IMMIGRANT LEADERS HONORED AT UH LAW CENTER
AWARDS DINNER
Three Houston immigrants who have made an impact in the community
will be honored at the University of Houston Law Center’s
2nd Annual Arrival Awards Dinner Tuesday, Nov. 16.
The Law Center will salute Ali Saberioon, Farouk Shami and Don
J. Wang for their continuing contributions to the community and
the nation in general.
Ali Saberioon, a native of Iran, is president of Sabco Oil and
Gas Corporation, a Houston-based oil and gas production company.
He is also the founder and a major contributor of the Iranian Medical
Relief Foundation (IMRF), a charitable non-profit organization in
Houston dedicated to helping people in need.
Farouk Shami is chairman of Farouk Systems, a Houston-based company
that manufactures professional hair care products. Shami developed
his products using family formuals, and through hard work, built
Farouk Systems into a company that posts revenues of $400 million
per year. Shami is of Palestinian descent. With his friend entertainer
Kinky Freidman, Shami founded Farouk Friedman Extra Virgin Olive
Oil from the Holy Land. They are marketing this Israel-produced
oil and are dedicating profits to improve relations betweens Jews
and Palestinians.
Don J. Wang is chairman, chief executive officer, and president
of MetroBank and its holding company, MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc.
He is chairman of the Chinese Senior Estates/Senior Housing Project
and co-chairman of the Asian and Pacific Island Division of the
United Way. He is a native of Taiwan.
The awards dinner, held at the Intercontinental Hotel’s Legends
Ballroom, will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a cocktail reception followed
by dinner and a program at 7 p.m. The proceeds of the Arrival Awards
Dinner will benefit the Immigration Clinic at the UH Law Center.
The Immigration Clinic has assisted hundreds of immigrants and
refugees who could not otherwise find legal representation, while
serving as a teaching laboratory for aspiring lawyers. On a pro
bono basis, the Immigration Clinic represents refugees seeking asylum
before the Immigration Court and immigrant victims of domestic violence.
It also assists U.S. citizens and permanent residents petitioning
to obtain lawful status for family members from around the world.
The 2003 award recipients were Kase L. Lawal, chairman and CEO
of CAMAC Holdings Inc.; Ghulam Bombaywala, president of several
restaurant corporations and property management companies in the
Houston area; and Eduardo Aguirre, Jr., director of the Bureau of
Citizenship and Immigration Services.
For information please contact Ann Chai Dick at 713-743-2107.
WHAT: |
University of Houston Law Center Second Annual
Arrival Awards |
WHEN: |
6: 30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 16 |
WHERE: |
Legends Ballroom
Intercontinental Hotel
2222 West Loop South
713-627-7600 |
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