National Council on Public History

In Fall 2023, the Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies published a five-part series on Arab American Labor in the early twentieth century. The digital exhibit discusses the lives and labor of the Arab American working class, sharing these laborers’ widely unacknowledged struggles to become a part of the United States and support their families despite racial animosity, economic turmoil, and a quickly evolving industrial landscape. Developed by a team of NC State graduate students and Khayrallah Center Director Dr. Akram Khater, the project aims to disrupt mainstream American labor narratives by highlighting Arab American workers’ impact on United States history.