Skip to content
Little Syria episode artwork

Sep 18, 2020 34 min

Little Syria

from Kerning Cultures

The lower west side of Manhattan used to be home to the biggest population of Arab immigrants in the US. In the early 20th century, streets were full of people speaking Arabic, with street vendors selling ka'ak, storefront baklava displays; this was New York's “Little Syria”. Today though, it's all gone. This week on Kerning Cultures, America's first Arab neighbourhood, and the final attempts to save it. This episode was produced by Hager Eldaas, with editorial support from Tamara Rasamny, Dana Ballout, Zeina Dowidar, Alex Atack and Nadeen Shaker. Fact-checking by Dina Salem and Zeina Dowidar. Sound design and mixing by Mohamed Khreizat. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on patreon.com/kerningcultures for as little as $1 a month.

Episode details come from the podcast's RSS feed.

Embed this episode

Ready to play

Little Syria

0:00 34:28

No transcript yet.

Requests help us decide what to transcribe next.

Share this episode

Similar podcasts

Inside Out Cornelia Choe, Dr. Helen Krug von Nidda Inside-out is a podcast about identity and culture. Co-hosts Cornelia Choe and Dr. Helen Krug von Nidda introduce listeners to how the mosaic of contexts we come from — be it our cultures, the industries we work in, or our passions — have a rich and enduring influence on our lives. In conversation with leaders from around the globe, each episode deep dives into the purpose driving people's lives and how this purpose connects us across genders, geographies and generations.About the hosts:Cornelia is the CEO of The Leaders Alliance, an organization that helps senior leaders create successful and fulfilling careers together through peer coaching. Coupled with her masters' degree at the Harvard Kennedy School under the guidance of global authorities on leadership, her more than 20 years of diverse experience in government, development and finance at places such as the United Nations and Morgan Stanley have given her critical insights into how different people connect and complement each De vive(s) voix Une émission consacrée à la langue française dans le monde et aux cultures orales. Un rendez-vous quotidien du lundi au jeudi, pour rendre plus vivant notre rapport à la langue, et être la vitrine des initiatives en faveur de la francophonie. Une émission consacrée à la langue écrite qui vit, s’adapte, se développe. Mais aussi une émission où la langue parlée, blablatée, tchatchée, déclamée et murmurée aura toute sa place. En compagnie d’historiens, linguistes, traducteurs, artistes… ce nouveau rendez-vous sur RFI sera aussi celui de l’oralité : ce qui est émis, qui est énoncé de vive voix. Théâtre, slam, poésie sonore, contes, traditions orales… Émission présentée par Pascal Paradou, en collaboration avec Cécile Lavolot. Réalisation : Laura Pinto. Et en podcast sur www.rfi.fr. *** Diffusions du lundi au jeudi : à 13h30 TU vers toutes cibles ; 18h30 vers l'Afrique lusophone ; à 22h30 vers l'Afrique haoussa ; du lundi au jeudi à 23h30 vers Malabo/Bata. Le vendredi à 23h30 vers l'

Frequently asked questions

How long is this episode of Kerning Cultures?

This episode is 34 minutes long.

When was this Kerning Cultures episode published?

This episode was published on September 18, 2020.

Can I download this Kerning Cultures episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.