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Public Comment
From:KC Marie Pandell <kcmarieuu@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, August
To:Public Comment
Subject:\[EXTERNAL\] Re: 8/23/22 Council Meeting, Agenda Item 17, "Designating Little Arabia"
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Good evening Anaheim Council Members,
My name is KC Marie Pandell, I am the current minister at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim, as
well as an Anaheim resident. I am writing today in vehement support of designating Little Arabia. The Arab-
American community is a welcoming one, inviting people of all cultures, backgrounds, and denominations into
their circle. It is a robust immigrant and cultural community that seeks to bring prosperity to the city of Anaheim,
to the benefit of us all. Their small businesses have always, and continue to encourage visitors to engage more
deeply and wholly with our city outside the typical tourist destination, in ways that build multiethnic and
communal bonds; a personal point of enjoyment is the encouragement of public art, such as with the Hijabi
Queens, which serves to further beautify our city. Designating Little Arabia will encourage growth and
development in the area, and investing in the continued hard work of this community is a reflection of all that is
good and unifying in our city, and will be an important historical point as the first district of its kind in the
country. The successes of this mighty community are successes for the city of Anaheim, and each of us as a
part of it. Designating Little Arabia is the right choice for Anaheim, and is long overdue.
Thank you for your time.
Gratefully,
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KC Marie Pandell (she / her / hers)
Minister
Unitarian Universalist Church of Anaheim
Intern Minister
Tapestry Unitarian Universalist Congregation
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