,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bhf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjbc,ms4 
,tlaib 7= h]self & ,mrs4 ,d+ell7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,acc\ntability  ,,resolution  ,express+ 
support = ! recognition ( ,april z      
,national ,arab ,am]ican ,h]itage ,mon? 
7,,naahm7 & celebrat+ ! h]itage &       
culture ( ,arab ,am]icans 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates4  ,:]eas e ,april1 ! ,unit$      
,/ates %all celebrate ,arab ,am]ican    
,h]itage ,mon? giv5 ! rationale h]e9    
provid$2 ,:]eas today ! ,arab ,am]ican  
,in/itute e/imates t !re are r\ghly     
#c1gjj1jjj ,arab ,am]icans liv+ 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 f a v>iety ( fai?        
backgr\nds includ+ bo? ,*ri/ians &      
,muslims orig9at+ f any ( ! #bb ,arabic 
speak+ c\ntries1 h ?r\gh\t _! hi/ory 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates g5]\sly %>$ _! culture1  
music1 & food ) _! fell[ citiz5s &      
contribut$ disproportionately to _!     
numb]s to ! economy & society ( ! ,unit$

 ,/ates1 hav+ br\ght ) !m to ! ,unit$   
,/ates _! resili5t family values1 /rong 
"w e?ic1 d$ication to education1 &      
div]sity t h add$ /r5g? to our          
democracy2 ,:]eas ,arab ,am]ican        
entrepr5eurs f ! fir/ door-to-door      
p$dl]s to own]s ( re/aurants1 bak]ies1 &
 /ores1 to l>ge manufactur]s ( m5's &   
wom5's clo!s 7,f>ah & ,hagg> = example7 
h be5 h>d-work+1 self-suffici5t         
contributors to ! ,unit$ ,/ates economy2
 ,:]eas ! fir/ record$ ,arab 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates 0 ! ,moroccan ,mo/afa 7,e/anaico7
 ,zemm\ri 9 #aebg1 & t ,arab ,am]icans1 
includ+ ! e>ly ,syrians & ,lebanese1    
began arriv+ 9 significant numb]s to ^! 
%ores 9 ! #ahgjs1 includ+ ,antonio      
,bi%allany1 :o arriv$ 9 ,bo/on 9 #ahed1 
& ano!r e>ly wave arrival1 ,dr4 ,joseph 
,arbeeley :o became ,unit$ ,/ates       
citiz5s & includ+ waves ( o!r ,arab     
,am]icans t foll[$2 ,:]eas ,arab        
,am]icans h s]v$ 9 protection ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates 9 e major confrontation & 9 all 
bran*es ( ! milit>y1 & f ,_w ,w> ,i &   

,_w ,w> ,,ii to ! pres5t day z          
exemplifi$ by ace jet pilot1 ,colonel   
,james ,jab>a :o 0 highly decorat$ &    
s]v$ 9 ,_w ,w> ,,ii & ! ,korean ,w>1 &  
all o!r ,arab ,am]ican p]sons 9 uni=m   
today1 z well z fir/ respond]s ?r\gh\t !
 ,unit$ ,/ates1 & z public s]vants f bo?
 political p>ties1 pa/ & pres5t1 t h    
s]v$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 !     
,congress1 ! ,s5ate1 & z ambassadors &  
cab9et memb]s2 ,:]eas ,arab ,am]icans h 
excell$ 9 sci5ce1 eng9e]+1 m$ic9e1      
education1 s*ol>%ip1 & ar*itecture      
includ+ an organic *emi/1 ,elias ,james 
,corey 7,nobel ,prize #aiij71 *emi/     
inve/igat+ transition reactions1 ,ahm$  
,zewail 7,nobel ,prize #aiii71 *emical  
physici/1 ,mo/afa ,el-,say$1 a lead+    
nanosci5ce rese>*]1 a memb] ( !         
,national ,academy ( ,sci5ces & a       
,national ,m$al ( ,sci5ce laureate :o   
sat on ! ,presid5t's ,national ,m$al (  
,sci5ce ,committee 9 #bjad1 ,dr4 ,f>\k  
,el-,baz a pione] 9 space photography1  
,dr4 ,mi*ael ,de,bakey1 c>diovascul>    

surgeon & inv5tor ( v5tricul> assi/     
devices & aorta repair proc$ures2       
,:]eas1 9 #aiei1 ,moham$ ,atalla1 an    
,egyptian-,am]ican eng9e] :o 0 an       
important pione] & contributor to ! e>ly
 field ( mod]n electronics1 inv5t$ !    
metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect  
transi/or 7,,mosfet71 :i* is !          
mo/-frequ5tly manufactur$ device 9      
hi/ory1 & hail$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,pat5t & ,tradem>k ,(fice z "o ( ! mo/  
important inv5tions 9 electronics2      
,:]eas ,arab ,am]icans h excell$ 9      
sports l qu>t]back & ,heisman ,trophy   
w9n] ,d\g ,flutie & 9 ent]ta9m5t includ+
 actors1 s+]s1 com$ians1 & musicians su*
 z actor1 s+]1 & f\nd] ( ,/4 ,jude's    
,*ildr5's ,hospital1 ,danny ,?omas1     
,emmy-w9n] ,tony ,%alh\b1 com$ian1 &    
comm5tator ,dean ,obeidallah1 gift$     
musician ,dr4 ,ali ,jihad ,racy1        
aw>d-w9n+ viol9i/ ,simon ,%ahe51 & s _m 
o!rs2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ,c5sus ,bureau 
data1 ,arabic is "o ( ! fa/e/ gr[+      
languages 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & t ,arab  

,am]ican j\rnali/s1 newspap] editors1 & 
writ]s h in=m$ _! communities & o!rs 9  
,arabic & ,engli%1 add+ to ! body (     
,unit$ ,/ates lit]ature & report+ beg9n+
 ) ,nabeeb & ,ibrahim ,arbeely1 editors 
( ! fir/ ,arab ,am]ican newspap]1       
,kawkab ,amirka1 ! di/+ui%$ writ] ( !   
fir/ ,arab ,am]ican novel1 ,! ,book (   
,khalid1 ,ame5 ,rihani1 ! r5[n$ poet1   
writi] & arti/1 au?or ( ,! ,prophet1    
among 8 o!r num]\s writ+s1 & f\nd] ( !  
,p5 ,bond writ]s1 ! belov$ writ] ,kahlil
 ,gibran1 ! late ,new ,york ,times      
report] ,an?ony ,%adid1 ,:ite ,h\se     
,press ,corps ,correspond5t ,hel5 ,?omas
 7recogniz$ by ! ,_w ,almanac z "o ( !  
#be ,mo/ ,influ5tial ,wom5 9 ,am]ica71  
poet & writ] ,naomi ,%ihab ,nye1 noveli/
 ,diana ,abu-,jab]1 & hundr$s m2 ,:]eas 
,arab ,am]ican wom5 h provid$ excell5t  
role models su* z ,emmy-w9n+ actor1     
,m>lo ,?omas1 actress ,ka?y ,najimy1    
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1   
,donna ,%alala1 arti/ & poet1 ,etel     
,adnan1 ,,npr ho/ ,diane ,reim1 & !     

doctor :o rais$ aw>5ess t *ildr5 7 be+  
poison$ by lead 9 ,fl9t1 ,mi*igan1 ,dr4 
,mona ,hanna-,atti%a1 plus all ! wom5   
previ\sly m5tion$ & ?\s&s ( o!r         
accompli%$ wom5 n h]e9 li/$2 ,:]eas     
,arab ,am]ican ,h]itage ,mon? is        
necess>y to address ! misconceptions1   
mis9=mation1 ,arabophobia1              
anti-,arabism1 & discrim9ation aga9/    
,arab ,am]icans by celebrat+ _!         
accompli%m5ts & provid+ factual         
in=mation ab\t ,arab ,am]ican culture & 
p]sons & ! ne$ = public education1      
aw>5ess1 & policies t are culturally    
compet5t :5 describ+1 discuss+1 &       
address+ ! impacts ( be+ ,arab ,am]ican 
9 all aspects ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates society2
 ,:]eas1 9 #bjag1 ,arab ,am]ica e/abli%$
 ,national ,arab ,am]ican ,h]itage ,mon?
 7,,naahm71 & ,presid5t ,bid5 recogniz$ 
! celebration ( ,national ,arab ,am]ican
 ,h]itage ,mon? 9 an ,april #ai1 #bjba1 
lett] to ! ,arab ,am]ica ,f\ndation1    
mak+ him ! fir/ sitt+ ,unit$ ,/ates     
,presid5t to d s2 & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate 

recogniz$ ,april z ,national ,arab      
,am]ican ,h]itage ,mon? 9 #bjba2 ,:]eas 
at lea/ #df ,/ates & t]ritories h tak5  
/eps to recognize ,april z ,national    
,arab ,am]ican ,h]itage ,mon?1 includ+ !
 ,gov]nm5ts ( ,alabama1 ,arizona1       
,arkansas1 ,cali=nia1 ,colorado1        
,connecticut1 ,delaw>e1 ! ,di/rict (    
,columbia1 ,georgia1 ,hawaii1 ,idaho1   
,ill9ois1 ,indiana1 ,i[a1 ,kansas1      
,k5tucky1 ,l\isiana1 ,ma9e1 ,m>yl&1     
,massa*usetts1 ,mi*igan1 ,m9nesota1     
,miss\ri1 ,montana1 ,nebraska1 ,nevada1 
,new ,hamp%ire1 ,new ,j]sey1 ,new       
,mexico1 ,new ,york1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a1     
,nor? ,dakota1 ,ohio1 ,oklahoma1        
,oregon1 ,p5nsylvania1 ,rhode ,isl&1    
,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,s\? ,dakota1 ,texas1     
,utah1 ,v]mont1 ,virg9ia1 ,we/ ,virg9ia1
 ,wiscons91 & ,wyom+2 ,:]eas num]\s     
cities1 t[ns1 & c\nties across ! ,unit$ 
,/ates h tak5 /eps to recognize ,april z
 ,national ,arab ,am]ican ,h]itage      
,mon?1 includ+ b n limit$ to3 ,los      
,angeles1 ,,ca2 ,orange ,c\nty1 ,,ca2   

,san ,francisco1 ,,ca2 ,san ,diego1     
,,ca2 ,ga9esville1 ,,fl2 ,orl&o1 ,,fl2  
,atlanta1 ,,ga2 ,*icago1 ,,il2 ,cook    
,c\nty1 ,,il2 ,baltimore1 ,,md2 ,dallas1
 ,,tx1 ,detroit1 ,,mi2 ,wayne ,c\nty1   
,,mi2 ,de>born1 ,,mi2 ,de>born ,heights1
 ,,mi2 ,fl9t1 ,,mi2 ,yonk]s1 ,,ny1      
,we/*e/] ,c\nty1 ,,ny2 ,raleigh1 ,,nc2  
,cuyahoga ,c\nty1 ,,oh2 ,clevel&1 ,,oh2 
,tol$o1 ,,oh2 ,portl&1 ,,or2            
,philadelphia1 ,,pa2 ,dallas1 ,,tx2     
,alex&ria1 ,,va2 ,ri*mond1 ,,va2        
,milwaukee1 ,,wi2 & ,madison1 ,,wi2     
,:]eas #d ,/ates h pass$ p]man5t        
legislation designat+ ! mon? ( ,april z 
,,naahm includ+ ,ill9ois1 ,oregon1      
,virg9ia1 ! ,indiana ,s5ate1 & sev]al   
,/ates are consid]+ p]man5t legislation 
includ+1 ,ohio1 ,new ,j]sey1 ,mi*igan1 &
 ,rhode ,isl&2 ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #ca1     
#bjbc1 ,presid5t ,joseph ,r4 ,bid51     
,jr41 proclaim$ ,april #bjbc z ,arab    
,am]ican ,h]itage ,mon?1 becom+ ! fir/  
,presid5t to d s1 ! proclamation read 9 
"p1 ,ours is a ,nation %ap$ by !        

immigrant's he>t1 & g5]ations ( brave & 
hopeful p f across all c\ntries1 includ+
 f ! ,arab _w1 h wov5 _! unique         
h]itages1 cu/oms1 & tal5ts into !       
tape/ry ( ,am]ica41 ! ,presid5t cont9u$1
 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates is ! only ,nation 9 ! 
_w f\nd$ on an idea--! idea t we are all
 creat$ equal & des]ve to be treat$     
equally ?r\gh\t our lives4 ,z a ,nation1
 we h nev] fully liv$ up to t promise1 b
 we h nev] walk$ away f x ei!r4 ,?is    
,arab ,am]ican ,h]itage ,mon?1 let u all
 /rive to honor our fundam5tal values & 
advance equity & opportunity = all p1   
affirm+ once aga9 t div]sity is our     
c\ntry's greate/ /r5g?42 & ,:]eas t !   
incr$ible contributions & h]itage (     
,arab ,am]icans h help$ build a bett]   
,nation3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports !       
designation ( ,national ,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 s]ve

 ,national ,arab ,am]ican ,h]itage ,mon?
 ) appropriate programs & activities t  
recognize & celebrate ! unique          
contributions ( ,arab ,am]icans4