Kurdish Heritage Foundation of America

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Kurdish Heritage Foundation of America, also known as Kurdish Library and Museum, was a cultural organization based in Brooklyn, New York. It collected items related to Kurdish culture, literature and history. Its library contained around 3,000 volumes on Kurdish-related subjects.[1]

The museum was focused on Kurdish art and handicrafts. This organization was founded by Vera Beaudin Saeedpour in 1981. She was the widow of Homayoun Saeedpour, a Kurd from Sanandaj, Iran. The Library was established in 1986, and the Museum was opened in 1988.[2]

The library published two scholarly research journals: International Journal of Kurdish Studies and Kurdish Life.

After Vera Beaudin Saeedpour died in 2010, the contents of the museum were donated to Binghamton University.[1]

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  1. ^ a b de Rouen, Aynur; Green, Jean (2016). "From Brooklyn to Binghamton:The Vera Beaudin Saeedpour Kurdish Library & Museum Collection at Binghamton University" (PDF). The Reading Room. p. 12. Retrieved 1 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ de Rouen, Aynur; Green, Jean (2016). "From Brooklyn to Binghamton:The Vera Beaudin Saeedpour Kurdish Library & Museum Collection at Binghamton University" (PDF). The Reading Room. p. 11. Retrieved 1 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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