Cosponsored by: The Yemeni American Resource Center and the UC Davis Department of Asian American Studies

This community forum focuses on the experiences of Yemeni Americans during the pandemic and the impact of the Trump administration's policies, the Muslim Ban, and the war in Yemen on the community. Speakers will discuss the issues facing Yemeni American grocery stores, in particular, as well as community members and responses to these struggles.

We want to celebrate the resilience of the community and especially of Arab/Muslim small business owners and their families as essential workers on the frontlines of the pandemic.

Speakers:

• Mokhtar Mohammed, Yemeni American Resource Center (Oakland)
• Mohamed Taleb, Community Advocate, Asian Americans Advancing Justice/Asian Law Caucus
• Munera Mohsin, Family Engagement Liaison, West Oakland Middle School Network; Office of Equity, Oakland Unified School District
• Jehan Hakim, Chair, Yemeni Alliance Committee
• Ismael Ahmed, Temescal Produce Market, (Oakland)
• Omar Korin, Savemore Market, (Oakland)
• Miriam Zouzounis, Vice President, Small Business Commission, San Francisco; Board member, Neighborhood Business Alliance, and Arab American Grocers Association (SF)
• Amy Hill, Program Director, StoryCenter (Berkeley); co-founder of Stories of Home, which engages immigrants and refugees in community-building through storytelling. She will be facilitating a workshop for digital storytelling with Yemeni Americans.

This event is funded by a Scholars and Society fellowship from the Mellon/ACLS Foundation for public scholarship awarded to Sunaina Maira, UC Davis.

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