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Reem Assil

Reem Assil is a two-time James Beard Award semifinalist for Best Chef: West, a James Beard Award finalist for Outstanding Chef, and the owner of Reem’s California, a bakery with locations in Oakland and San Francisco. She was also the opening chef for Dyafa, an Arab fine-dining restaurant that was awarded a coveted Michelin Bib Gourmand in its first year. She has established herself at the intersection of food, Arab culture, and social justice.

Books

Books to Celebrate Arab American Heritage Month!

April marks Arab American Heritage Month, a time to celebrate Arab American history and culture! Our list of Arab American Heritage Month book picks features poignant memoirs like The Cave, which captures Dr. Amani Ballour’s experience running an underground hospital in the thick of the crisis in Syria, and I Was Their American Dream, Malaka

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Welcome to Arab Stories

Celebrate Arab American history and culture this April and every day of the year with books! From children’s books to graphic novels, cookbooks, essays, poetry and more, Arab American authors tell their own stories in their own words on our Arab American Heritage Month title list. See some of our favorites below, including charmingly-illustrated children’s

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