https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=6633298&GUID=4E04D005-1533-41B3-BDB6-D225A16CA10FLegistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=6633298&GUID=4E04D005-1533-41B3-BDB6-D225A16CA10F4E04D005-1533-41B3-BDB6-D225A16CA10F-2024-04-29-15-43-18Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING ARAB AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH IN COOK COUNTY WHEREAS, April is National Arab American Heritage Month, which celebrates the history, culture, and diverse population and the many contributions Arab Americans have made to our country; and WHEREAS, Arab America and the Arab America Foundation launched the National Arab American Heritage Month initiative in 2017; and WHEREAS, an estimated 3.7 million Americans have Arab roots, according to the Arab American Institute, with ancestries traced to 22 countries in the Middle East and North Africa; and WHEREAS, Arab Americans have diverse backgrounds and faiths, vibrant traditions, bold innovation, hard work, and a commitment to community and country; and WHEREAS, Arab Americans, both Muslim and Christian, are proud veterans of wars from the American Revolution to the Civil War to World War I and II to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq; and WHEREAS, Arab Americans are serving proudly throughout different levels of government, bringing a diversity of expertise that helps make this country stMon, 29 Apr 2024 15:43:18 GMT