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5 Ways to Celebrate and Commemorate Arab American Heritage Month 74 Shares
There are nearly 3.5 million Arab Americans in the United States, according to the Arab American Institute. And while it s important to respect and recognize Arab American culture all year long, April marks Arab American Heritage Month. In 2019, two members of Congress pushed for the month to be recognized on a national scale. Establishing Arab American Heritage Month was critical in combatting post-9/11 anti-Arab sentiments, and while Arab Americans still face prejudice regularly, acknowledging their fight for recognition and equality and becoming better allies is something we can all contribute toward. We ve come up with a few ways to celebrate Arab American Heritage Month. Check out our list below:
Join us for a conversation between Author and Activist Anan Ameri and Professor and Activist Nadine Naber
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Dr. Anan Ameri is a scholar, author, activist, and community organizer. She is the founding Director of the Arab American National Museum (AANM) and Palestine Aid Society of America. She holds a BA in Sociology from the University of Jordan, an MA from Cairo University, and a PhD from Wayne State University in Detroit. She was a fellow at the Bunting Institute of Radcliffe College, a visiting scholar in Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University, and served as Interim Director of the Institute for Jerusalem Studies. The recipient of numerous awards, Anan was inducted into the Women’s Hall of Fame in Lansing, Michigan in 2016 and received ACCESS’s Arab American of the Year award in 2020. She enjoys writing and has authored and edited several articles and publications. She lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.