Alixa Naff

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Alixa Naff (September 15, 1919 – June 1, 2013) was a

Arab American immigration to the United States at the turn of the 20th century.[1][2][3]

Biography

Alixa Naff was born to Faris and Yamna Naff in

Anti-Lebanon Mountains.[3] Her family immigrated to the United States in 1921.[1] They arrived in Spring Valley, Illinois on January 1, 1922, and lived there until moving to Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1929.[3] They moved to Detroit, Michigan in June 1931, where her father worked in the grocery industry.[1][3] She resided in Falls Church, Virginia, for many years before moving to Mitchellville, Maryland.[1]

Naff documented Arab immigration to the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This first wave of mostly

kibbe pounder, Middle Eastern musical instruments, and clothing.[1] The Faris and Yamna Naff Collection, which was named in honor of her parents, is available for research through the National Museum of American History.[1]

Alixa Naff died from a short illness at her home in Mitchellville, Maryland, on June 1, 2013, at the age of 93.[1]

References

  1. ^
    Seattle Times. Archived from the original
    on 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  2. Detroit News. 2013-06-07. Archived from the original
    on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  3. ^ a b c d "Remembering Alixa Naff: "The Mother" of Arab American Studies". Arab American Institute. 2013-06-06. Archived from the original on 2013-07-04. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
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