HOW IS THE AAUG REMEMBERED? RESTRAINED NOSTALGIA, HISTORICAL OMISSIONS, AND MY SIDE OF THE STORY.

The events and reasons behind the closure of the AAUG Washington DC office and the subsequent disbanding of the entire organization, with the notable exception of the Arab Studies Quarterly, is described here by the last acting Executive Director. This essay helps to fill a major lacuna in the written history of a major Arab American activist organization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]