.
.
.
.
.
Rashida Tlaib, the current member of the Michigan House of Representatives for the 12th House District, will be in Anaheim next month to speak at the annual gala of ACCESS California Services, a Little Arabia-based social services organization.
Born to Palestinian immigrants, Tlaib is the eldest of 14 children. She received her bachelor’s degree in political science from Wayne State University in 1998 and her degree in law from Thomas Cooley Law School in 2004.
Tlaib made history in 2008 by becoming the first Muslim-American woman to serve in the Michigan legislature.
During the general elections, Tlaib won 90 percent of the vote in a district comprised of 40 percent Hispanic, 25 percent African-American 30 percent White and only 2 percent Arab American.
Prior to being elected, Tlaib was involved with multiple nonprofit organizations such as the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) and the International Institute of Metro Detroit where she advocated for better access to human services, educational and civil rights.
In 2008, she received the Emerging Leader Award at the Double Tree Hotel in Orange during the National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC) annual conference. Read more about the conference here.
In 2010, Tlaib faced another landslide victory when she received 92 percent of the vote to second time Republican Challenger Darrin Daigle.
Tlaib will serve another two years in the Michigan House of Representatives.
The gala will be held at the Anaheim Hilton on Saturday, January 29, 2011 and is expected to attract more than 700 supporters.
Michigan was also the first state in the nation to send a Muslim, Keith Ellison, to the House of Representatives! They’re ahead of the rest it seems.
Tlaib’s bio and electoral triumphs are great! Good to hear she will be visiting the ‘Heim.
Keith Ellison is from Minnesota.
Whoops! Yeah, that’s right.
O.J. people can you please post a photo of the MAP and location of the Continent WHERE MICHIGAN ARAB-AMERICAN Country is located at?. Please help me whit this question.
In my geography class you are have the nationality of the country where you are born or the nationality of the country that you are applying for naturalization, I am not able to find in my ATLAS. There is not such a country called Michigan Arab-American. Please help me whit this question I would like to write an essay about it. and take to my teacher this comming year.
Look for Dearborn, dear.
roll and roll
As you have access to the Internet let me suggest going to my favorite source. Google where you can find the following bio to answer your comment:
Rashida Tlaib was first elected to the Michigan House of Representative for the 12th House District (Detroit) in 2008. She was raised in Southwest Detroit, the eldest of 14 children. A daughter of Palestinian immigrants, Representative Tlaib made history by becoming the first Muslim woman elected to the Michigan Legislature.
Prior to being elected, Representative Tlaib worked at a number of nonprofit organizations, including the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) and the International Institute of Metro Detroit, where she advocated for better access to human services, education and civil rights. In 2009, she received the Role Model award from Alternatives for Girls. She was also awarded the Emerging Leader award by the National Network for Arab American Communities, the Women of Wayne Headliners award, the CAIR Michigan’s Empowering Muslims award and was recognized as one of Crain’s Detroit Business “Women to Watch.”
Vern did not say Michigan Arab-American country. Get with the program
Representative Tlaib received her bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Wayne State University in 1998 and her law degree from Thomas Cooley Law School in 2004.
Can O.J. people answer that Question?. Where is the country of Michigan Arab-American nationals located?. until now not answer yet, only going around the bush!!!!!!!!!.Please help me to write a nice essay when I’m back to school. Mr. Gilbert or Nelson or maybe some samaritan be helpful please. Thanks in advance.
roll &roll: what the hell are you talking about?
Maybe you missed this: “Tlaib won 90 percent of the vote in a district comprised of 40 percent Hispanic, 25 percent African-American 30 percent White and only 2 percent Arab American.”
That’s Michigan. That’s the good ol’ diverse U.S. and A. (Borat voice on that last part!)