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chaldean on the STREET<br />
What about America are you most thankful for?<br />
BY ANTHONY SAMONA<br />
Thanksgiving is the time of year to reflect and count your blessings. With everything that has happened in the past months in Iraq,<br />
community members share what they’re thankful for about living in America the beautiful.<br />
What I am most thankful for is our<br />
freedom to express ourselves and our<br />
beliefs. Many people in foreign countries<br />
are prohibited to practice even a<br />
portion of what they believe. Not only<br />
do we have the freedom, but we also<br />
live in a civilized country where law<br />
enforcement is in place.<br />
– Lena Touma<br />
Sterling Heights<br />
Living in America is a blessing. This<br />
country allows its citizens to practice<br />
freedom of religion without being terrorized,<br />
and freedom of speech. I am<br />
thankful to live in a civilized country<br />
with its amazing education system and<br />
its strong military.<br />
–Mary Razook<br />
Sterling Heights<br />
I’m thankful for being able to have<br />
freedom of speech in America, in a<br />
country where you can express yourself<br />
spiritually without having to face<br />
any type of consequence. God bless<br />
America!<br />
– Sanya Jabero<br />
West Bloomfield<br />
I am thankful to live in America where<br />
I can worship Jesus openly without<br />
being in fear. We live very secure lives<br />
compared to many of our brothers and<br />
sisters around the world. Even with all<br />
of its problems, this is still the greatest<br />
country in the world because of the<br />
freedoms we have.<br />
– Shannon Hirmiz<br />
Sterling Heights<br />
I am thankful for the many opportunities<br />
we are given. Also very thankful<br />
we offer care and help for those in<br />
need — not to mention clean water,<br />
which many countries do not have. It’s<br />
a blessing living in a country where<br />
everyone is equally accepted and<br />
where everyone comes together in<br />
time of need.<br />
– Khalida Jarbou<br />
Shelby Township<br />
We’ve had the blessing to be born in a<br />
country with a long-established peaceful<br />
democracy. I’m thankful for the<br />
freedom of being divisive, benefits of<br />
clean water, public education, freedom<br />
of religion, music and good food. I’m<br />
truly blessed to be in a country where<br />
we can all just “live” like a human<br />
should.<br />
– Ashton Hirmiz<br />
Sterling Heights<br />
Living in America has allowed me to<br />
feel like I’ve traveled the world without<br />
ever having to leave the country. I learn<br />
so much about different cultures every<br />
day simply by speaking to the people<br />
amongst me. America is a melting pot<br />
of different cultures and I’m proud<br />
to be able to mesh into society while<br />
still being able to identify myself by<br />
my nationality, as a Chaldean, which<br />
so many other people don’t have the<br />
luxury of doing in their countries.<br />
– Kristen Danyal<br />
Sterling Heights<br />
After traveling to Nicaragua to volunteer<br />
to help the poor I realized I am<br />
most thankful for the opportunity to<br />
receive an education. I used to take<br />
for granted the schooling I had until<br />
I realized how underprivileged the<br />
people are in a third-world country. I<br />
have the ability to live a comfortable<br />
lifestyle due to the quality of education<br />
I have received.<br />
– Tiffany Danyal<br />
Sterling Heights<br />
16 CHALDEAN NEWS <strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2014</strong>
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