Druze in America

By Dima Abisaid Suki and Kathy Jaber Stephenson

This is the story of the Druze in America, followers of the Tawhid Faith, who left their homelands in Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and came to America to follow their dreams. It is a story of immigrants who arrived with nothing but grit and determination, and who remade their lives--raising families, building businesses, and contributing richly to the cultural fabric of their beloved America. Told in the authentic voices of the immigrants and their descendents, and illustrated with spectacular archival photos and cherished artifacts, the book chronicles the hardships, dreams, struggles, sacrifices, courage, perseverance, failures and successes of a people as they adapted to life in the United States--and became American. It is replete with historical, cultural, and geographical information on the Druze people, as well as their values, traditions, and customs.Above all, this book is an unprecedented endeavor to document the lives of the early Druze immigrants in America, safeguarding candid memories, stories, and photos for generations to come.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0692425667
• ISBN13: 9780692425664
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: American Druze Foundation
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 5.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 11.0"