Voices of the Mahjar: Stories from the Lebanese Diaspora

From the Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies, Voices of the Mahjar brings to life the histories of the Lebanese diaspora and discusses the issues diasporic communities face across the world today. Find more at https://lebanesestudies.ncsu.edu/.

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Herb Nassour: The People's Doctor Part 2

2023-04-11

A Lebanese-American surgeon, Herbert Nassour, tried to provide quality healthcare to the racially and economically marginalized people of Texas, but his heavily discounted procedures threatened the economic foundation of the American Medical Association

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 44 MB - Duration: 18:24m (320 kbps 48000 Hz)
The Romey Lynchings

2023-04-11

In the early morning hours of Friday, May 17th, 1929, a Lebanese immigrant was lynched in Lake City, Florida.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 62 MB - Duration: 25:54m (320 kbps 48000 Hz)
Herb Nassour: The People's Doctor Part 1

2023-04-11

A Lebanese-American surgeon, Herbert Nassour, tried to provide quality healthcare to the racially and economically marginalized people of Texas, but his heavily discounted procedures threatened the economic foundation of the American Medical Association

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 43 MB - Duration: 18:17m (320 kbps 48000 Hz)
Angele Hobeiche Kmeid-Ellis Collection (April, 2020)

2023-04-11

Podcast Episode

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 26.23 MB - Duration: 28:39m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)
Helen Malhame

2023-04-11

This is a collection of interviews about Helen Malhame's life and work, with a mixture of 16 mm home movies which can be viewed on the Khayrallah Center YouTube page.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 28 MB - Duration: 11:47m (320 kbps 48000 Hz)
The Legacies of Labor: Working in the Mills

2023-04-11

In this series of clips, Juliet Bistany, Emeline Provost, and Robert Hatem describe their parents’ experiences working in the mills and its dangers.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 1.45 MB - Duration: 3:20m (61 kbps 22050 Hz)
The Legacies of Labor: Why They Came

2023-04-11

In this series of clips, Juliet Bistany, Rosalie Habeeb, Robert Hatem, and Abraham Bashara describe why their families left Lebanon and came to Lawrence.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 1.84 MB - Duration: 4:02m (64 kbps 22050 Hz)
The Legacies of Labor: Community Dissipates

2023-04-11

Juliet Bistany, Anthony Ramey, and Robert Hatem talk about the pressures on the children of immigrants to find work outside of the mills and the dissipation of the community as urban renewal set in.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 1.87 MB - Duration: 4:01m (65 kbps 22050 Hz)
The Legacies of Labor: Lebanese Life in Lawrence

2023-04-11

In this series of clips, Juliet Bistany, Rosalie Habeeb, and Soloman Hyatt describe what life was like for the Lebanese immigrants living in Lawrence.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 2.3 MB - Duration: 4:58m (65 kbps 22050 Hz)

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