National Arab American Heritage Month April 2023. Arab America Foundation. Retrieved from https://arabamericafoundation.org/national-arab-american-heritage-month/
National Arab American Heritage Month: Resources from Delta Library
April is National Arab American Heritage month. This is a month dedicated to celebrating Arab American culture and history, while paying tribute to their achievements accomplished in the U.S and around the world. After President Biden wrote a commemorative letter to the Arab America Foundation, recognizing the month of April as National Arab American Heritage Month, Congress, the U.S. Department of State and 45 governors issued proclamations commemorating the initiative.
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- Alif InstituteA nonprofit organization that strives to foster understanding and appreciation of Arab cultures.
- Arab America Foundation: National Arab American Heritage MonthA nonprofit dedicated to promoting the Arab heritage and education other on the Arab identity, while empowering other Arab Americans.
- Arab American InstituteA national civil rights advocacy organization supporting the Arab American community.
- Arab American National MuseumThe first and only museum in the U.S. that is devoted to recording and preserving the experiences, history, cultures, and contributions of Arab Americans. (This is right in Dearborn, MI!)
- Arab Americans in MichiganArab Americans come from 22 countries total stretching from North Africa to the Arabian Gulf. People from this area started immigrating to the U.S during the late 1800s/early 1900s. Today there are close to 4 million Arab Americans residing the U.S, many living in Michigan.
- Center for Arab American StudiesUniversity of Michigan-Dearborn has one of the few programs dedicated to the study of Arab Americans.
- The Smithsonian: Arab American History and CultureCollection of work by Dr. Alixa Naff, who tells the story of Arab immigrants from Syria and Lebanon.
- PBS: Celebrate Arab American Heritage MonthA compilation of documentaries and programs to celebrate the diversity and history of Arab American communities.
- Facts About Arabs and the Arab World, ADCInformation on the Arab world and Arab Americans from the ADC, a civil rights organization committed to defending the rights of people of Arab descent.
Explore Magazines and News
- Al Jadid MagazineA review and record of Arab culture and arts
- Arab American NewsArab American News is the largest, oldest and most respected Arab American Newspaper in the U.S
Explore Journals and Encyclopedias
- Arab Journal for the HumanitiesPapers on the humanities including linguistics, literature, philosophy, history, the arts and social sciences.
- International Arab Journal of Information TechnologyOriginal and significant research in the field of information technology.
- Contemporary Arab AffairsResearch from and about the Arab region.
- Arab Journal of Political ScienceMiddle Eastern and Islamic Studies in political studies.