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Expanded Exhibits Feature Yemeni Achievement
The Arab American National Museum is proud to highlight the
accomplishments and contributions of the Yemeni American community with
expanded displays in the Museum's Coming To America and
Living In America exhibits. The achievements of Ohio surgeon Dr.
Rashid Abdu, U.S. Marine Jamal Baadani (right), and the founders of YABA,
the Yemeni American Benevolent Association, are now chronicled on the
Museum walls, on permanent display. The new Yemeni exhibits will have
their official debut from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, July 6, during a reception
at the AANM. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP by calling
313.624.0200 or emailing
fsaad@accesscommunity.org.
Service Members Parade in
Dearborn
Over 80 Arab American military service members, veterans, and their
families made history Monday, representing the first Arab American
veterans organization ever to take part in a Memorial Day parade. The
Association of Patriotic Arab Americans in the Military (APAAM) marched
down Michigan Avenue
in Dearborn’s
holiday parade to honor all war dead, and to draw attention to the
patriotism of servicemen and women of Arab American descent. Ron Amen,
facility manager for the Arab
American National
Museum and a veteran of the Vietnam War, was among the
marchers, some of whom came from as far away as New
York and
California to be a part of this historic event.
To learn about the lives and stories of
Arab American veterans, come see the Arab
American National
Museum’s Living in
America exhibit.
Our latest addition includes the story of the serviceman who founded the
Association of Patriotic Arab Americans in the Military, Gunnery Sgt.
Jamal S. Baadani of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Baadani was 10 when his family came to
the U.S. from
Yemen; he enlisted at age 17 and went on to a
distinguished career, including assignments in translation and security
in the Middle East. He founded APAAM in
response to the backlash suffered by Arab and Muslim Americans after
Sept. 11, 2001. Baadani received the Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity
Awards in 2002 for his community outreach efforts.
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