Intro to Cultural Report Project (Bryan Colbert)

Webster defines culture as: "the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group; also : the characteristic features of everyday existence (as diversions or a way of life} shared by people in a place or time [or] the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution or organization"
  
With these definitions in mind I have decided to focus my report on the Arab-American culture. I think that some people would find it surprising how many Arab-Americans there are, not only on our campus, but in Nebraska. As many places as I've lived I've always seen and been amazed by the Arab culture. Their views and beliefs seem so profound and to carry a lot of history; i think that I will learn a lot from my planned studies. 

I plan to interview multiple Arab-Americans that I see hanging out at the Multicultural Center. I have already asked a few of them if they will assist me and they were more than happy to help. What makes this subject even more interesting to me is that my sister minored in Arabic when she went to Texas A&M. She would tell me stories about when she lived in Morocco and the culture has fascinated me ever since. But i feel that the American Arab will be even more interesting to learn about. To incorporate both of those cultures into your everyday life would be interesting to say the least. I'm excited to learn more about this culture.