2. Claiming Whiteness: Syrians and Naturalization Law

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Note on Terms and Transliterations xv
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. From Internal to International Migration 21
8. 2. Claiming Whiteness: Syrians and Naturalization Law 52
9. 3. Nation and Migration: Emergent Arabism and Diasporic Nationalism 81
10. 4. The Lynching of Nola Romey: Syrian Racial Inbetweenness in the Jim Crow South 113
11. 5. Marriage and Respectability in the Era of Immigration Restriction 135
12. Conclusion 155
13. Epilogue: Becoming Arab American 165
14. Notes 191
15. Bibliography 233
16. Index 257