During the month of April, the Arab America Foundation formally recognizes the achievements of Arab Americans through the celebration of National Arab American Heritage Month (NAAHM). Across the country, cultural institutions, school districts, municipalities, state legislatures, public servants, and non-profit organizations issue proclamations and engage in special events that celebrate our community’s rich heritage and numerous contributions to society.

Resources from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).

The Arab American Institute Foundation is a national civil rights advocacy organization that provides strategic analysis to policy makers and community members to strengthen democracy, protect civil rights and liberties, and defend international human rights. AAIF organizes the 3.7 million Arab Americans across the country to ensure an informed, organized, and effective constituency is represented in all aspects of civic life.

The Arab American National Museum (AANM) is the first and only museum in the United States devoted to documenting and sharing Arab American contributions that shaped the economic, political and cultural landscapes of American life.

Since the 1980s, the number of Vermonters who claim an Arab ancestry has more than doubled and continues to grow. The largest number of new Arabs to Vermont emigrated from Lebanon, Somalia, Iraq, and Sudan. But the presence of Arab Americans in Vermont goes back much further than the 1980s. Vermont has seen the immigration of Arabs since the late 1800’s, as discovered through inscriptions on tombstones throughout the State.