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George Khoury was born in Jerusalem, Palestine in 1942 and came to the United States in 1961. George earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Detroit and a master’s degree in business administration from Central Michigan University.
George has been instrumental in establishing many Arab American organizations in metro Detroit. He is the former president and co-founder of Arab American University Graduates – Detroit chapter and co-founder of the Organization of Arab Students (OAS) at Wayne State University. George has been active with the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) Michigan, the Ghassan Kanafani Cultural Foundation, and cofounder of The Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation.
Presently, he is a board member of the Arab Community Center (ACCESS), editor-in-chief of Birzeit Society magazine and the president of the Birzeit Society of North America.
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ACCESS (Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services) has been serving the community for more than 47 years. Founded by a group of dedicated volunteers in 1971 out of a storefront in Dearborn’s impoverished south end, ACCESS was created to assist the Arab immigrant population adapt to life in the United States. Today, ACCESS is the largest Arab American community nonprofit in the United States. With 11 locations and more than 120 programs serving metro Detroit, ACCESS offers a wide range of social, economic, health and educational services to a diverse population.