Collection of LGBTQIA+ and the Arab Diaspora Oral History Interview Recordings

Title

Collection of LGBTQIA+ and the Arab Diaspora Oral History Interview Recordings

Subject

Arabs--United States; Emigration and immigration; Lebanese--United States; Lebanese Americans; Oral histories; Queer community; Video recordings

Description

Biographical/Historical note:


This collection contains four oral history interviews conducted between June-December 2024. These oral history interviews were conducted for the LGBTQIA+ and the Arab Diaspora Oral History Project. This project highlights the lived experiences of LGBTQIA+-identifying individuals of Middle Eastern and/or North African descent. The following people were interviewed for this project: Steve Baddour, Mortada Haidar, Karni Keushgerian, and Arielle Sonnenschein.

Scope and content note:


This collection contains four oral history interviews conducted from June-December 2024 for the LGBTQIA+ and the Arab Diaspora Oral History Project. This collection contains five mp4 video files.

Source

Steve Baddour, Arielle Sonnenschein, Karni Keushgerian, and Mortada Haidar

Publisher

Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies

Date

June-December 2024

Rights

The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.

Language

English

Identifier

GR 0018

Collection Tree

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Arielle Sonnenschein Oral History Conducted by John Horan and Lindsey Waldenberg

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Karni Keushgerian Oral History Conducted by John Horan and Lindsey Waldenberg

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Steve Baddour Oral History Conducted by John Horan and Lindsey Waldenberg

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