Loading ...Arab American National Museum Founding director named Access Arab American of the Year
SOURCE: PRESS & GUDIE
BY: DAVE HERNDON
ACCESS recently announced Anan Ameri as the recipient of the 2020 Arab American of the Year Award. It will be officially given at the 49th annual ACCESS Dinner March 6.
Ameri, an author and activist, was one of the founding directors for the Arab American National Museum.
For over four decades, Ameri has dedicated her career to advocating for social justice and equity, immigrant rights and uplifting and preserving Arab American stories.
She is a recognized community leader and decorated award winner, and was inducted into the Michigan Hall of Fame in 2016.
During her tenure at the AANM, she secured the Museum’s Smithsonian Affiliation, making it the only Arab American organization in this prominent network. Ameri also garnered AANM’s American Alliance of Museums accreditation — an alliance promoting the success, growth and preservation of museums across the nation.
She was also the director of the Palestine Aid Society of America. During her time as director, the organization had over 4,000 members, 12 chapters and four offices in various U.S. cities, including a national office in Washington, D.C.
The ACCESS 49th Annual Dinner will take place at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center at 6 p.m. March 6.