AAI Foundation
About AAIF
The Arab American Institute Foundation, a cornerstone of AAI, has the mission to undertake programs that promote Arab American heritage, ethnic cooperation, demographic research and international exchange.
The Foundation serves as the primary national resource on the Arab American experience for media, academia, business and government agencies. Additionally, the Foundation is committed to preserving the cultural heritage of Arab Americans, which is a feature in most of its programs.
Kahlil Gibran Awards
The Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity Awards are named for the world-renowned Lebanese-born author of The Prophet whose work underscored his respect for the dignity of man, his belief in the sanctity of individual freedom, and universal love of humanity. The awards further symbolize Gibran’s pride in his Arab heritage and respect for the freedoms that he found in the United States.
At the annual Gibran Awards Gala, AAIF honors individuals, corporations, institutions, and communities for their work in promoting greater understanding and appreciation of diversity and inclusion. For details and more photos of this and previous years’ Gibran Awards Galas, click here.
Student Resource Center
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-Youth Leadership Awards, including the Helen Abbott Award Community Service Awards and the Raymond Jallow Awards for Public Service
Ancestry Working Group
The Working Group on Ancestry in the U.S. Census is a national coalition of ethnic organizations and researchers who came together first in 1995 to support the continuation of the ancestry question and other long form items on the 2000 Census. The AWG was reorganized in 2006 to promote the inclusion of the ancestry question on the short form in the 2010 census.
Al- Muammar
The programs listed are offered by institutions not affiliated with AAI or the AAI Foundation. Please contact each organization directly for further information. To have your scholarship program included on this page please contact Sabeen Altaf.
Census Information Center
The US Census bureau has designated AAIF as the only Census Information Center dedicated to analyzing data on Arab Americans. AAIF is also part of The Working Group on Ancestry in the U.S. Census, a national coalition of ethnic organizations interested in the effective collection of Census data on the question of ancestry. Click here to see Demographic profiles on Arabs in America.
