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Anan Ameri

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Anan Ameri
BornPalestine
Alma materUniversity of Jordan,
Cairo University,
Wayne State University
Genrenon-fiction, memoir

Anan Ameri is an American museum director and writer. She won a Palestine Book Award.[1] The Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services named her 2020 Arab American of the Year.[2][3] In 2005, The Detroit News named her Michiganian of the Year.[4]

She was born in Damascus. She studied at Wayne State University.[5]

She was founding Director of the Palestine Aid Society of America. She was founding director of the Arab American National Museum.[2][6]

  • The Scent of Jasmine Interlink Books. May 2017.
  • Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (2000). Arab American Encyclopedia. UXL.

References

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  1. "Anan Ameri - Palestine Book Awards". www.palestinebookawards.com. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Dearborn museum's founding director named Arab American of the Year". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  3. "Ann Arbor-based activist named Arab American of the Year". mlive. 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  4. "The Detroit News' Michiganians of the Year since 1978". Detroit News. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  5. "Dr. Anan Ameri". Michigan Women Forward. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  6. Slezak, Joe. "DEARBORN: New director of growing Arab American National Museum thinking beyond its walls". Press and Guide. Retrieved 2020-05-29.