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Kenneth Starck | Perpetuating Prejudice
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The 1960s was an extremely volatile time both politically and socially, and
this volatility deeply affected the Arab-American community. The burgeoning
Dearborn Arab community was developing an identity, and it was in the midst
of this a small group of dedicated and concerned people came together
determined to provide assistance for immigrants in any way we could. We saw
the daily struggles many Arabs who immigrated to the United States faced β
the linguistic, cultural, and social barriers β and we knew we had to do
something.
ACCESS was literally a labor of love; it was completely staffed by
volunteers assisting those who had trouble with English fill out applications,
complete their tax forms, translation, and anything else they needed. In 1970,
George Khoury (a current lifetime member of ACCESSβ Board of Directors)
was elected our first board president.
9.3 National Association of Arab Americans (NAAA)
http://www.cafearabica.com/organizations/org12/orgnaaa.html
The National Association of Arab Americans is a foreign policy lobbying
group dedicated to the formulation and implementation of an objective and
nonpartisan U.S. foreign policy agenda in the Middle East. Founded in 1972,
NAAA works to strengthen U.S. relations with Arab countries and to promote
an evenhanded American policy based on justice and peace for all parties in
the Middle East. The premier Arab-American political organization, NAAA
serves as a spearhead for the community's lobbying activities in Washington,
D.C. and is the only such organization registered with Congress.
9.4 American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)
http://www.adc.org/index.php?id=125
Mission: The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is a civil
rights organization committed to defending the rights of people of Arab
descent and promoting their rich cultural heritage.
ADC, which is non-sectarian & non-partisan, is the largest Arab-American
grassroots organization in the United States. It was founded in 1980 by former
U.S. Senator James Abourezk and has chapters nationwide.
ADC's Advisory Committee is made up of an impressive group of people
that include: Muhammad Ali, Her Majesty Queen Noor, U.S. Congressmen
John Conyers (D-MI), Darrell Issa (R-CA), & Nick Joe Rahall (D-WV), as well
Media β Migration β Integration
European and North American Perspectives
- Title
- Media β Migration β Integration
- Subtitle
- European and North American Perspectives
- Authors
- Rainer Geissler
- Horst PΓΆttker
- Publisher
- transcript Verlag
- Date
- 2009
- Language
- English
- License
- CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
- ISBN
- 978-3-8376-1032-1
- Size
- 15.0 x 22.4 cm
- Pages
- 250
- Keywords
- Integration, Media, Migration, Europe, North America, Sociology of Media, Sociology
- Category
- Medien