The Cultural Identity of Syrian-American Muslim Woman in America as Reflected in Kahf�s �The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf� : A Cultural Studies Analysis

is The issue of cultural identity in immigrants living in the United States of America which reflected in Kahf�s �The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf� is a valuable topic to discuss. For Syrian immigrants in America, several questions of identity recount on how they represent themselves, what represent themselves, who they are and some question about how to negotiate their identity in this multicultural country. The way how Khadra, as the main character, negotiates her identity as a Syrian- American will be analyzed by a multidisciplinary approach based on the process of developing the cultural identity in cultural studies through qualitative and content analysis. e The negotiation of identity of Syrian-American has created a sense of doubleconsciousness in the life of this community. They experience to stand both as a Syrian and as an American. They also feel the dispersion from their original place which makes them to have memories and vision about their homeland. Moreover, the prejudices which come both from their side and the majority of American side have created a sense of not belonging to America. Moreover, through the process of acculturation, the process of negotiating identity is also shaped. This acculturation relies on the 1) the loyalty to certain religion, beliefs and practice