Identity and Space: The Case of Turkish Americans*
@article{Kaya2005IdentityAS, title={Identity and Space: The Case of Turkish Americans*}, author={Ilhan Kaya}, journal={Geographical Review}, year={2005}, volume={95}, pages={425 - 440} }
Abstract. Until recently, Muslim Americans have often been overlooked in studies on immigration, ethnicity, and race. Their loyalty to America and their integration into the larger culture have frequently been questioned by the media, and academia's interest has mostly been limited to establishing links between Muslims, fundamentalism, and terrorism. Muslim American experiences‐their social, political, and cultural institutions and spaces in the United States‐have drawn little attention from…
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