Power Station

In 1980, James Abourezk, US Senator from South Dakota and the first Arab-American elected to Congress, founded the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. It is now the nation’s largest grassroots nonprofit advocating for the civil and human rights of Arab Americans. As National President Samer Khalaf reminds us, ADC supports the rights of all people and opposes discrimination of any kind. With a small staff of lawyers, and community-based supporters in 50 states, ADC represents Arab Americans in cases involving hate crimes, discrimination and deportation and advocates for policy change through regulatory and legislative advocacy. And it educates the public and policy makers about who Arab Americans are, from their rich cultural backgrounds to their experience in America. Arab-Americans face specific challenges as immigrants, including the reality of being stateless and having no country to claim as their own. Those who are able to remain in the US exist in a sort of legal limbo. They are on parole, unab