Americans of Arab descent trace their roots back to 22 countries in Western Asia and Northern Africa. Dr. James Zogby, Co-Founder and President of the Arab American Institute, joins host Tetiana Anderson for a rich exploration into the history of Arab Americans — and the issues and achievements central to Arab American communities in the United States today.
The Arab American Civic Council applauds the California State Senate for adopting Concurrent Resolution (SCR) 22 on Thursday, March 21, 2019, authored by State Senator Ling Ling Chang with unanimous support. SCR 22 commemorates the month of April 2019 as “Arab American Heritage Month” in California and recognizes the important contributions of Arab Americans to our state.
Jeremiah Stinnett
TEDxOhioStateUniversity
Jerry Stinnett talks about why Arab-American invisibility is an important issue and how universities can provide better resources for this growing group of individuals. Jeremiah (Jerry) Stinnett was born and raised in Del City, Oklahoma. He then received a Bachelor of Arts in Human Relations with a minor in English: Writing & Masters of Education in Adult and Higher Education with an emphasis in Student Affairs from the University of Oklahoma. He now works full-time for the office of Student Life Social Change at The Ohio State University. His work focuses on supporting low-income and marginalized communities by creating opportunities and access through education. During his studies at the University of Oklahoma, he worked with the implementation and facilitation of a Freshman Diversity Experience. He also served as a full time staff member for the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education in 2016, 2017, and 2018. While Jeremiah has many interest areas, his primary focus is advocating against the erasure of Arab-American identity and creating opportunity for deeper identity development. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.
In US news and current events today, in the U.S., roughly 4 million Arab Americans can trace their roots to any of these countries. Arab Americans have been contributing to America since at least the 1870s. But we often get diminished to a terrorist or refugee image or just straight up ignored and it’s time to fix that. Here's why Arab American Heritage Month is more important than ever.
