Growing Palestine’s Annual Heritage Picnic

Aug 1

Written By malikat aldabke

Aug/Sept 2023

ON A PERFECT spring day during Memorial Day weekend, about 300 Arab Americans flocked to Lake Accotink Park in Springfield, VA to attend Growing Palestine’s annual heritage picnic.

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