{"product_id":"the-arab-and-the-brit-the-last-of-the-welcome-immigrants-9780815609742","title":"The Arab and the Brit: The Last of the Welcome Immigrants","description":"\u003cp\u003eBorn of a Palestinian father and a British mother, Rezak has always been intrigued by the different worlds from which his parents came. His father's ancestors were highwaymen on the Arabian Peninsula in the eighteenth century. They sparred unsuccessfully with ruling Ottoman Turks and escaped with their families to America. His mother's parents were sent separately from Great Britain into indentured servitude in Canada, alone at the ages of ten and sixteen. They worked off their servitude, met, married, and moved to New York State. In The Arab and the Brit, a memoir that spans multiple generations and countries, Rezak traces the remarkable lives of his ancestors. Narrating their experiences against the backdrop of two world wars and an emerging modern Middle East, the author gives readers a textured and vivid immigrant story. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRezak recalls his paternal grandmother apprehending would-be Russian saboteurs during World War I, his grandfather's time at Dr. Bernardo's home, a shelter for destitute children, and his father's work with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Association following World War II. Told with humor and captivating detail, \u003ci\u003eThe Arab and the Brit\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the trials and triumphs of one family's struggle to succeed in the New World.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Rezak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.23h x 6.37w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815609742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Rezak\u003c\/b\u003e was president of the State University of New York College of Technology at Alfred (Alfred State College) from 1993 to 2003. He was dean of the School of Technology at Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta, Georgia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":41015346757747,"sku":"9.78082E+12","price":28.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_27340100-8c51-491e-8806-54086d9cad9f.jpg?v=1697556734","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-arab-and-the-brit-the-last-of-the-welcome-immigrants-9780815609742","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}