@article{1356395,
      note = {Title from resource description page (viewed May 24,  2011).},
      author = {Jobrani, Mariam. and Krauss, Kenneth.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1356395},
      title = {With us or against us Afghans in America / [electronic  resource] :},
      publisher = {Filmakers Library,},
      abstract = {When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in the late 1970s,  many Afghans fled leaving behind homes, possessions and  sometimes family members. Those Afghans who took refuge in  the United States came to treasure the freedom and economic  opportunities offered by their new country. Many settled in  Fremont, CA, which became the center of a community of  15,000 exiled Afghans. After September 11th, these  Afghan-Americans found themselves caught in a cultural  crossfire as their adoptive homeland was at war with their  native land.As we learn from the film, American citizens  reacted with hostility to these "enemy aliens" in their  midst. Individual Afghans and businesses were targeted and  attacked. Schoolgirls were afraid to be seen on the streets  with their heads covered. Ironically, in 1996, most of the  Fremont community had rejected the Taliban and a fist fight  had broken out when Taliban representatives tried to take  over the Fremont mosque with their brand of fundamentalism.  With Us or Against Us follows several Afghan-Americans as  they struggle to cope with the anti-Afghan sentiments In  America, and indeed the world. We meet some compelling  characters from all walks of life from them what it means  to be an Afghan in America today.},
      recid = {1356395},
      pages = {1 online resource (27 min.).},
      address = {New York :},
      year = {2002},
}