california magazine winter 08

LARA SHEBRY-MAXEY

A Resource Guide for the Arab-American

Community in Southern California

COMMUNITY & VISTORS GUIDE

FALL 2008

Inside:Anaheim Map with Local Businesses

NOW IN ITS NEW LOOK

Arabic Pages

CALIFORNIA

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ARABIC PAGES 1-866-233-8782

Why do foreigners come to America for medical treatment?

For many foreigners living abroad, medical treatment does not come easy, which is why the term medical tourism has emerged. Medical tourism is a term that has originally been coined by the media to describe the rapid growth in the practice of travelling across seas to international borders to obtain proper health care.

Services that people generally attain from medical tourism include elective procedures as well as complex specialized surgeries such as joint replacement (knee/hip), cardiac surgery, dental surgery, and cosmetic surgeries. However, virtually every type of health care, including psychiatry, alternative treatments, convalescent care and even burial services are available.

Increasingly, foreigners are now coming to the United States to obtain in proper health care services that are not offered in other countries. For example, The Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins, Cleveland Clinic, and Texas Medical Center are all excellent medical institution in the United States to receive medical tourism benefits. It is reported that all these domestic drivers of medical tourism alone report welcoming more than 30,000 patients from more than 100 countries in 2007.

If you want to look into medical tourism, here are some tips to help you:

1. Do proper research: research is

the first step to successful medical travel. Make sure that you do your research on the following: The procedure, the hospital, the surgeon, and the destination country. It is important to inquire about important aspects to medical tourism such as checking certifications, statistics, quality, and training of the hospital and surgeons.

2. Make sure to keep your local doctors informed: You may need your doctors assistance prior to receiving medical treatment via tourism.

3. Have all important documents in order: For each document, make copies and leave one set of copies at a safe place at home. You will need documents such as medical records, a passport/visa, credit cards, and a license. All these documents are important to have when seeking medical tourism.

4. Keep important information handy: Keep the following contact information handy such as emergency contacts, destination embassy, hospi-tals, hotels, local surgeon/doctor, and employer.

5. Be prepare to stay longer or shorter than expected: You should allow ample time for recovery after your surgery before you travel back home. So be prepared to stay longer as advised by your doctor. In some other cases you may not need to stay for as long as was expected.

Medical Tourism in the United States

ملاذا يأتي الزوار من أحناء العامل للعالج يف الواليات املتحدة؟

يأتي الكثريون للعالج يف الواليات املتحدة بسبب العوائق اليت قد يواجهوها يف بلدانهم. والتعبري سياحة طبية اختلقته وسائل اإلعالم للتعبري عن املوجة

اجلديدة من السياحة اليت متزج بني العالج والتسلية.

يأتي الزوار اىل الواليات املتحدة للعالج يف عدة جماالت من العالج البدني واجلراحي وحتى العالج النفسي.

ويبحث املرضى عن العالج الذي ال يتوفر يف بلدانهم األم ومن اشهر املستشفيات اليت يرتدد عليها هؤالء املرضي هي مايو كلينك وجون هابكن وعيادة كليفلند ومركز تكساس الطيب وهي تعترب من ارقي املستشفيات يف

الواليات املتحدة. ويصل عدد املرضي الذين يرتددون عليها ما يزيد عن 30000 يف العام.

إن كنت تبحث عن العالج السياحي فهذه بعض النصائح:

1. احبث عن املركز الطيب وعن كل األمور املتعلقة به مثل مركز العمليات واملستشفي العام واألطباء وكذلك البلد الذي يقع به املركز الطيب. وايضَا

الرتكيز على التأهيل الطيب والدراسات اليت تتم عن املركز والتدريب الذي يتلقاه العاملون باملستشفى.

2. اعلم اطبائك احملليني عن نيتك التوجه للعالج باخلارج ألنك قد حتتاج مساعدمت يف بعض األمور املتعلقة بالعالج.

3. أحضر نسخ من ملفك الطيب وابقي على نسخة اخرى يف منزلك إلستخدامه عند احلاجة. وكذلك نسخ عن جواز سفرك وبطاقات اإلمتان اليت

ستستخدمها.

4. ابقي على معلومات مهمة قد حتتاجها مثل سفارة بلدك واملستشفي والفندق الذي

ستنزل به واسم ورقم اجلراج او الطبيب الذي ستتوجه اليه.

5. كن جاهزًا للبقاء مدة اطول أو اقصر من املدة

احملددة مين قبل طبيبك من اجل النقاهة والراحة قبل رحلة السفر للعودة

لوطنك.

السياحة الطبية يف الواليات املتحدة

وائل قطامي• وحدات شقق

• محطات بنزين• محالت تجارية

• فنادق• مطاعم ونوادي

• مقاهي• محطات غسيل سيارات

• اراضي لإلستثمار والبناء

• مراكز تجارية• مراكز رياضية

• فرص لإلستثمار بواليات مجاورة

• سوبر ماركت• معارض سيارات

• مزارع

لدينا خبرة أكثر من 20 سنة في تسويق العقارات والمحال التجارية في جنوب كاليفورنيا


THE BETHLEHEM ASSOCIATION جمعية بيت حلمEstablished1985

12935 Nelson St. Garden Grove CA Zip 92840Phone: 714-534- 0663

www.bethlehemama.org • [email protected]

AMErICAN ArAB ANTI-DISCrIMINATION COMMITTEE (ADC)

اللجنة العربية األمريكية املعادية للتمييزEstablished 1980

P.O. Box 92814 • Ahnaheim, CA 92814Phone: 714-612-0157

[email protected] • www.ADC.org

AL-AwDA, THE PALESTINE rIGHT TO rETurN COALITION حتالف حق العودة الى فلسطني

PO Box 131352 • Carlsbad, CA 92013, uSA Tel: 760-918-9441 • Fax: 760-918-9442

[email protected]

ACCESS CALIFOrNIA 2180 w.Crescent Ave., Suite C • Anaheim, CA 92801

Phone: 714-917-0440 • Fax: 714-917-0441www.accesscal.org

ArAB AMErICAN HISTOrICAL FOuNDATION

املؤسسة العربية األمريكية التاريخيةEstablished 1978

P.O.BOX 291159 • Los Angeles, CA 90029Phone: 323-466-9800 • Fax 818-246-1936

www.arabamericanhistory.org [email protected]

PALESTINIAN AMErICAN wOMEN ASSOCIATION

جمعية املرأة الفلسطينية األمريكيةEstablished1984

4790 Irvine BLVD Suite 10 Box # 113 City Irvine State CA Zip 92670

Phone: 949-369-6510 • Fax 949- [email protected] • www.pawasca.org

NETwOrk OF ArAB AMErICAN PrOFESSIONALS

جمعية الفنيني العرب

ORANGE COUNTY فرع أوراجن كاونتي335 N Brookhurst St • Anaheim, CA 92801Phone: 714-535-5090 • Fax: 714.535.7263

www.NAAPOnline.org • [email protected]

LOS ANGELES فرع لوس اجنليس3940 Laurel Canyon Blvd. #645

Studion City, CA 91604 [email protected]

CAIrO-LOS ANGELESFrIENDSHIP COMMITTEE

جلنة الصداقة بني القاهرة - لوس أجنليسP.O. Box 1736 • Glendale, CA 91740

Phone: 909-455-7028 [email protected] • www.cairola.org

PALESTINE CHILDrEN rELIEF FuND (PCrF)

جمعية مساعدة اطفال فلسطسن الخيريةPo Box 791

Palos Verdes Estates • CA 90274-0791 Phone: 562-432-0005

[email protected]

uNION OF PALESTINIAN AMErICAN wOMENإحتاد النساء الفلسطينيات األمريكيات

Established1986P.O.BOX 5067 • Irvine CA Zip 92863

Phone: 714-865-0866 • Fax: 714- 960- 4334E-mail [email protected]

LOCAL ARAB ORGANIZATIONS

جمعيات ومنظمات عربية محلية


If you are a new resident in California, it can often times be difficult to meet new people. It is already hard enough entering unknown territory which you are not accustomed to. Therefore, creating new friends is even more diffi-cult. There are numerous ways in which you can network socially that can help you meet new people.

Social Networking - perhaps you may have heard of it before, but are not exactly sure what it means. In simple terms, social networking is the "grouping of individuals into specific groups, like small rural communities or a neighborhood subdivision." Although social networking is common in person, such as schools or in the workplace, the most popular place for social networking takes place online. This is because unlike most high schools, colleges, or workplaces, the internet is filled with millions of individuals who are looking to meet other internet users to develop friendships and business relationships, too.

If you are a new resident in California, using these sites such as social network-ing can be useful. These sites such as MySpace, FriendWise, FriendFinder, Yahoo! 360, Facebook, Orkut, and Classmates are all social networking sites which you may find beneficial.

Another way to social network can be through a local mosque, church or community organizations. There are several mosque, church and community organizations locations in Southern California (see lists in this magazine) which graciously welcome new residents. By attending these mosques, churches or local community organizations, you can meet a lot of new people and make friends who have similar interests as you. If you would like to see a list of local mosques and churches in California, please go online to (website?)

Social networking is a great way to meet new people. Whether through online networking sites or through your local church, mosque or community organizations, it is easier to meet a fresh group of people in which you can make new friends!

Social Networking & Building Relationships

NAAPLos Angeles Formed in July 2005, the Los Angeles chapter of the Network of Arab-American Professionals (NAAP) has aimed to build an active circle of educated and successful Arab-Americans in the Los Angeles Area.

Through the efforts of its devoted members, NAAP-Los Angeles has managed to build a highly respected, deeply motivated and dynamic organization with a vibrant, contemporary outlook on the problems and promise of the Arab-American community in the United States.

So far this year, NAAP-Los Angeles hosted and co-sponsored a variety of events. One such event included the

organizationʼs joined efforts with the D.C.ʼs Arab American Institute and registered Arab Americans to vote in the Los Angeles region throughout the year. NAAP-LA also held a joint Mixer with the Arab American Lawyers Association. These events bring members together both to network and socialize with other professionals. In addition, NAAP-LA co-sponsored the Miss Lebanon 2008 Immigrant with the World Lebanese Cultural Union. Lastly, NAAP-LA hosted the opening night celebration of the Arab Film Festival in Los Angeles. The Arab Film Festival screens films from and about the Arab World that provide realistic perspectives on Arab people, culture, art, history and politics. Another event to be held later this year is a holiday party in December.

عند انتقالك اىل مدينة جديدة للحياة فإن بناء عالقات إجتماعية جديدة قد تكون حتدياًً كبريًا لك وألن التعود على

مدينة جدجية هو حتد حبد ذاته فإن األلتقاء بأصدقاء جدد هو ما سيزيد من

هذا التحدي.

ميكن بناء عالقات جديدة عن طريق افراد او عن طريق مجاعات ذات طابع

ثقايف او اجتماعي او سياسي او جتاري. فهذه اجلماعات او التجمعات تقوم بعدة نشاطات تفتح بها ابوابها لألعضاء اجلدد

وهو مدخل جيد لك.

وهناك ايضًا الطرق اجلديدة مثل اإلنرتنت والذي يسمح لك بلقاء اناس جدد يف

مدينتك اجلديدة ومن ثم ميكنك لقائهم بشكل شخصي وبناء عالقات صداقة

جديدة.

من الطرق األسرع للتعرف على اشخاص جدد هي التوجه اىل املسجد او الكنيسة اليت تتبعها وهناك ستجد الكثري

من الرتحيب واملساعدة للقاء اناس آخرين. وايضا من الطرق اجليدة للقاء اشخاص جدد هي املشاركة يف النوادي ذات الطابق اإلجتماعي واليت قد تهتم بقضية معينهة او تنتمي لبلد معني. وهذه عادة من اجنع الطرق للتعارف والشعور باإلنتماء. وتوجد

يف هذا العدد قوائم باملساجد والكنائس والنوادي اإلجتماعية اليت قد جتدها مناسبة لك يف حبثك.

بناء عالقات إجتماعية جديدة يف مدينة جديدة

دندنةلجميع مناسباتكم السعيدة

Female DJ Available

(714) 491-0400590 S. Brookhurst St., Anaheim, CA 92804

www.saharafalafel.com

Sahara Falafel

إستمتع بالمأكوالت العربيةEnjoy Middle Eastern Cuisine!

صحارى فالفل

Halal ShawarmaGyroHummusFalafelChicken TawookKaftaStuffed Whole Lamb

شاورما حاللجيروحمصفالفل

شيش طاووقكفتة

خروف محشي

Catering Availableنقدم خدمات التوصية لجميع المناسبات

كاليفورنيا24 الدليل العربي


عالم ديزني منتجع عالم ديزني هو

افضل مركز للترفيه في العالم موضوعات

ومشاهد أساطير حديقة مملكة الحر تتضمن قلعة سندريال جزيرة توم سوبار

الجبال المتناثرة وجبل الفضاء يحتشد في مملكة السحر 45 منظرًا جذابا وكل يوم تتمتع العائلة كلها

بمشاهدة مهرجان ديزني وفي ايبكو سنتر توجد برامج خاصة تعرض التكنولوجيا الحديثة والثقافة العالمية ، فضاًل عن استوديوهات مترو جولدوين

ماير بحديقة ثيم وإستوديو تلفاز وفيلم يتم تصويره أمامك إنعم برحالت الفضاء انديانا جونز وسالحف

موتانت نينجا إنها لحظات السحر ليس له مثيل . 1300 South Harbor Blvd

Anaheim, CAPhone: 714.781.4560

عالم البحار في سان دييجواجمل حديقة لألحياء

المائية في العالم هو موطن شامو )اشهر

حوت قاتل في العالم( وشاهد آخر ساللة من

كالب البحر ومركز الحفظ في المحيط الهادئ تمتع أيضًا بمشاهدة الدالفين وأسماك القرش وثعابين

البحر والسمك الالسع وأسود البحر والفظ وغيرها . 500 SeaWorld Drive • San Diego, CA 92109

Phone: 800.25-SHAMU

ستوديوهات يونيفرسال العالمية هي اكبر

االستوديوهات المنتجة لألفالم

السينما والتلفاز خارج هوليود بها أكثر من

40 مركبة صناعية لتمثيل األفالم والعروض انظر داخل العالم الواقي للتمثيل الذي يبدو لك كأنه حقيقة اركب وتحسس النماذج الهائلة وأكثر من

ذلك هنا تذهب خلف الكواليس لتشاهد أيضًا إنتاج شبكة مسلسالت وهنا للمرة األولي تستطيع ان تسمع

وتري وتحس كيف تصنع أفالم الكارتون في عالم Universal City Plaza,

Universal City, CA 91608 Phone: 1.800.UNIVERSAL

هوليوودمدينة كبيرة تخطف األبصار موطن هوليوود وصناع األفالم العالمية إنها عاصمة البهجة الفاتنة إذهب وشاهد عمل األفالم في استوديوهات يونيفرسال وتعرف على سر إنتاج األفالم تابع خطوات النجوم

في مسرح مان الصيني أو شاهد قصورهم الممتدة في بيفرلي هيلز وهوليود أقض يومًا في ديزني الند أمتع مكان على األرض أوقيادة سيارة بالليل

مارا بأضواء شريط صنست المتأللئة تمتد لوس انجيليس من سلسلة صخور الباليسادس على

المحيط إلى شواطئ سانتا مونيكا العريضة وهي بمثابة مستراج وعطلة على مدار السنة حيث تلتقي شواطئها وجبالها ومحيطها وصحراؤها تحت سماء

مشرقة معتدلة الحرارة .

حديقة حيوانات لوس انجيليس

تلك الحديقة مساحتها 300 فدان للترفيه عن العائالت

وبها عروض جميلة ومركبات مثيرة وواحدة من اكبر حدائق

الحيوان في جنوب غرب أمريكا .جرب اللعبة الجديدة كومبا

وهي اكبر واسرع سكة حديد ملتوية ومتعرجة تجري عليها عربات المالهي

الصغيرة وتمتع أيضًا بجولة مثيرة مع األسود والنمور والقردة ومختلف أنواع الحيوانات حيث تستقبل

هذه الحديقة 1.3 مليون . 5333 Zoo Drive, )Griffith Park(,

Phone: 323.644.4200

California Hidden Attractions

شواطىء سانتا مونيكا - كاليفورنيامن أجمل الشواطىء التي من الممكن اإلستمتاع بها

وبالمناخ الرائع هي شواطىء سانتا مونيكا بكاليفورنيا حيث الطبيعة الخالبة والشمس المشرقة فيمكن للزائر القيام بالتنزه والتمتع بمشاهدة ولعب الكرة الطائرة من خالل مالعبها الضخمة والمجهزة لممارسة هذه

الرياضة التي يقبل عليها العديد من الكبار والصغار وركوب المراكب والتزحلق على الماء.



Sights to see in Southern California that you may not know about if you are a vistor.

In California, many people are quick to visit the attractions that are most popular such as Disneyland and SeaWorld. However, there are numerous other attractions such as theme parks and water parks in California that may provide interest to you. Of those, they include:

Knott's Berry farm: With over 166 rides, shows and attractions, Knott's Berry farm is a great place to go for family adventure. With five themed areas, there is something at Knott's for everyone. Experience world-class thrills on rides such as the Silver Bullet- the parks first-ever suspended coaster, or Sierra Sidewinder- the spinning coaster that offers a panoramic view. New in 2008 is Pony Express — the Ride, delivering a horseback relay at high speeds. For something different, detour to the Parks Old West Ghost Town and have a cool sarsaparilla or visit Camp Snoopy, home of the PEANUTS' gang and filled with dozens of kid-sized adventures.

Venice Beach: Located at West Los Angeles on the Santa Monica Bay, the most interesting and popular sight is Venice Beach. Venice Beach is a place where you'll find artists, palm readers and vibrant roller -skaters mixing with chanting, saffron-clad Hare Krishna's and wriggling belly dancers. Located on Venice Beach are the Venice Boardwalk, Muscle beach, and Venice Beach Graffiti Walls. The Venice Boardwalk is more of a sidewalk than a "board" walk, but a walk down it is the best way to explore the waterfront scene. You'll pass street performers, skaters, artists, gawkers and vendors selling all kinds of items from incense to sarongs. Muscle Beach is the place where Arnold Schwarzenegger and hosts of other body-builders have "bulked up" in the outdoor weight room. If you'd like to have your day in the sun, you can buy a day pass

at the office. The Venice Beach Graffiti Walls is where the graffiti artists who gain permits to paint here exhibit a high quality of artistic flair.

LEGOLAND: LEGOLAND is another theme park in California that goes unnoticed which has more than 50 rides, shows and attractions for the whole family to enjoy. LEGOLAND is specifically geared towards children ages 2-12. Also in LEGOLAND is an aquarium called the SEALIFE Aquarium. SEA LIFET is designed to be a child's first interactive guide to the life of the sea, combining active, hands-on learning with fascinating educational talks, and opportunities to have up close and personal encounters with a variety of sea creatures.

Kodak Theater: Located in Hollywood, the Kodak Theatre is a 3,400 seat theatre that opened in November 2001 and soon after became known as the first permanent home of the Academy Awards. Costing $94 million to build, this theatre in Hollywood, CA was designed by the renowned Rockwell Group and is as infamous and spectacular as the artists and celebrity guests that cross it. The stage is one of the largest in the nation. There are also three balcony levels that keep audiences close to the stage and 20 opera boxes for those desiring the VIP treatment. All VIP boxes include digital screens that allow guests to order drinks and souvenirs with just the touch of a button. The Theatre is a design tribute to the grand opera houses of Europe, but also has a new high-tech flare.

The other main attractions in Southern California may be a troubling for some people, as the long lines and expensive entrance can cause much impatience. However, to avoid all that-the attractions mentioned above are just as exciting. Make sure to check them out if you can!

يأتي ماليني السياح اىل جنوب كاليفورنيا سنويا لقضاء عطلهم السنوية من خمتلف احناء العامل. ويرتدد معظم هؤالء السياح على املعامل الرئيسية واملعروفة لدى الكثريين ولكن ما خيفى على معظمهم أنه توجد يف جنوب كاليفورنيا العديد

من األماكن اليت قد تكون اقل شهرة ولكنها ال تقل إثارة للزائر عن غريها واليت ميكنه أن يقضي أوقاتًا ممتعة مع العائلة

أو األصدقاء.

معظم الناس حيبون ارتياد ديسين الند وينريفرسال ستوديوز اليت يأتوها من شتى بقاع األرض ولكن ميكنهم ايضًا زيارة أماكن قريبة وبتكلفة ضئيلة نسبيًا. ومن هذه األماكن مدينة

العاب نتس بريي فارم وهي تقع بالقرب من مدينة اناهيم اليت تقع بها ديزني الند.

ومن األماكن اليت جيهلها البعض هي مدينة ليجو الند لأللعاب واليت تقع جنوب مدينة أناهيم ومشال مدينة سان ديدجو وهي عبارة عن جمسمات والعاب على شكل اللعبة

الشهرية ليجو اليت تربى الكثري منا على لعبها يف الطفولة.

وشواطئ كاليفورنيا هي من األماكن اليت جيب على كل زائر ارتيادها عند زيارة جنوب كاليفورنيا. وهناك عدة شواطئ

منتشرة على مدى الساحل وذا مناظر ساحرة وخالبة. ومنا شاطئ لونج بيتش الشهري وال هويا بيتش ونيو بورت بيتش.

ومن أشهر األماكن اليت ميكن زيارتها ايضًا هي املتاحف مثل متحف الكوداك. وكذلك جيب زيارة العديد من معارض السمك

والبحريات املنتشرة على مدى الساحل ايضًا.

القائمة طويلة ومن األفضل على الزائر أن يبحث بشكل مفصل عن اماكن ميكنه ان يستمتع بزيارتها جبانب األماكن

األكثر شهرة.

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By Fatima LodhiMotivated by the immigration of her family from Lebanon to the United States at a young age, Lara Shbeyr-Maxey was inquisitive to learn about the role of politics in immigration, foreign policy, and international relations. Driven by this motivation, Lara Shbeyr-Maxey is a leadership figure for all Arab-Americans that has became vigorously involved in the political process. Shortly after graduating from Notre Dame de Namur University, Lara at-tended Howard University in Wash-ington D.C. to pursue her graduate degree in Public Administration with a concentration in International Relations. While attending Howard University, Lara was an intern at the Arab American Institute in the Community Relations Department. With the desire to work in an Arab American organization, Lara worked on numerous projects that range from planning local community events to conducting national research on Arab Americans in public service and political life. Through this, Lara learned immensely about public activ-ism and the ins and outs of the political process. After attending a Network of Arab American Professionals event in D.C, Lara was astonished to learn that there was not a chapter in her hometown, Los Angeles. After graduating from Howard University and moving back to South-ern California, Mrs. Shbeyr-Maxey co-founded the Los Angeles chapter of NAAP. With her dedicated leadership, NAAP-LA has built an active circle of educated and successful Arab-Americans. Through all the efforts of the devoted NAAP members, this organization has managed to build a highly respected, deeply motivated and dynamic organization with a vibrant, contemporary outlook on the problems and promise of the Arab-American community in Los Angeles.With Lara's active community involve-ment, she has volunteered and worked on a number of political campaigns throughout her career. Those include the democratic campaigns of Gore/Lieberman of 2000, Kerry/Edwards in 2004, and her most memorable-Obama/Biden of 2008. The Obama/Biden campaign was particularly special for Lara because of the historical impli-cations. For Lara, having an African-American husband, it was historical to see all cultures and races unite and vote for an African-American president, a movement to bridge the cultural divide.

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National Network for Arab American CommunitiesCommunity Celebration Dinner

A Sense of Spirit and PrideIt was celebratory, energizing and festive. The room was filled with sense of pride and synergy. Arab Americans from all over the nation came together and joined their counter parts in California to bring knowledge, wisdom and sharing.

This was the atmosphere at the National Network of Arab American Communities “Community Celebration Dinner” on December 5th, 2008.

The evening opened by Emcees Sami Mashney and Hend Alhinnawi who welcomed guests and introduced Mike Abdeen the Host Committee Chair who gave the opening remarks followed by Maha Freij, ACCESS Michigan’s CFO. “We had the shift when we started believing what we are doing” Mrs. Freij said.

After dinner was served a welcome statements were given by Taleb Salhab, National Outreach Director of NNAAC who stressed the importance of creating a network of organizations on the national level which includes youth and community at large and provide them social services they need. Nahla Kayali, Executive Director of ACCESS California spoke and emphasized the fact that ACCESS is “We are one family serving the community.”

Keynote speaker of the event was Director of Michigan Department of Human Services, Ismael Ahmed. Mr. Ahmed stressed that “We live in a country were bad things are happening to good people” and “We have gone beyond the idea that poor people don’t work”. He added “We can change this world collectively”. These inspiring words echoed among attendees who shared Mr. Ahmed’s vision and inspirations. “We are part of the best and brightest this country has, America needs the moral values we

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Two awards were presented during the dinner first was by Linda Sarsour, Director of the Arab American Association of New York which was presented to Rashida Tlaib, elected as a State Representative for State of Michigan, for The Emerging Leader Award.

The Spirit of Service Award was presented by Nadia Bettendorf, Chair of Orange County Human Relations Commission to Maria Khani from ACCESS California. Maria serves on the Board of ACCESS California and the Advisory Board of the Tustin Police Department.

Even after the conclusion of the dinner members of the NNAAC and the community continued to celebrate the gathering outside the ban-quet hall were they enjoyed taking group pictures and laughed their way through the evening in a sense of joy and accomplishment.

This conference will remem-bered by many as one of the landmarks of the Arab American movement in the social service arena and as an uplifting moment for generations to come.

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Sharing & GivingSeven years of service, collaboration and dedication to provide its member organizations the knowledge, expertise as well as the means for success.

The National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC) convened it’s 7th annual conference in city of Orange California last December of 2008. Over fifteen Arab American organizations from ten States join this celebratory and educational conference in which they learned, shared and renewed their pledge to serve their communities.

The 7th NNAAC conference included number of valuable workshops and discussion groups that were designed to elevate the standard of services provided by the participating organizations. Thursday December 4th the program began with a session titled “Arab American resource corps pathway to a successful program” by Sue Makki and Hend Hourani.

On Friday December 5th the program included networking breakfast followed with NNAAC business meeting and annual report. A luncheon with a topic discussion of 2010 Censes was presented by Helen Samhan, Executive Director of the Arab American Institute (AAI). Samhan addressed the key issues in the 2010 Censes and their impacts on the Arab American community in the US.

The following workshops were joined by participating members:

• Effective case statements and major gift development by Jeanette Mansour and Jamie Kim.

• Community health education by Dr. Adnan Hamad and Dr. Mouhanad Hammami.

• Recruiting a powerful board for your organization by Kent Seton.

• Effective youth in advocacy & civic engagement: what works by Gihad Ali, Sarab Al-Jijakli, Loubna Qutami and Nadia Tonova.

• Balancing the work-personal life tightrope by Dr. John Artis.

At the end of day on Friday all participants headed toward the local office of ACCESS California were they were able to visit and learn about their various programs that serves the local community. Nahla Kayali, founder and Executive Director of ACCESS California welcomed guests and introduced staff and volunteers. Ms.

Kayali told her personal story of starting ACCESS California and the growing pain to reach the successes and accomplishments they have reached today after ten years of services.

On Saturday the conference convened again with a breakfast networking session. Later the concurrent workshops began with the following sessions:

• Engaging boards in resource development by Km Klein.

• Effectively promoting your program by Allan Presset.

A luncheon with keynote speaker Kim Klein addressed fundraising principals in a slow and soaring economy.

Concurrent workshops continued with:

• It’s about relationships, building relations with foundations by Lana Daoud, Margarita Rubalcava and Linda Wong.

• Superior customer service, client perceptions count by Allan Pressel.

• After the election, moving past November 4th by Rudy Lopez, Fayrouz Saad and Nadia Tonova.

• Developing the next generation of leaders by Sonia Salloum and Rashida Tlaib.

• How to access local, state and federal funding by Lena Alhusseini, Nahla Kayali, Dr. Adnan Hammad and Taleb Salhab.

• Respect made visible, recognizing volunteers and employees inexpensively by Mike Corbin.

After a short break the local community joined in NNAAC in a celebratory dinner with keynote speaker Ismael Ahmed, Director of Michigan Department of Human Services and co-founder of ACCESS Michigan. At the dinner awards were presented to couple of active and vibrant members of the Arab American community. Emerging Leader award was presented to Rashida Tlaib, first Arab woman to win a seat on the State of Michagan legistlation. Second was the spirit of Service award presented to Maria Khani from ACCESS California.

The NNAAC conference ended on Sunday December 6th with a networking breakfast. Attendees left the conference with high spirit and sense of community and energy to go back to their communities and utilize the knowledge they acquired in the three day conference.

What they said about the NNAAC conference

Linda Sarsour, Acting Director, Arab American Association of New York

The conference was educational and also a great opportunity to meet Arab Americans from all over the country. I was very proud to be a memebr of such a fine group of people. It was without a doubt a huge success and very moving.

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Editor’sI have ben asked after our first issue of California Arabic Pages was out “Where are the articles?” “How come your magazine doesn’t have commu-nity news?” and my answer was always that there are many local publications that do just that and we are different.

How and why are we different than other publications?

California Arabic Pages is an extention of the Arabic Yellow Pages that we started in 2006. This means we are

more about community resources and what it offers to the Arab-Americans as a whole. I you have seen our last issue you would have noticed that it was merly page after page of listings of local organizations, embassies, area codes, etc.

In this issue we have included more write ups focusing on number of directions.

First, we wrote some articles with the newcomer to Southern California in mind. What would they want to know about the community, what attractions to see and how to start making friends in the area.

Second, we also considered the local residents who are

familiar with many of the places already and the how abouts in the community. Therefore we covered one major event that took place in Orange in December of 2008 that brought together many Arab-American leaders from around the nation in the National Network of Arab American Communities. This was a landmark event in Southern California that locals needed to learn about.

In between we kept the resources, orgnaiztions, embassies, map, etc. as a reference for poeple to use when they need it.

This is what we pride ourselves on. We are not a typical news magazine, we are a resouce maganize for poeple to use over and over and to keep in their homes, offices even cars. We keep the visitor as well as the long time resident in minde when we plan our editorials every issue.

I hope this give you an insight of our directions and I welcome anyone’s ideas or suggestions about this magazine in hope ot always imporve what we offer and keep the challange and the excitment of bringing you a valuable resource magazine to your life.

Marwan Ahmad

Editor/Publisher

Arabic Pages

CALIFORNIA


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