Multimedia Collection
In My Own Skin: The Complexity of Living as an Arab in America
VHS
16 minutes
E184 .A65 I569 2001
"Osama bin Laden said that as long as Palestinians are unsafe, Americans won't be safe. I'm both Palestinian and American, so I'll never be safe." - In My Own Skin
Jennifer Jajeh is a Palestinian American actress and independent filmmaker. A UCLA graduate, she has worked internationally as an Arts Administrator in places as diverse as Prague and Palestine.
A native New Yorker, Nikki Byrd was born of Hungarian, Russian-Jewish, Native American and African American heritage. After graduating from Boston University, Byrd studied at the San Francisco School of Circus Arts and has performed and taught in New Zealand, Ecuador and Puerto Rico.
In My Own Skin sheds light on the complexities of the Arab American experience through candid, in-depth interviews with five young Arab women living in New York in the months following the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center. Taking us beyond common stereotypes and misconceptions, In My Own Skin gives us a glimpse of the conflicts, joys and pressures of being a member of two very different communities.
Distributed by Arab Film Distribution (www.arabfilm.com)
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