5 Ways to Celebrate and Commemorate Arab American Heritage Month 74 Shares
There are nearly 3.5 million Arab Americans in the United States, according to the Arab American Institute. And while it s important to respect and recognize Arab American culture all year long, April marks Arab American Heritage Month. In 2019, two members of Congress pushed for the month to be recognized on a national scale. Establishing Arab American Heritage Month was critical in combatting post-9/11 anti-Arab sentiments, and while Arab Americans still face prejudice regularly, acknowledging their fight for recognition and equality and becoming better allies is something we can all contribute toward. We ve come up with a few ways to celebrate Arab American Heritage Month. Check out our list below:
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Rantz: King County erased Christmas, Easter and Hanukkah from woke, taxpayer-funded calendar
King County s 2021 calendar. (Jason Rantz/KTTH)
The King County Office of Equity and Social Justice (OESJ) spent taxpayer dollars on a calendar that erases the names Christmas, Easter, and Hanukkah. Actually, it erases most holidays, replacing them with heritage celebration months to better reflect the office’s commitment to diversity so long as it doesn’t represent Christians or Jews.
Their reason? They cited themes of equity around traditional holidays. It’s a giant virtue signal.
Despite ample time, and a protracted back and forth over email, the county won’t even offer basic details about the decision. They merely admit this isn’t the first time they omitted holidays in a calendar. But behind the scenes, the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH has learned they may make changes moving forward, now that concerns have been raised.
McIntosh Memorial Library of Viroqua will be launching a one-year reading and activity program on Jan. 1, 2021 titled âCreating Community Beyond Biases: Library Resources.â The program is a self-directed reading and activity humanities program intended for all ages.
Through Dec. 31, 2021 the library will be acknowledging a âHeritage,â âHistoryâ or âAwarenessâ of-the-Month by hosting interactive virtual programs and providing accredited reading lists for diversity, inclusion, and direct-action resources.
The program will offer, age specific lists of library resources for self-directed contemplation, age specific lists instructing participants how to make purposeful, direct-action toward a cause, and monthly interactive virtual diversity programs to explore cultures, ideas, and perspectives.