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Árabes De Norteamérica Árabes Baha Abu-Laban, Rachad Antonius, Sharon de Norteamérica McIrvin Abu-Laban, Lisa Suhair Majaj, Helen Hatab Samhan, Michael W. Suleiman Tras la publicación de Contribuciones árabes a las identidades iberoamericanas, Casa Árabe aborda en este nuevo volumen otro episodio de la historia de los árabes en América, centrándose ahora en la mitad norte del continente: Canadá y Estados Unidos. Como en el caso iberoamericano, los factores econó- micos, políticos y sociales en Oriente Medio impulsa- ron la primera ola migratoria árabe, que llegó a finales Árabes del siglo XX a las costas de Estados Unidos y Canadá. La «tierra de oportunidades» y el crisol de culturas que de Norteamérica representaba todo el continente americano cobró gran resonancia en el caso de Norteamérica, donde, a ojos de los recién llegados, la riqueza, la industria, la educación, la tecnología y las libertades individuales podían garantizar el éxito buscado. No obstante, el proceso de instalación e integración fue complejo y a veces arduo. Pero el sentido de solidaridad entre los miembros de esta comunidad y el impulso empresa- rial logrado con la venta ambulante fortalecieron la asimilación de la segunda generación, ya nacida en América: los primeros araboamericanos. Una vez superados los argumentos raciales que impe- dían su plena integración en la vida pública norteame- ricana durante el proceso migratorio, dos relevantes sucesos de la política internacional marcaron el desa- rrollo de las comunidades árabes de Norteamérica. El año 1967, fecha de la derrota árabe frente a Israel en la guerra de los Seis Días, y el 11 de septiembre de 2001 fueron dos hitos de gran repercusión para ellos en su cotidiana vida americana. Árabes de Norteamérica de Árabes autores Varios ISBN: 978-84-615-5416-4 www.casaarabe.es 001-006_ARABES_NORTEAMERICANOS_LIBRO-TANGER 14/12/11 12:03 Página 4 001-006_ARABES_NORTEAMERICANOS_LIBRO-TANGER 14/12/11 12:03 Página 1 Baha Abu-Laban, Rachad Antonius, Sharon McIrvin Abu-Laban, Lisa Suhair Majaj, Helen Hatab Samhan, Michael W. Suleiman Árabes de Norteamérica 001-006_ARABES_NORTEAMERICANOS_LIBRO-TANGER 14/12/11 12:03 Página 2 Primera edición, diciembre de 2011 Coordinación de la edición: KARIM HAUSER Y DANIEL GIL Edición de textos: ARANTXA LÓPEZ Diseño de cubierta e interior: REZ Ilustración de cubierta: JAFAR KAKI, Meditación, 2006 Pintura sobre lienzo, técnica mixta, 100 x 81 cm Maquetación e impresión: ARTES GRÁFICAS PALERMO, S.L. Depósito legal: M-48.287-2011 ISBN: 978-84-615-5416-4 © de los textos: sus autores © de las traducciones: Marta Abuín González, Paulina Jiménez Aguilar, Marta Malo de Molina y Rosario Romo © de la presente edición: Casa Árabe-IEAM c/ Alcalá, 62. 28009 Madrid (España) www.casaarabe.es Impreso en España. Printed in Spain Casa Árabe es un consorcio formado por: 001-006_ARABES_NORTEAMERICANOS_LIBRO-TANGER 14/12/11 12:03 Página 3 Índice Prólogo. Árabes y además americanos Gema Martín Muñoz .......................................................................................................................... 5 La experiencia de la inmigración árabe Michael W. Suleiman ........................................................................................................................... 7 La inmigración árabe a Estados Unidos: un viaje de un siglo hacia la integración y la influencia política Helen Hatab Samhan .......................................................................................................................... 35 Norteamericanos de ascendencia árabe y las consecuencias del 11 de septiembre Baha Abu-Laban y Sharon McIrvin Abu-Laban .................................................................. 69 Las comunidades árabes de Canadá y Quebec Rachad Antonius ................................................................................................................................... 87 Etnicidad araboamericana: emplazamientos, coaliciones y negociaciones culturales Lisa Suhair Majaj .................................................................................................................................. 119 Los autores ............................................................................................................................................. 145 3 001-006_ARABES_NORTEAMERICANOS_LIBRO-TANGER 14/12/11 12:03 Página 4 001-006_ARABES_NORTEAMERICANOS_LIBRO-TANGER 14/12/11 12:03 Página 5 Prólogo. Árabes y además americanos GEMA MARTÍN MUÑOZ Directora general de Casa Árabe Tras el largo viaje que muchos árabes realizaron para hacer las Américas desde finales del siglo XIX, éstos desembarcaron en todos los puntos geográficos de ese inmenso continente, desde Canadá hasta Ushuaia, el último núcleo habitado del Polo Sur. Su presencia y contribuciones a esas naciones, convirtiéndose como tantos otros que hicieron ese antiguo camino de la emigración en ciu- dadanos de esos países, es una de las vertientes menos conocida de las múltiples realidades árabes, pero no por ello menos relevante. Su historia en América del Norte es diversa según se trate de Canadá o Estados Unidos, si bien los inicios son muy similares, porque los marcos y leyes nacio- nales así lo son. Pero esta historia ha estado también marcada por circunstancias que les han hecho objeto de difíciles momentos de discriminación. Al igual que en América Latina, en sus inicios tuvieron que afrontar las consecuencias del pensamiento colonial europeo que heredaron algunas de las élites gobernantes en esos países en los que la divisoria entre civilización y barbarie, adjudicadas respectivamente a Europa y los «otros», los pueblos de África y Asia, les hizo sufrir comportamientos discriminatorios y el estigma de ser una emigración «indeseada», frente a los emigrantes procedentes de los países europeos. Pero esa etapa acabó siendo superada y a pesar de las dificultades se integraron y arraigaron como ciudadanos americanos con prosperidad económica, política e intelectual. En un periodo más cercano, los avatares del conflicto árabe-israelí, sobre todo a partir de 1967, les sumergió en un proceso de politización en el que muchos, por su origen, les miraron con sospecha y distancia. Pero finalmente el momento más difícil se vivió tras los atentados del 11 de septiembre de 2001. La política «preventiva» de la PATRIOT Act los identificó globalmente como «potenciales armas ocultas de Ben Laden» y se desarrolló un proceso político y social en el 5 001-006_ARABES_NORTEAMERICANOS_LIBRO-TANGER 14/12/11 12:03 Página 6 que la discriminación y la consideración de que podían ser «antiamericanos» o «enemigos» les ha dejado una gran herida hasta la actualidad, como muestran los estudios que aquí presentamos. En realidad es una historia compleja con éxitos, con múltiples desarrollos y con desgarros, que consideramos de interés científico y divulgativo. Por ello, este libro viene a completar la radiografía y cartografía de esa presencia árabe en el continente americano, tras la publicación anterior de Casa Árabe Contri- buciones árabes a las identidades iberoamericanas (2009). 6 007-034_ARABES_EEUU FINAL_CAP1_LIBRO-TANGER 14/12/11 11:36 Página 7 La experiencia de la inmigración árabe MICHAEL W. SULEIMAN Profesor de ciencias políticas en la Universidad del estado de Kansas1 En 1997, William E. Leuchtenburg, el destacado historiador estadounidense, señaló que «desde el punto de vista de un historiador estadounidense, el aspecto más llamativo de la relación entre las culturas árabe y estadounidense es que, para los estadounidenses, los árabes son un pueblo que ha vivido al margen de la historia».2 Lo mismo podría haber dicho este catedrático de los árabes esta- blecidos en Norteamérica. El desconocimiento que los norteamericanos tienen sobre los araboamericanos se reduce a eso. Antes de entrar en un análisis más profundo sobre la trayectoria araboestadounidense, quizá podría servirnos una visión general de la inmigra- ción árabe en Norteamérica y ver cómo eran estas comunidades. Norteamérica ha recibido dos oleadas principales de inmigración árabe. La primera duró desde la década de 1880 hasta la Segunda Guerra Mundial y, la siguiente, desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial hasta la actualidad. Ambas etapas migratorias estuvieron marcadas por ciertas diferencias tanto en los inmigrantes en sí, como en las dificultades que cada grupo ha tenido que enfrentar en el ámbito social y político. Todo análisis de dichos grupos migratorios debería tener en cuenta estas diferencias. Como veremos, ambas comunidades comen- zaron a unirse en la década de 1960, especialmente después de la guerra árabe- israelí de 1967,3 y este acercamiento también debe ser considerado. 1 El profesor Michael Wadie Suleiman falleció en 2010, cuando ya se había iniciado la edición de este libro y después de haber cedido su colección de libros y documentos sobre árabes en América Latina al Centro de Documentación de Casa Árabe. (N. de la Ed.) 2 Véase W. E. Leuchtenburg, «The American Perception of the Arab World», en George N. Atiyeh (ed.), Arab and American Cultures,Washington D. C.: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 1997, pág. 15. 3 Aunque se podría citar varias olas de inmigración árabe a Norteamérica (por ejemplo, desde la década de 1880 a la Primera Guerra Mundial, de la Primera a la Segunda Guerra Mundial, de 1945 a 1967 y de 1968 hasta la actualidad), ha habido dos olas principales: de la década de 1880 a la Segunda Guerra Mundial y de la Segunda Guerra Mundial a la actualidad. Las diferencias principales en la naturaleza y composición de las poblaciones
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