A local female entrepreneur is combining her culture with her craft and taking her business nationwide with the help of a local grant.
Jasmine MinorA local Arab American female entrepreneur is combining her culture with her craft and taking her business nationwide with the help of a local grant.A local Arab American woman is combining her culture with her craft and taking her business nationwide with the help of a local grant.
"The American culture is beautiful, but when the kids step out of the house, it is different and it will cause them some type of confusion, especially if the parents are born in the Middle East," said Taqatqa, whose parents are from Jordan. "We put the women in the front because they will tell our story better than anyone," Rush Darwish, AABA president. "Arab Americans have had a horrible stereotype thanks to Hollywood movies."
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