Dear Friend,

Tomorrow marks the beginning of Arab American Heritage Month. While I know we have celebrated at our schools, at work and among family and friends, in a historic first, President Biden just issued a Presidential Proclamation officially honoring April as Arab American Heritage Month.

We are so proud of the work we have all done together to get to this point—where we can tell our own story, honor our heritage, and celebrate the countless contributions Arab Americans have made. And while we celebrate, we are also educating our fellow Americans about our wonderful community and in so doing, combating the anti-Arab bigotry that regrettably remains.

You helped get us here so please take a moment to acknowledge how far we've come and share this widely.

We will be in touch throughout April with more ways to honor this month but this sure is a wonderful way to start!

Best,

Maya

Maya Berry,

Executive Director

P.S. In what is another historic first, we are days away from the deadline to submit comments in support of a MENA category on the census to help better count Arab Americans. We have a draft comment ready for you so please submit that today.

The Arab American Institute is a national civil rights advocacy organization that provides strategic analysis to policy makers and community members to strengthen democracy, protect civil rights and liberties, and defend human rights. AAI organizes the 3.7 million Arab Americans across the country to ensure an informed, organized, and effective constituency is represented in all aspects of civic life.

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