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Oral history interview with Hanin Najjar, 2017 December 19
Overview of the Collection
- Interviewee
- Najjar, Hanin, 1999-
- Title
- Oral history interview with Hanin Najjar
- Dates
- 2017 December 192017-12-192017-12-19
- Quantity
- 29.3 megabytes, (1 online resource (2 audio files (1 hr., 2 min., 38 sec.))) : MPEG-4
- Collection Number
- SR 12285
- Summary
- Oral history interview with Hanin Najjar conducted by Ibrahim Ibrahim on December 19, 2017, for The Immigrant Story. Najjar was born in Saudi Arabia and immigrated to the United States with her family in 1999. She discusses being a feminist, discrimination she has faced as a Muslim, and her plans for the future.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Hanin Najjar was born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 1999. Her parents immigrated to the United States five months later so that her mother could pursue higher education. They settled in Lake Oswego, Oregon, in 2002.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This oral history interview with Hanin Najjar was conducted by Ibrahim Ibrahim on December 19, 2017. The interview was recorded for The Immigrant Story, an organization that documents and archives the stories of immigrants and refugees in the United States. In this interview, Najjar discusses the reasons her parents came to the United States from Saudi Arabia shortly after she was born. She talks about gender roles in Saudi Arabian culture, her ethnic and cultural identity, and wearing the hijab as an expression of her feminism. She also talks about discrimination she has experienced as a Muslim. Najjar discusses her plans for the future, including studying journalism at Pacific University and pursuing a career as a journalist.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Oral history interview with Hanin Najjar, by Ibrahim Ibrahim, SR 12285, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and The Immigrant Story. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Educational Use Permitted, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Gift of The Immigrant Story, July 2020 (Lib. Acc. RL2020-018).
Bibliography
An article about Hanin Najjar, "Feminist Blooms Under the Headscarf" by Maleya Luis, was based on this interview and published on The Immigrant Story website at https://theimmigrantstory.org/feminist/.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Description | Dates |
|---|---|
| Oral history interview with Hanin Najjar | 2017 December 19 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Feminism
- Immigrants--Oregon
- Islamophobia--United States
- Muslims--Oregon--Portland
- Saudi Arabians--Oregon
Personal Names
- Najjar, Hanin, 1999-
Geographical Names
- United States--Immigration and emigration
Form or Genre Terms
- interviews
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Ibrahim, Ibrahim (interviewer)
