Department
Health Promotion and Administration
Degree
Graduate
Recommended Citation
Al-Kahandi, Sara, "Comparison of American and International University Students' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions of Arabs in the United States, Post September 11, 2001" (2014). University Presentation Showcase Event. 22.
https://encompass.eku.edu/swps/2014/2014/22
Abstract
After the September 11, 2001 attacks, the Middle Eastern population in the United States became a target of racial profiling by law enforcement. The USA Patriot Act, mass interviews and NSEERS. (Henderson et al, 2006 / Strossen, 2004). However, Arab students have continued to attend American universities. In fact, in as recently as 2013, there has been a seven percent increase in the enrollment of International students in colleges and universities in the United States with most of the growth driven by China and Saudi Arabia. (Open Doors, 2014) In a 2010 study by Jadallah and El-Khoury, a participant describes discrimination by American and International students at her university. It’s just that people treat me differently…Most other International students on my college campus feel the same…A Vietnamese-American guy said to me ‘oh, (name), you could really pull off a suicide bombing here and no one would know because you look innocent. Because the Arab and International populations are integral to American universities, it is imperative that greater awareness and the prevention of discrimination occur on college campuses.
Presentation format
Poster
Expected Graduation Date
2014
Comparison of American and International University Students' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions of Arabs in the United States, Post September 11, 2001
After the September 11, 2001 attacks, the Middle Eastern population in the United States became a target of racial profiling by law enforcement. The USA Patriot Act, mass interviews and NSEERS. (Henderson et al, 2006 / Strossen, 2004). However, Arab students have continued to attend American universities. In fact, in as recently as 2013, there has been a seven percent increase in the enrollment of International students in colleges and universities in the United States with most of the growth driven by China and Saudi Arabia. (Open Doors, 2014) In a 2010 study by Jadallah and El-Khoury, a participant describes discrimination by American and International students at her university. It’s just that people treat me differently…Most other International students on my college campus feel the same…A Vietnamese-American guy said to me ‘oh, (name), you could really pull off a suicide bombing here and no one would know because you look innocent. Because the Arab and International populations are integral to American universities, it is imperative that greater awareness and the prevention of discrimination occur on college campuses.
