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Slices of Life
As I read the contents
page for this month, I
started to think about
life — in general. This month’s
issue reflects on the lives of
so many Chaldeans experiencing
different things, all at
the same time.
Last month, thousands of
Chaldeans enjoyed the fun and
festivities at the first annual
Chaldean Festival held in
Southfield. Kids bounced
around in a moon walk, munched on
cotton candy and hotdogs. Traditional
Chaldean music filtered the air, and people
danced. It was a good time. The
festival is another way to have fun in life.
Look at our contents page and the
varied stories we cover this month.
While contestants patiently awaited
the news of who won the raffle of a
Range Rover at the festival, Katrin
Michael was inside a courtroom in
Baghdad, sitting just a few feet away
from one of the world’s most horrifying
dictators and testifying against him.
Life comes with
triumphs, tragedy
and turmoil.
She recounted two separate attacks
as Saddam Hussein sat and listened.
She feared for her life, praying that
she would not be killed before she got
to testify. She survived and now life
goes on.
Although her accounts inside that
courtroom are far from everyday life
for Michael, struggling to survive is a
reality for those people living on Seven
Mile in Detroit. Jovan Kassab got a
glimpse of life for the dozens of families
living not far from the Eight Mile
border that separates the city from the
suburbs. Many of them are recent
immigrants, barely able to speak
English; their kids attend the local elementary
school, which provides no
after-school activities. They lack health
care, abundance of food, transportation
and often fear for their lives
because of the high crime in the area.
For them, it’s just life.
The Chaldean American Ladies of
Charity (CALC) are all too familiar with
life on Seven Mile. They conduct youth
programs and provide needed services
to these families. Last month, CALC
celebrated 45 years of dedication to
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the community. We feature
photos from their fabulous
gala in this issue. Without the
CALC, many families would
not get the food, clothing and
furniture they so desperately
need. Helping others is just a
part of life for the CALC — a
way of life.
As I read Linda Jabaro’s
article about a Chaldean
exchange student living with
an American family, I tried to
imagine what his life is like. We all
know of immigrants who have come to
the United States, but most of those
people end up living with family or
friends — other Chaldeans. This
teenager entered an exchange student
program while in Iraq and was placed
with a non-Chaldean family in
Michigan. Adapting to their culture,
their traditions and their daily routine
became his everyday life. Now, he is
the process of making plans to move
out on his own — finding independence
is just another part of life.
What is life? For each of us it is
something different. Sometimes it is
sharing a laugh with a friend while
hanging out at a festival while others
are facing their biggest fears and
worst enemies. At times, it has been
adapting to a new environment and
finding your way in this world. Life
comes with triumphs, tragedy and turmoil.
In this issue, we also feature the
story of a young translator who had a
goal — make enough money working
in Iraq so he could open his own business
in Michigan. Living and working
in Iraq where a civil war is on the brink
put his life at risk. In fact, it cost him
his life. Writer Jovan Kassab tells us
this story. Unfortunately, we know all
too well that death is a part of life.
In this issue, you will read about
the lives of so many others. There is
no specific theme - no one is experiencing
the exact situation. Instead,
so many people are experiencing
many different things all at the same
time. It shouldn’t come as a surprise.
It’s just life.
Alaha Imid Koullen
(God Be With Us All)
Vanessa Denha-Garmo
vdenha@chaldeannews.com
8 CHALDEAN NEWS OCTOBER 2006