The association organized a media campaign aimed at highlighting the suffering of the green card lottery winners who are affected and stranded in different parts of the world such as Malaysia, Djibouti and others, it was able to attract the attention of 50 international newspapers and news agencies for writing and addressing the case, where […]
On July 15th, the Yemeni American Merchants Association established a Launch Good campaign in cooperation with Pure Hands Charity for Yemen diversity lottery winners stranded in different parts of the world such as Malaysia, Djibouti and others. YAMA raised $20,000 that was distributed to 85 of the lottery winners who were affected by the travel
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On Tuesday, July 11, 2017, the Yemeni American Merchants Association organized a media campaign aimed at highlighting the suffering of the green card lottery winners who are affected and stranded in different parts of the world such as Malaysia, Djibouti and others, it was able to attract a number of news agencies including the Reuters
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On June 30th, the Yemeni American Merchants Association held a press conference right after the Supreme Court partially restored Trump’s executive order. YAMA was joined by Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, Public Advocate Tish James, and Councilman Jumaane Williams as well the Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee, CAIR NY, DRUM, International Refugee Assistance Project, Amnesty International USA, and
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The Yemeni American Merchants Association organized the first consultative meeting in the Yemeni American community on April 23, 2017, where Congressional Leaders, Yvette Clarke and Jerrold Nadler attended in addition, to Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and a number of city council members.
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The YAMA actively participated in the local government hearing sessions in the discussion of the Tobacco law deliberation. It also visited a number of the local council members in which it made statements and expressed its views which led to some changes on the decision which became a law later
