During the Anaheim City Council candidates forum hosted at the Arab American Community Center in Anaheim on October 24, 2016, every candidate present stated, if elected, they would support the official designation of Little Arabia. Little Arabia, a cultural destination in West Anaheim mainly on and around Brookhurst Street, is a collection of Arab-American owned businesses such as Middle Eastern …
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Mobilizing Arab Americans to vote this November!
If you missed our first Anaheim City Council candidates forum held on Friday, September 30th, you still have a chance to hear from them on Monday, October 24 at the Arab American Community Center. Anaheim is home to the largest Arab American community in the state of California and it’s critical that Arab Americans hear from the candidates and raise …
Hundreds attend ‘Iftar with Refugees’
More than a hundred people gathered on Monday, June 27th at Little Arabia’s Olive Tree Restaurant in Anaheim to help welcome refugees to Southern California. ‘Iftar with Refugees’ brought together a diverse group of Southern California residents with 5 refugee families (total of 28 refugees) from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. Refugee families were given the opportunity to share their stories with …
Anaheim Proclaims April as Arab American Heritage Month
On Tuesday, May 17, 2016, the Anaheim City Council under the leadership of Mayor Tom Tait, proclaimed April as Arab American Heritage Month. Anaheim has become the second city in Orange County to recognize the month following Garden Grove’s proclamation. During the City Council meeting, the Mayor and Councilmembers presented certificates of recognition to key Arab American pioneers for their twenty years of public …
Garden Grove proclaims April Arab American Heritage Month
The Arab American Civic Council applauds the City of Garden Grove under the leadership of Mayor Bao Nguyen for recognizing April as Arab American Heritage Month. The announcement was made during the city council meeting on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 two days after our inaugural Arab American Heritage Gala. The primary purpose of the gala was to celebrate and promote …