Event Information

Details for Cultural Awareness: Arab American Culture

Date(s): 07/18/2024 - 07/18/2024

Time:  1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Overview:
The Metroparks’ DEI Cultural Awareness Series provides a way to serve our diverse staff and community to build relationships, continue inclusive programming, and improve equitable practices for Metroparks.

We invite you to join us to hear Matthew Jaber Stiffler give a presentation titled “Arab American Culture in Metro Detroit”. Matthew Stiffler will discuss immigrant experiences, culture, and stereotypes/myths about Arab communities in the Metro Detroit Area.

Dr. Matthew Stiffler is currently the director of CAN (Center for Arab Narratives). CAN facilitates and shares interdisciplinary and community engaged research to improve the wellbeing of Arab communities.

Before assuming the role of Director for CAN in March 2023, Matthew Jaber Stiffler served as Research and Content Manager at the Arab American National Museum (AANM) for 12 years. In this position, he worked closely with leadership and staff to ensure that content exhibits, collections and educational programming accurately reflect the diverse experiences of the Arab American community’s past and present. Matthew came to AANM after receiving his Ph.D. in American Culture and Arab & Muslim American Studies from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Ages: All ages
Time: 1:00 pm-2:00pm
Cost: Free!
Location: Zoom

https://metroparks.zoom.us/j/87590053884