According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), suicide is currently the 12th leading cause of death in the United States. There is an average of 130 deaths by suicide every day. In 2020, 45,979 Americans died by suicide and there were an estimated 1.2 million suicide attempts. The suicide rate in 2020 was 13.48 per 100,000 individuals.
Read MoreRita Soka – daughter to Samir and Najat Elias, an immigrant, wife, mother, transfusion medicine technologist, and health care validation consultant has added yet another item to her resume. As of last year, she graduated from Detroit Mercy School of Law (UDM) and became a barred attorney – and as of as last month, she partnered up with her former professor at Detroit Mercy School of Law and formed a new law firm, Taylor Soka, PLLC.
Read MoreAva Sarafa’s storied volleyball career at Birmingham Marian High School is over. Now she’s getting ready for the next stop in her journey. Soon, she’ll be off to the University of Kentucky to play volleyball for the national powerhouse Wildcats. “Time has gone by so quickly since I verbally committed then signed, especially since I signed,” she said, referring to September 4, 2021, when she made a verbal commitment to Kentucky.
Read MorePioneers deserve recognition and celebration. They serve as our foundation, a guiding force toward an advanced and progressive society. They act as catalysts for passing wisdom onto new generations, inspiring individuals to become their best selves. Habib Hannona is a living example of one such pioneer. His achievements in the United States, Kuwait, and Iraq exemplify human strength, enduring spirit, survival, and success.
Read MoreMarch is International Women’s Month, which means not only here in the U.S., but in the United Kingdom and Australia, people are celebrating us! We also happen to feature a few articles about the fairer sex in our current issue. Our March cover is the remarkable Genevieve Kashat, who competed in the Kids Baking Championship on Food Network.
Read MoreAs the season of Sawma Raba (Great Lent) begins in the Church, we must not forget the point of Lent – to prepare our hearts and minds for the glory that is the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The Resurrection of Christ is the central aspect of our faith; it is the reason why we offer our hearts to Christ as we celebrate Mass each week. As you prepare to celebrate the Resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday – the greatest event in all of human history, and dare I say, the entire universe – you must ready your heart to understand this key event of our faith by traveling and fasting with Jesus in the desert.
Read MoreThe Farmington Hills-based Chaldean American Chamber, which represents approximately 25,000 Chaldean-owned businesses around the state, on Wednesday announced that it had launched the $5 million Ark Angel II Fund to invest in startups in Michigan and elsewhere.
Read MoreI write this in the midst of a winter storm, with snow drifts blowing in the wind and many school districts closed for the day. But the temperature outside has no effect on the warming of my heart when reading the articles in this edition. Writing the cover story was a real treat as the couples, especially the Denhas, remind me of my own loving parents who, although no longer with us, left a legacy of love and faith and family. My parents struggled to send 9 children to Catholic school, survived the death of their son by suicide and a couple of teen pregnancies to boot.
Read MoreMore than 200 coats were donated to the CCF’s Little Scholars Program on January 13. Little Scholars prepares children for kindergarten through a variety of emergent literacy, early learning, and developmental opportunities. The program currently has a waitlist. For more information regarding the Little Scholars Program, call 586-722-7253 or contact Rachel Rose at rachel.rose@chaldeanfoundation.org.
Read MoreThe Chaldean Community Foundation supported Alqosh’s New Year Celebration on December 31.
The event, broadcast via live stream, brought together thousands of people. The Mayor of Alqosh thanked the Chaldean Community Foundation for the support of the event.
The Chaldean Community Foundation hosted Global Detroit and the Southeast Michigan Refugee Collaborative for their Annual Retreat on January 18. The retreat focused on ways to improve service to the refugee and immigrant communities, with an understanding of their needs.
Read MoreMerisa Mesumic has a different perspective than the majority of us. In honor of January being National Braille Literacy Month, we wanted to share her perspective. CCF’s Breaking Barriers program offers services to those with visual impairments through the B.E.A.M. (Braille, ESL, Acculturation, Mobility) Project.
Read MoreNorma Hakim (Naima Dalaly) was born to Hana and Nerme Dalaly in Telkaif, Iraq in the early 1920s. She passed to the fullness of life on January 9, 2023, surrounded by her family. Norma, one of the founders of the Chaldean American Ladies of Charity (CALC), was the loving wife of the late Karim Hakim, devoted mother to the late George (Faiza) Hakim, Joanne (late Alex) Thomas…
Read MoreEveryone knows that Chaldeans throw the best parties!
Read MoreIvan Jaddou has taken anything but a traditional Chaldean path. He forged his own way, forcing himself into one of the world’s toughest industries, mainly through sheer hard work and inspired drive. At every turn, Jaddou proved that he can compete with and should be ranked among the world’s top shoe designers.
Read MoreThe psychology of love and relationships is a complex and multi-disciplinary field of study that encompasses various aspects of human behavior, emotions, and cognition. Love and relationships are influenced by a wide range of factors, including biology, genetics, social and cultural norms, and individual experiences.
Read MoreIn 1977, the medical community abandoned the biomedical model used in healthcare since its genesis for a more comprehensive one which better encapsulates the picture of health—the biopsychosocial model. Over the last half-century, countless studies have proven that overall health is dictated by more than just biology. As the name “biopsychosocial” suggests, our psychology and social lives factor in just as much.
Read MoreIn 2020, the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce started the Ark Angel Fund as a way to bring the startup market to Chaldean investors. In addition, it supports emerging businesses that can make a difference in the region. The first iteration of the Ark Angel Fund succeeded in raising a total of $1 million from 32 investors. All of the funds have since invested in seven different startup companies across several different sectors. While the Fund hears all kinds of pitches, it tends to focus most of its attention on innovative companies in the technology sphere.
Read MoreMany people say that the secret to a good marriage is intimacy, commitment, and communication; however, the ingredients to a happy, healthy marriage vary across time and across cultures. With faith and family prioritized, it is no wonder that the Chaldean community has so many couples that have been married for so long. We interviewed two of those couples to discover what goes into a longtime happy marriage.
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