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URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/cultivating-strong-and-vibrant-arab
 -american-communities/
SUMMARY:Cultivating Strong and Vibrant Arab American Communities
DESCRIPTION:Chicago\, IL\nJoin the UIC Institute for Research on Race and P
 ublic Policy\, along with Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Philant
 hropy (AAPIP) Chicago\, The Field Foundation\, Lloyd A. Fry Foundation\, a
 nd Forefront to explore the findings of a report on the state of racial ju
 stice for Arab Americans in the Chicagoland area.\n\nThrough demographic r
 esearch\, surveys\, focus group data\, and expert commentaries by organize
 rs and academics\, the report analyzes the effects of systemic inequities 
 and anti-Arab/anti-Muslim racism on the lives of Arab Americans in employm
 ent\, education\, health care\, housing\, and policing.\n\nWe’ll hear fr
 om report authors and community-based organizations about the diversity of
  experiences among Arab American communities and their common challenges i
 n navigating being at once hyper visible as a result of stereotypes and in
 visible due to being classified as white by government agencies and a gene
 ral lack of knowledge about Arab Americans in our society.\n\nSpeakers inc
 lude:\n\nAmanda E. Lewis\, UIC’s Institute for Research on Race and Pub
 lic Policy\n\nNadine Naber\, UIC’s Global Asian Studies &amp\; Gender a
 nd Women’s Studies\n\nMuhammad Sankari\, Arab American Action Network\n
 \nItedal Shalabi\, Arab American Family Services (AAFS)
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LOCATION:Forefront c/o Impact House\, 200 West Madison Street\, Second Floo
 r\, Chicago\, IL\, 60606\, United States
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