texas, The University of Texas at Arlington, TX - Denton, TX - El Paso, University of North Texas