https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_vmmXZevXs&t=4s Stephen M. Coats was born in Portland, Oregon and at the age of 4 he moved with his immediate family to Sana’a, Yemen, where he spent five of his formative years enjoying the sights and sounds of Yemen’s rich culture and heritage. Moving back to the United States in 1980, he lived in Midvale, Idaho and during his high school years his interest in story, filmmaking and the media was cultivated. This eventually led Stephen to enroll at Biola University in La Mirada, CA graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications with an emphasis on Radio/TV/Film. After college Stephen continued pursuing his passion for story, the visual/audio mediums, culture, language and spirituality in a variety of media production and story development roles at Warner Brothers Television, Sony Pictures Studios, Craig Anderson ... Read More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU3CcECXjjo As President & CEO of United Community Family Services (UCFS) - Chaldean American Ladies of Charity (CALC), Jane has overall strategic and operational responsibility for UCFS/CALC. UCFS/CALC is a human service non-profit organization and located in Troy, Michigan. Since its inception in 1961, it has impacted the lives of countless thousands of families in Michigan. Jane has dedicated over 28 years to assisting immigrants, refugees, homeless and low-income families in Michigan through her service with UCFS/CALC. As a community advocate, she has served on numerous committees and worked closely with the various federal, state and local agencies and organizations. Not only has Jane worked to increase the breadth of services of UCFS/CALC, but she has also dedicated her time to strengthening and growing other important causes for the underserved. Read More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi5hxU7ikNo&t=2s khalil murrell grew up in Camden, NJ, wedged between a meat factory, Walt Whitman's house and the county jail. He has an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College and ran programs for the Dodge Poetry Festival & Program for many years. He now works in educational leadership, and writes poetry and essays on race, racism and masculinity. khalil currently lives in Newark, where he's improving his Spanish and dreams of South America.... Read More
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObkCPmWLE_Q&t=2s Hiba Dagher is an undergraduate student at the University of Michigan, pursuing a degree in English & Ethnic Studies. She is the founder of Hikayat, an organization that celebrates and centers artists, writers, and creatives from the SWA/NA region and its diaspora. She is the recipient of two Hopwood awards, and her work has been featured in the Shuruq writing showcase, Xylem literary magazine, Cafe & the Inside Out anthology. You can find her @mtnsdaughter on Twitter.... Read More