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National Arab American Heritage Month 2024
“Celebrating Arab American Resilience and Diversity”
<<During the month of April, the Arab America Foundation formally recognizes the achievements of Arab Americans through the celebration of National Arab American Heritage Month (NAAHM). Across the country, cultural institutions, school districts, municipalities, state legislatures, public servants, and non-profit organizations issue proclamations and engage in special events that celebrate our community’s rich heritage and numerous contributions to society.>>
From: The Arab America Foundation (AAF) National Arab American Heritage Month 2024 Page.
A Proclamation on Arab American Heritage Month, 2024
This month, we honor the rich heritage, history, and hopes of the more than 3.5 million Arab Americans across our country who have helped write the American story and move our Nation ever forward embodying the truth that diversity has been and always will be our country’s greatest strength.
People with Arab heritage were among the many immigrants who came to our country’s shores with a range of cultures, customs, backgrounds, and beliefs, sharing a common courage to start new chapters in an unfamiliar land. As they built their lives, they helped build America — from fighting for our independence in the Continental Army to serving the cause of freedom during World War II to helping build cities and communities across our Nation, often in the face of discrimination and hate.
But as we come together this month to honor these contributions, we must also pause to reflect on the pain being felt by so many in the Arab American community with the war in Gaza. The trauma, death, and destruction in Israel and Gaza have claimed, and continue to claim, far too many innocent lives ‑- including family and friends of Arab Americans across our Nation. I am devastated by the suffering of so many and mourn the lives taken, and I pray for the loved ones left behind and for all the innocent men, women, and children living in dire circumstances.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 2024 as Arab American Heritage Month. I call upon all Americans to learn more about the history, culture, and achievements of Arab Americans and to observe this month with appropriate programs and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-ninth day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-eighth.
JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.
Resources
Arab America is a United States media organization founded to promote a positive image of the Arab American community and the Arab world.Arab America’s goals are to bring together the diverse Arab American community.and provide an accurate information resource for all Americans. A global resource for Arab culture, businesses, churches, mosques, organizations, restaurants, ethnic grocery stores, and music.
Arab American National Museum (AANM) goal is to document, preserve and present the history, culture and contributions of Arab Americans. AANM has an extensive collection of Arab American art, artifacts, historical documents, and oral histories.
The term "Black Arab" refers to a group of Arabs of African descent called the African Arab or Afro-Arab. Black Arab nationalities include Algerians, Egyptians, Emiratis, Jordanians, Mauritanians, Moroccans, Omanis, Palestinians, Sahrawis, Saudis, and Sudanese. You can learn more about Black Arabs by reading, Africans of Two Worlds the Dinka in Afro-Arab Sudan, Black Arab pioneers you should know and celebrate, Diverse pathways : Race and the Incorporation of Black, White, and Arab-origin Africans in the United States, Five Black Arabs You Should Learn About, Morocco between the African and Arab Identity, and Euro-Jews and Afro-Arabs: The Great Semitic Divergence in World History.
