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.{{Cite web|title=From Brooklyn to Binghamton:The Vera Beaudin Saeedpour Kurdish Library & Museum Collection at Binghamton University|url=https://readingroom.lib.buffalo.edu/PDF/vol1-issue2/From-Brooklyn-to-Binghamton.pdf|last1=de Rouen|first1=Aynur|last2=Green|first2=Jean|date=2016|website=The Reading Room|page=12|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 May 2020}}

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.{{Cite web|title=From Brooklyn to Binghamton:The Vera Beaudin Saeedpour Kurdish Library & Museum Collection at Binghamton University|url=https://readingroom.lib.buffalo.edu/PDF/vol1-issue2/From-Brooklyn-to-Binghamton.pdf|last1=de Rouen|first1=Aynur|last2=Green|first2=Jean|date=2016|website=The Reading Room|page=11|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 May 2020}}

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.

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  • {{Cite news |last1=Breen |first1=Bill |title=Kurdistan Culture Preserved. The Kurdish Library in Brooklyn, N.Y., houses information and rare artifacts. FRIEND TO THE PEOPLE WHO 'HAVE NO FRIENDS' |work=Christian Science Monitor |date=1989-02-08 |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/1989/0208/dkurd.html |issn=0882-7729 |df=mdy-all }}

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