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,h4 ,,res4 #cce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #cj1 #bjai,ms4 
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,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,mr4 ,lev9 (    
,mi*igan1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,ms4 ,/ev5s1 ,mr4
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,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez7 submitt$ ! foll[+ 
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,,resolution     
,express+ support = ! recognition (     
,april z ,arab ,am]ican ,h]itage ,mon? &
 celebrat+ ! h]itage & culture ( ,arab  
,am]icans 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  ,:]eas1 f 
,april #a1 #bjai1 ?r\gh ,april #cj1     
#bjai1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates celebrates ,arab 
,am]ican ,h]itage ,mon?2 ,:]eas = ov] a 
c5tury1 ,arab ,am]icans h be5 mak+      
valuable contributions to e aspect (    
,am]ican society--9 m$ic9e1 law1        
bus9ess1 te*nology1 civic engagem5t1    
gov]nm5t1 & culture2 ,:]eas s9ce migrat+
 to ,am]ica1 p ( ,arab desc5t h %>$ _!  
ri* culture & traditions ) neighbors &  

fri5ds1 :ile also sett+ f9e examples (  
model citiz5s & public s]vants2 ,:]eas  
,arab ,am]icans h br\ght ) !m to ,am]ica
 _! resili5t family values1 /rong "w    
e?ic1 d$ication to education1 & div]sity
 9 fai? & cre$ t h add$ /r5g? to our    
democracy2 ,:]eas writ] ,ame5 ,rihani's 
#aiaa ma/]piece1 ,! ,book ( ,khalid1 !  
fir/ ,arab-,am]ican novel1 is an        
important record ( ,arab immigration to 
! ,little ,syria community ( ,l[]       
,manhattan & today is a p[]ful example (
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ties ) ! ,arab _w2 ,:]eas ,arab-,am]ican
 poet ,kahlil ,gibran's ma/]piece1 ,!   
,prophet1 0 a trans=mative piece (      
lit]ature1 ) ov] #ajj translations1 mak+
 x "o ( ! mo/ translat$ books 9 hi/ory &
 discusses topics ( ! human condition 9 
! mo/ eloqu5t ( ways by highlight+      
inclusion & und]/&+ ( all peoples2      
,:]eas ! fir/ ,arabic speak] to come to 
,nor? ,am]ica1 ,zamm\ri1 arriv$ z a     
slave f ,morocco 9 #aebh & 0 an         
important explor] ( ! pres5t day        

,am]ican ,s\?we/2 ,:]eas _w fairs 7 "o (
 _m ways t "s ,am]icans ( ,arab desc5t  
came to visit ! ,unit$ ,/ates f ! ,arab 
_w & help$ gr[ ?is c\ntry by creat+     
bus9esses 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas     
ent]ta9] ,danny ,?omas f\nd$ ! ,/4 ,jude
 ,*ildr5's ,rese>* ,hospital 9 ! #aiejs 
9 ,memphis1 ,t5nessee1 & today x is !   
lead+ in/itution 9 treat+ *ildr5 ) canc]
 z well z 9 rese>*+ new treatm5ts2      
,:]eas s9ce op5+1 ,/4 ,jude has be5     
provid+ free treatm5t to all *ildr5     
reg>dless ( _! religi\s affiliation1    
race1 or e?nicity--a %9+ example (      
philan?ropy & inclusivity2 ,:]eas !     
,arab ,am]ican ,in/itute e/imates t !re 
are r\ghly #c1gjj1jjj ,arab ,am]icans   
liv+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 accord+ 
to ,c5sus ,bureau data1 ,arabic is "o ( 
! fa/e/ gr[+ languages 9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates2 ,:]eas !re is a ne$ = public    
education1 aw>5ess1 & policies t are    
culturally compet5t :5 describ+1        
discuss+1 or address+ ! impacts ( be+   
,arab ,am]ican 9 all aspects ( ,am]ican 

society1 includ+ disc\rse & policy2 &   
,:]eas ! incr$ible contributions &      
h]itage ( ,arab ,am]icans h help$ u     
build a bett] ,nation3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x 
,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7     
supports ! designation ( ,arab ,am]ican 
,h]itage ,mon?2  7#b7 e/eems ! integral 
role ( ,arab ,am]icans 9 ! economy1     
culture1 & id5tity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 & 
7#c7 urges ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to     
obs]ve ,arab ,am]ican ,h]itage ,mon? )  
appropriate programs & activities t     
celebrate ! contributions ( ,arab       
,am]icans to ! ,unit$ ,/ates4