DECEMBER 2009

from the archives
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Remembering
the Chaldean
American
Youth Club
BY DAVE NONA
Top of page:
Members of the Chaldean American Youth Club pose for a picture in
1973 – when moustaches and white shoes were apparently all the rage
First row: Wadi Yono, Najah Kajy, Zuhair Karmo, Mouafak Karmo,
Fawzi Dalli and Showki Konja
Second row: Janette Shallal, Sajida Atisha, Gloria Saffar Kassa,
Nadia Dickow Karima, Carol Khami, Ann Oram and Helena Kassa
Third row: Dave Nona, Ismat Karmo, Nazar Stephan, Nabeel Yousif,
Amer Asmar, Najib Konja, Saher Haddad, Augeen Kalasho, Imad Zeer,
George Kalabat, Samer Kassab, Mukhles Karmo and Dhia Babbie
Fourth row: Adel Sesi, Jamal Kalabat, Mike Kassa and Ray Saffar
Above:
The club
was founded
in 1972
by Ronnie
Asmar (left),
Dave Nona,
Janette
Shallal, Wadi
Yono and
Thomas
Thomas.
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These historic photos show people you may
presently know but may have difficulty
recognizing because of the impact of the
ravages of time on their youthful features. It is interesting
to note that many of the young men and
women who were active in the Chaldean American
Youth Club have moved on and continued to
be active in other community organizations, and
even helped found new ones that have made a difference
in the community.
I hope that our present-day youth organizations
such as CASA (Chaldean American Student Association,
with chapters in most local college campuses)
and E’rootha will be instrumental in nurturing
and mentoring future leaders for the existing and
new organizations that are necessary to meet the expanding
needs of our community, and to deal with
the tragic plight of our people in and out of Iraq.
We invite those in this photo, or those who know
someone who appears, to write us about their
reflections on change and the passage of time. Send
an email to info@chaldeannews.com, or write to
Chaldean News, 29850 Northwestern Highway,
Suite 250, Southfield, MI 48034.
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