Bridgeview\, Illinois\, \;is home to t he largest Palestinian population in the United States\, with over 18\,000 residents in the area affectionately known as Little Palestine\, which&nb sp\;stands as a vibrant center of diasporic life and memory. This program explores the experiences of Palestinians across the broader Chicagoland ar ea and in Milwaukee\, Wisconsin\, where many have also settled\, creating interconnected Midwestern diasporas only a short two-hour drive apart.
\nMore Than A Number is a multimedia exhibition featuring portraits and personal narratives of Palestinians in the diaspora. Each portrait is acc ompanied by a brief caption capturing memories\, aspirations\, and reflect ions on home\, displacement\, and belonging. Together\, they offer an inti mate look into the resilience and humanity of Palestinians&mdash\;remindin g us that they are not merely statistics or headlines\, but individuals wi th complex lives and enduring ties to their homeland.
\nIman Snobar& nbsp\;is a writer\, poet\, artist\, educator\, archivist\, and photographe r whose interdisciplinary practice engages image\, collective memory\, and narrative storytelling to illuminate the experiences of marginalized comm unities. Her work focuses in particular on the Palestinian and Puerto Rica n diasporas.
\nShe is a two-time alumna of the University of Chicago \, where she earned her Master&rsquo\;s degree in the Program of the Human ities with a concentration in Race\, Diaspora\, and Indigeneity\, and her Bachelor&rsquo\;s degree in Critical Race and Ethnic Studies with double m inors in Middle Eastern Studies and Human Rights. Originally from Milwauke e\, Wisconsin\, she has called Chicago home for the past four years\, wher e she herself is now an educator\, guiding new generations of students thr ough her interdisciplinary approach to writing and education.
\nHer exhibition More than a Number debuted at Rockefeller Chapel in Chicago\, w ith subsequent activations including WHERE ARE YOU AND WHY? Univer/City at the Reynolds Club on the University of Chicago campus. She has also prese nted her work at the inaugural Indigeneity and Arts Conference at the Univ ersity of Chicago in 2025.
\nHer current work explores the intersect ions of diaspora\, memory\, and resistance through visual storytelling\, o ral history\, and community-based archival practice. She is looking forwar d to expanding her project both with Middle-Eastern and Latinx populations . \;
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