FULL AND ACCURATE COUNT
FULL AND ACCURATE COUNT STARTS WITH YOU! WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO A THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY BY PARTICIPATING IN THE 2020 CENSUS. SHAPE 2020 CENSUS IS NOW LIVE! SINCE MANY OF YOU ARE CURRENTLY AT HOME AND THE SOCIAL DISTANCING, THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO COMPLETE YOUR CENSUS! PRACTICING IMPORTANT PART OF COMPLETING THE CENSUS FORM WILL BE TO WRITE IN YOUR FAMILY’S AN (ETHNIC BACKGROUND) TO ENSURE AN ACCURATE COUNT OF OUR COMMUNITY. ORIGIN at 2020Census.gov Online phone: 844-330-2020 (English) 844-416-2020 (Arabic)- Phone lines are By every day from 7am to 2 am Eastern Time open mail back the paper questionnaire sent to your home Paper: COUNTED BE 2020 CENSUS IT’S EASY TO DO, AND TAKES LESS THAN 10 MINUTES! EXAMPLE OF HOW TO FILL OUT THE RACE AND ETHNICITY QUESTION: YOU CAN COMPLETE THE CENSUS: If you have questions about completing the Census questionnaire, please call the Chaldean Community Foundation at (586) 722-7253. 4 CHALDEAN NEWS APRIL 2020
CONTENTS APRIL 2020 THE CHALDEAN NEWS VOLUME 12 ISSUE XII 23 28 26 on the cover 26 BRACING FOR IMPACT BY SARAH KITTLE Chaldean community stands together in reaction to the coronavirus features 28 CHALDEANS AROUND THE WORLD BY ADHID MIRI, PHD Chaldeans in Michigan 30 BAN OF VITAMIN B ACETATE FOUND IN THC PASSES HOUSE BY ASHLEY ATTISHA, ESQ Bills are a first step in addressing youth vaping 30 OPIOID CRISIS DEMANDS ATTENTION BY RONY FOUMIA, RPH Most people don’t realize addicted individuals suffer from chronic disease 32 HALA JARBOU IS FIRST CHALDEAN AMERICAN NOMINATED FOR FEDERAL BENCH BY PAUL NATINSKY Nominee currently serves as an Oakland County Circuit judge departments 6 FROM THE EDITOR BY PAUL JONNA Coronavirus means we all must work together 8 GUEST COLUMN BY ANNA J. NAJOR To be known 10 FOUNDATION UPDATE 12 NOTEWORTHY 14 CHALDEAN DIGEST 16 WHERE ARE THEY NOW? BY SARAH KITTLE Husam Zoro reflects on long theater career 18 FAMILY TIME BY JENNIFER BURLINGAME, DO School down time may equal screen & social media time: How to protect our kids 20 CHAI TIME 22 OBITUARIES 24 IN MEMORIAM 33 ECONOMICS AND ENTERPRISE SARAH KITTLE Flying high with Apogee Air 34 CHALDEAN ON THE STREET BY HALIM SHEENA How has the sudden onset of the coronavirus affected your life? 35 KEEPING UP WITH THE CHALDEANS 36 CLASSIFIEDS 38 EVENTS U of M, Live From Babylon: Students raise money for HelpIraq, despite event cancellation APRIL 2020 CHALDEAN NEWS 5
