Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Menconi, Dr. Evelyn |
Other Names |
Evelyn Jane Abdalah Menconi |
Born |
12 Dec 1919 |
Birthplace |
Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
Deceased |
30 Sep 2003 |
Places of residence |
West Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States of America Dorchester, Massachusetts, United States of America Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America |
Nationality |
American |
Education |
Doctorate in Education, Boston University Teachers College of the City of Boston |
Notes |
Evelyn Menconi dedicated her life to actively promoting Arab American culture through her curatorial work at the William G. Abdalah Memorial Library, established in her brother's memory, and as an educational consultant for the cable television show, The Arabic Hour. A life long educator in the Boston Public school system, Dr. Menconi received her doctorate at age 60 from Boston University. She was involved with the Dorchester Historical Society, the Lebanese-Syrian Ladies Aid Society, the Syrian-Lebanese Women's Club of Greater Boston, the American Arabic Association, the Nicholas G. Beram Veterans Ladies Auxiliary, and Maloof International |
Occupation |
Educator, Media Specialist Teacher/Principal, USAF Dependents Schools, France, Japan Teacher & Reading Consultant, Boston Public Schools, 1940-79 Educational Consultant for The Arabic Hour tv program |
Publications |
"An Analysis of Teachers' Perceptions of the Arab World" "Arabs in the Boston Area," 2000 "Arabic Cooking in America," contributor, 1977 |
Role |
Academic |
Relationships |
Elissa Menconi, stepdaughter |
Mother |
Nazirah Haboush |
Father |
George Abdalah |
Spouse |
Armand Menconi, m. after 1957 |
