What does it really mean to be American and who gets to decide?

The question of Muslim and Arab “American-ness” is a hot topic post-9/11 but, in California and in many other parts of the United States, the slippery definition of “American-ness” was being called into question years ago.

An American Mosque, a Community Stories film, tells of Yuba City’s Muslim farming community and the events surrounding the 1994 arson that destroyed the local mosque. The film presents an intimate portrait of this rural California community and asks us to consider what is "American" and what we mean when we talk about liberty.

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