Prioritizing Education

Malik Mary was an English language and literature teacher at Al-Mustansiriya University in Baghdad.

Farouk Samona also taught at Redford High School and Oakland Community College.

Mary Romaya at Warren Woods Tower High School in 2009.

Farouk Samona taught mathematics in Detroit Public Schools in the 1990s.

Amira Mary taught English at Alsyryan Catholic School in Baghdad in 1964.

As with most immigrant families, education is a priority in Chaldean households. These archival photos from the Chaldean Cultural Center show classes in Baghdad as well as Detroit, with Chaldean teachers in all classrooms. The Chaldean mission in Michigan remains to educate fellow citizens about who Chaldeans are.