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Shawn Storer shows his pottery at Giftsfrom the HeART. Storer was a student atReston Community Center and used theworkshop space there to make all his pot-tery pieces. He said he likes the local aspectof the event. A portion of all proceeds goesto Reston Interfaith.

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Board Selects Appointees to CommissionBi-partisan group willreview election process.

On Tuesday, Dec. 4, the Fairfax County Boardof Supervisors appointed representatives tothe Bi-partisan Election Process Improve-

ment Commission, which was created by the boardafter long lines were reported across various votingprecincts during the most recent election.

The list of appointees consists of two co-chairs;one appointee designated by each supervisor; twoappointees designated by the chairman; chairs ofboth the Republican and Democratic Party of FairfaxCounty; and representatives from various FairfaxCounty organizations, including the Fairfax CountyChamber of Commerce, the League of Women Vot-ers, the Fairfax Bar Association, Fairfax County Pub-lic Schools Administration, Federation of Citizen’s

Association, and disability and minority communityrepresentatives.

The purpose of the commission is to review andmake recommendations regarding Fairfax County’selection process. The commission will concentrateon ways to improve the county’s efficiency on Elec-tion Day, with a specific focus on addressing waittimes, long lines and various voting issues.

“I am pleased to see that the commission is mov-ing forward,” Chairman Sharon Bulova said. “It isimportant that the county identify ways to reducelines, decrease wait times, and streamline our elec-tion process. I am eager to find ways we can im-prove for future elections.”

Bulova recommended the commission begin workin January 2013 after appointments have been madeand that recommendations be presented to the Boardof Supervisors in May of 2013.

—Victoria Ross

News

‘Jean’ Therapy Helps HomelessFairfax Countykicks off secondannual Jeans Dayon Dec. 14.

By Victoria Ross

The Connection

Everyone knows thatgene therapy can helpscientists treat a num-ber of debilitating dis-

eases, but what about human“jean” therapy?

The homonyms might havemore in common than you think,which is why the Fairfax County Board of Supervi-sors proclaimed Friday, Dec. 14 “Jeans Day,” an in-novative approach to alleviating chronichomelessness in Fairfax County.

On Jeans Day 2012, Fairfax County is asking busi-nesses, schools and community residents to pull ona pair of their favorite jeans to demonstrate theirsupport for ending homelessness.

The day of community give-back is hosted by TheFairfax County Chamber of Commerce, in partner-ship with the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Part-nership to Prevent and End Homelessness, The Con-nection Newspapers and Apple Federal Credit Union.

A popular fundraiser for homelessness and othercauses nationwide, Jeans Day is a relatively simpleidea. Companies go casual for a cause, inviting em-ployees to wear their jeans to work in exchange fora $5 contribution to fight homelessness. Last year,more than 100 employers representing 3,000 em-ployees participated in the initiative.

“We’re proud to partner with the county, throughthe Office to Prevent & End Homelessness, The Con-nection Newspapers and Apple Credit Union to pro-vide an opportunity for businesses and their employ-ees to participate in the robust work to endhomelessness going on in our community,” saidFairfax Chamber President & CEO Jim Corcoran.

“Now, more than ever, we need you to get involvedas we move forward with the Fairfax-Falls ChurchCommunity Partnership to Prevent and End

Homelessness. Everyone is in need of some type ofhelp at one point in time or another,” said FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors Chairman SharonBulova. “Now, we need your help and Jeans Day is agreat way for you and your business to get involvedto prevent and end homelessness in our communityas we know it.”

Nearly 3,000 children, women and men facehomelessness and the threat of severe temperaturesand hunger today in the Fairfax County-Falls Churchcommunity, according to Dean Klein, executive di-rector of Fairfax County’s Office to Prevent and EndHomelessness (OPEH).

The majority of people without homes in our com-munity are children and working families.

“In Fairfax County, it’s easy to forget that there arehomeless families here, homeless children in theschools, and that many people who are homeless hereare actually working, but don’t make nearly enoughmoney to afford housing,” said The Connection Pub-lisher Mary Kimm. “The Connection is committed toraising awareness of homelessness and the need toprovide permanent shelter, and to recognizing thegood works of individuals and businesses in North-ern Virginia.”

“I’m excited because Jeans Day is an easy avenueto get employees and their companies, and peopleof all ages, involved in learning about the challengesand solutions in preventing and endinghomelessness,” Klein said.

The Board of Supervisors designated Dec. 14, 2012, asJeans Day in Fairfax County at their Dec. 4 meeting.(Center) Jim Corcoran, president of The Fairfax Chamberof Commerce, holds the proclamation with Board ofSupervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova.

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Offering GiftsFrom the HeARTLocal artists and RestonCommunity Center cometogether for a good cause.

By Amiee Freeman

The Connection

The Reston CommunityCenter at Lake Annehosted Gifts from the

HeART on Saturday, Dec. 8.Gifts from the HeART featuredworks from 20 local artists aswell as more than 85 pieces ofartwork on the walls of the JoAnn Rose Gallery and pieces inthe 3-D case displays. To par-ticipate, artists paid an entry feeand also were requested to do-nate 10 percent of sales toReston Interfaith.

“This is all about, yes, sup-porting the artist, but also aboutsupporting the community,”said Cheri Danaher, arts educa-tion director at RCC. At the startof Saturday’s event, $700 hadbeen collected for Reston Inter-faith, with an additional $300anticipated to be collected bythe end of the event.

In addition to having spacefor display, RCC offers classesand workshop studios wheremany of the artists teach classesor refine their skills. “RestonCommunity Center has greatresources in terms of the in-structors who offer classes andmonitor the open studio times,”said Gloria Morrow, exhibit co-ordinator at RCC. Many of theinstructors and their studentswere showing their own workwhich they had created at RCC.

Shawn Storer was one of theceramics class students who wasshowing his work. Storer’s earth-toned pottery bowls were notthe standard circular bowl, eachhad a unique look to them. “I liketo make visually striking potterythat is practical, useful, but alsoartistic. I don’t like to just make

cookie-cutter bowls. I like tomake something that is a littleunique. I call it Mystero’s Pot-tery because I’m a conductor inone of my other lives. I also doa lot of custom work. All of thiswas made here at RCC. I tooksome classes here; I use the stu-dios here. Keep it local.”

At a nearby table, MilagrosPongo of Reston had some helpfrom her son, Raoul, anddaughter, Athenas, and a friend,Ximena Abril. Pongo was offer-ing colorful oil paintings as wellas jewelry and felted hair orna-ments. “I love Reston,” she said.“I love being able to participatein this event and in the Satur-day craft shows.”

Ilonka Sabic-Lukic, of Reston,who was perusing the tables,said she likes the local aspectof the show. “I just love RestonCommunity Center. I takeclasses here whenever I can.I’ve gotten to know a lot of art-ists and their work. I like sup-porting them and the Commu-nity Center, and it’s especiallynice knowing it stays local.”

The event has grown since itstarted in 1999. At that time itwas only a Sunday receptionwith just a handful of artistsshowing their work, saidDanaher. Since then the orga-nizers have coupled the eventwith Lake Anne’s Plaza’s “Jingleon the Plaza” holiday celebra-tion. “If we had a bigger space,we could have a bigger show,but we like keeping it here atLake Anne,” said Danaher.

The art pieces will remain onthe walls and in the 3-D casesuntil January. All items areavailable for sale with a portionof those proceeds going toReston Interfaith as well.

Herndon Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

703-778-9414 or [email protected]


Opinion

We are a nation of immigrants,to invoke the title of John F.Kennedy’s posthumously pub-lished book; undeniably a na-

tion descended from immigrants and a nationgreatly augmented by immigration.

From this perspective, with the firstimmigrants motivated by the search forreligious freedom, even Christmas is areligious holiday of immigrants.

As this week’s main story on immigrants andreligion in Northern Virginia explains, the larg-est number of current immigrants are fromLatin America, and they bring with them a

powerful commitment to Christmas throughtheir Catholic faith. In 2010, Fairfax County’sCatholic population numbered 184,183, whileProtestant adherents numbered 205,556.

Christmas, celebrating the birth of JesusChrist on Dec. 25, is one of the two most im-portant Christian religious holidays, along withEaster.

Christmas is also a widely celebrated secu-lar holiday and economic stimulus.

The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah is not oneof the most important Jewish religious obser-vances, but it is a celebration that gets addedattention from timing. Hanukkah celebrates agreat Jewish military victory and the miracleof a one day supply of oil for the temple last-

ing eight days. Happy Hanukkah to allwho are enjoying this holiday, whichlasts for eight days and this year be-gan last Saturday evening.

Sikhs celebrated the birthday of their firstguru at the end of November. The founder ofthe Sikh religion, Guru Nanak (1469-1539)preached that there is only One Universal Cre-ator. Guru Nanak brought a message of love

and equality to his disciples, the Sikhs, (theword Sikh means a disciple or seeker of truth)and urged three things: always remember thecreator God (Akaal Purkh), always live a hon-est life and earn a just living and always shareyour blessings with less fortunate ones (http://www.sfova.org/sikhism).

Buddhists celebrated the day of Buddha’senlightenment on Bodhi Day, Dec. 8 this year(http://www.ekoji.org).

Diwali, the major Hindu celebration, com-memorated with lights welcoming a herohome, was in November this year. Hindutemples in Fairfax include the Durga Temple(http://www.durgatemple.org).

This of course is not an exhaustive list ofother religions or of religious holidays in No-vember and December. We welcome lettersand comments. Share your religious and holi-day traditions. You can submit a letter onlineat www.connectionnewspapers.com/contact/letter.

You can read the stories in our immigrationseries at www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/Immigration.

Happy Hanukkah, Happy Holidays, Merry ChristmasMany religions enrichNorthern Virginia;immigration will lead tothe most growthin Catholicism.

Editorial

By Kenwal Sachdeva

When my brother gotmarried, his wife cameto our house. Ours was

a joint family with my parents,grandparents, elder brother, hiswife, and two sisters. My new sis-ter-in-law was coming from a dif-ferent state with different familytraditions and way of life. Sinceshe was the new member in ourfamily, it was our job to make herfeel at home, to make sure shefeels comfortable, to help hersettle down and become a part ofthe family, to give her love andaffection so that she does not missher family too much. And we allworked towards making it happen.In turn, she also adapted to ourways and became a lovable partof the family.

So, when people from differentcountries, diverse cultures, anddissimilar values migrate to UnitedStates, they try to adjust and adaptto the new culture. But the onusshould also be on American peopleto welcome them, to make them

comfortable and feel at home.What do we do to create

awareness about different cul-tures? Unfortunately, I have notseen much effort on the part of thegovernment. People can be so ig-norant about different cultures,that they expect same kind of be-havior from all in different situa-tions. I would like to see some or-ganizations stepping up and makedeliberate efforts to make connec-tions to diverse cultures.

People of different cultures alsomust advertise and organizeevents, and invite all to create cul-tural awareness.

The Sikh foundation of Virginia,the Sikh temple at Ox Road is com-mitted to this cause. We organizea cultural program each year inwhich more than 100 children andadults participate and perform to

typical Punjabi folk music. We ad-vertise the event in local newspa-pers and invite people from differ-ent faiths. This is an importantevent to make connections withour extended American family. Wehave found that many people areinterested in learning about differ-ent cultures, but do not knowwhere to go and whom to ap-proach. This event generatesenough interest and we do get in-teresting questions to understandour dances and music. Moreover,music knows no language barriers,and everyone enjoy the dances alot. Cultural events could be agateway to get to appreciate andcelebrate diversity.

Kenwal Sachdeva of Fairfax Sta-tion is a Public Relations Officer forSikh Foundation of Virginia.

Celebrating Diversity Through Culture

To the Editor:I’ve lived here my entire life.

I’ve ventured through trails allover Northern Virginia, I’ve gazedupon the majestic Blue RidgeMountains, I’ve sat next to theawesome power that makes upthe tidal region of the PotomacRiver, I’ve stalked trout lying in astream bed, slowly making theirway up to the surface and backdown once again. But time andtime again, I have seen peopleabuse our natural resources. Thewater that makes up our rivers

and streams is stained heavilywith garbage. The forest floorsare littered with beer cans, chipbags, those empty bottles no onewanted to carry to the trash bins.We have been given a great privi-lege; to be able to enjoy thebeauty that is the nature whichsurrounds us. But with this, therehas been an unimaginableamount of responsibility castupon us. We have to, for lack of abetter expression, enjoy respon-sibly. Although this might seemlike a Herculean task, it’s really

not. All our lives we have beentaught to throw our trash into theproper reciprocals, and to disposeof waste correctly; why not takethese lessons to the outdoors? Ifwe don’t start taking care of ourworld, the world will stop takingcare of us.

I leave you with a quote fromone of my best friends, Cecil, “If Ican take it in full, I can bring itout empty.”

Hameed Ali TalebianHerndon

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WEDNESDAY/DEC. 12Fairfax Christian School Holiday

Performance. 12:30-1:30 p.m., atFountain Square, 11921 FreedomDrive, Reston. The Fairfax ChristianSchool Music Ensemble spreadsholiday cheer in the square.www.fairfaxchristianschool.com.

FRIDAY/DEC. 14Film Screening: Herb and

Dorothy. 6:30-8:30 p.m., at theGreater Reston Arts Center, 12001Market Street #103, Reston. HERB &DOROTHY tells the extraordinarytale of the Vogels, who filled theirone-bedroom New York apartmentwith more than 4,000 works of artover a 45-year period; refreshmentsavailable. www.restonarts.org.

A Christmas Chaos. 7:30 p.m., at theIndustrial Strength Theater, 269Sunset Park Drive, Herndon. Whenthe Royal Shakespeare Company failsto show up for their performance ofA Christmas Carol, a fearless band ofhapless actors and technicians try topull together their own production ina matter of hours. $15, generaladmission; $10, children 10-and-under. www.eldentstreetplayers.org.

SATURDAY/DEC. 15Santa’s Workshop. 10 a.m.-noon, at

Herndon Community Center, 814Ferndale Ave., Herndon. A visit withSanta, crafts and brunch; register byMonday, Dec. 10. $8 per child; $4

per adult (if eating brunch). 703-787-7300 or www.herndon-va.gov.

Holiday Open House. Noon-8 p.m.,at the Greater Reston ArtsCenter,12001 Market Street #103,Reston. Come by the gallery and bidon a collection of art and browse theexhibit CAIRNS; complementaryrefreshments. www.restonarts.org.

Silent Auction. 2-4 p.m., at theGreater Reston Arts Center,12001Market Street #103, Reston. Comeby the gallery and bid on a collectionof art and browse the exhibitCAIRNS; complementaryrefreshments. www.restonarts.org.

A Christmas Chaos. 2:30 p.m., 7:30p.m., at the Industrial StrengthTheater, 269 Sunset Park Drive,Herndon. When the RoyalShakespeare Company fails to showup for their performance of AChristmas Carol, a fearless band ofhapless actors and technicians try topull together their own production ina matter of hours. $15, generaladmission; $10, children 10-and-under. www.eldentstreetplayers.org.

’Tis the Season Choral Concert. 4p.m., at Epiphany Episcopal Church,3301 Hidden Meadow Drive,Herndon. The Fairfax Choral SocietyWest Campus Youth Choruses willpresent “‘Tis the Season” featuringcarols, chorales, and songs of theseason. In advance: $20 for adults;$10 for students. At the door: $22 foradults; $10 for students. 703-642-3277 orwww.fairfaxchoralsociety.org.

Mercury Rizing. 7:30 p.m., at HolyCross Lutheran Church, 1090 SterlingRoad, Herndon. The new bluegrassband in town brings seasonedveterans onto the scene with bothtraditional and contemporarybluegrass featuring wood and stringsand harmonies. $12; children 12-

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Reception: Saturday MorningArtists. 2-4 p.m., at RCC HuntersWoods, 2310 Colts Neck Road,Reston. Meet four oil and mixedmedia artists, two South Africans andtwo Americans, who learned to painttogether and, three of them beingprofessionals, set aside time to paintevery Saturday morning in the studioof the full-time artist among them.www.loretta-scott.com.

A Christmas Chaos. 2:30 p.m., at theIndustrial Strength Theater, 269Sunset Park Drive, Herndon. Whenthe Royal Shakespeare Company failsto show up for their performance ofA Christmas Carol, a fearless band ofhapless actors and technicians try topull together their own production ina matter of hours. $15, generaladmission; $10, children 10-and-under. www.eldentstreetplayers.org.

Peace Service. 7 p.m., at theDranesville Church of the Brethren,11500 Leesburg Pike, Herndon. Thecongregation will gather toremember the battle and pray forpeace; A small exhibit on the battle,including a few artifacts found nearthe church, will be in the downstairsmeeting hall. 703-430-7872 orwww.dranesvillebrethren.org.


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MONDAY/DEC. 17Herndon for the Holidays. 6-8 p.m.,

throughout Herndon. Area-wideneighborhood decoration contests fortraditional, whimsical, lights andmore categories. 703-435-6800 ext.2084 or www.herndon-va.gov.

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MONDAY/DEC. 31New Year’s Eve Golf Tournament.

10 a.m., at the Herndon CentennialGolf Course, 909 Ferndale Ave.,Herndon. An annual four-personscramble with a cart, range balls,prizes and lunch included; entrydeadline in Dec. 21. $70. 703-471-5769 or www.herndongolf.com.

New Year’s Eve Celebration. 7 p.m.-12:30 a.m., at ArtSpace, 750 CenterSt., Herndon. Family activities, abonfire from 9-10 p.m., music andrefreshment in the gallery starting at10 p.m. All ages welcome. 703-956-6590 or www.artspaceherndon.org.

SATURDAY/JAN. 5Weekend Bluegrass Concert

Series: Danny Paisley. 7:30 p.m.,at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 1090Sterling Road, Herndon. Paisley’shigh lonesome voice fronts the bandhis father used to lead and the bandremains a hallmark of traditionalbluegrass since decades past. $15,

Pear and Pomegranate, 30x40, by Loretta Scott.

New Exhibit: Saturday Morning ArtistsLoretta Scott, Trish Everhart, Marann Bonorchis and Vivian Leinio set aside Sat-

urday mornings to paint in Scott’s studio. This exhibit, open until Dec. 31 at RCCHunters Woods, 2310 Colts Neck Road, showcases the work of the four artists’ manySaturdays working together. A free artists’ reception is on Dec. 16 from 2-4 p.m.703-476-4500 or www.restoncommunitycenter.com.

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By Amna Rehmatulla

The Connection

Over the years, Mus-lims from differentcountries migrated

and settled in the FairfaxCounty area; however, the chil-dren of immigrant parents of-ten struggle the most becausethey have to balance their Is-lamic faith along with the in-fluence of American culture.

Sarah Khan has lived in theSpringfield area for the past 42years after coming to Americafrom Pakistan at the age of 11.“In the 1970s, there was onemosque: the Islamic Center inWashington, D.C. Everybodyjust went to that one. So, asMuslims we were very united.Nobody fought with one another. There was like50 to 60 families that used to come to the mosqueand everybody got along well,” Khan said. Nowthere are many mosques in the area such as DarAl-Hijrah in Falls Church, Darul Huda in Spring-field and ADAMS in Sterling, to name a few.

Back when Khan was growing up in the area,nobody knew what Muslims were. “The hardestpart was when I was fasting as a young girl andmy P.E. teacher made me run. I told her I was fast-ing and she didn’t realize what fasting was,” Khansaid. When Khan told her teacher she was Mus-lim, her teacher replied, “What is that?”

Khan admits that it is much easier being muslimin today’s society. “Everybody knows your religion.People respect it. You’re free to do what you want.You don’t have to pretend to be somebody you’renot. You can still be yourself and be accepted,”Khan added.

SOME MUSLIM PARENTS turn towards put-ting their children in Islamic schools to help themretain their Islamic identity. Al-Qalam Academy,located in Springfield, is an all-girls Islamic schoolfrom grades fifth through 12th. Girls at the schoolare taught the core subjects of math, science, En-glish and history in addition to learning Islamicstudies, Arabic and the holy Quran.

“It is hard to balance my life socially and reli-giously,” Samira Sather, a seventh-grader at Al-Qalam Academy said. “I attend lectures in mosquesand pray five times a day. Sometimes when I leavethe house and one of our prayers pass by, I feelshy to pray in public because I already attract toomuch attention,” Sather said.

Maryem Ahmed, an eighth-grader at Al-QalamAcademy, is a third generation American who wasborn in Fairfax County. “I don’t generally call muchattention to myself as a Muslim, but some peopleview me with their perceptions of what a Muslimis because I wear hijab [religious head covering].And those perceptions are many times misconcep-tions of who I am,” Ahmed said.

“Sometimes when I meet people for the firsttime, they seem shocked to hear me speak to themwithout a foreign accent. It’s like, they see mewearing hijab, and immediately think I come fromoverseas,” Ahmed said. “Not that there’s anything

wrong with coming from overseas, but it’s just thatthey’ve already jumped to the conclusion that I’mnot even from America, without even speaking tome,” Ahmed said.

Sather looks up to her mother for wearing thehijab. “I think of my mother and wonder how shegoes through it all. She looks different and speaksdifferently, in addition to being a Muslim. I admitit’s hard to abide by all the rules Islam gives us. Istrive to be like my mother because she doesn’tcare what anyone else judges her for; she is fo-cused on what God will judge her on,” Sather said.

Ahmed admires her father who works as an en-gineer at the Department of Defense. She said, “Heserved as the president of our neighborhood civicassociation and initiated several activities to makeour neighborhood a better place to live,” Ahmedsaid. She helped her father by handing out civicassociation newsletters and neighborhood watchschedules to inform her neighbors and help pre-vent neighborhood crime.

More than 11 years have passed since Sept. 11,2001; however, Muslims continue to face preju-dice. Ahmed experienced an act of injustice nottoo long ago. “My older sister and I were going toa local restaurant, and there was a man standingoutside,” Ahmed said. “As we passed him to go in-side I saw him, out of the corner of my eye, spit inour direction, barely missing my shoes. I turned tolook at him in surprise. Instead of apologizing, thatperson simply glared at me with a look of disguston his face,” Ahmed said.

Abdullah Malik, an African-American who grewup in the Northern Virginia area, was only 16 atthe time of 9/11. His younger brother, 13 yearsold at the time, was framed by his peers at school,in a situation in which they illegally broke into hislocker and placed a ticking device mimicking abomb inside. “This caused the bomb squad to showup to our school, evacuate the entire building of4,000 students, blow up his entire locker in frontof his friends and then proceed to interrogate himfor hours,” Malik said.

Similarly, Khan’s children were treated differentlyafter 9/11 at school. People made fun of theirnames. People also made fun of their background

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Pastor Isaac Huang vividly remembers theday he landed in the United States fromTaiwan. It was Jan. 7, 1982, and Huang,

25, was looking forward to studying computer sci-ence at Old Dominion University. But when he ar-rived at Norfolk airport, he got a shock.

“We landed during a huge snowstorm, and I hadnever seen snow before. Snow? What is snow?”Huang said, smiling at the memory. “Rememberthat Taiwan has a tropical climate, so I was notdressed at all for this cold weather.”

Huang, who left his high-tech job for the semi-nary in 2000, is now an elder at Chantilly BibleChurch, an evangelical Christian church that ac-tively reaches out to Chinese, Latino and Indianimmigrants.

BORN IN TAIWAN in the 1950s, during a timeof brutal religious and political oppression, Huangsaid he desperately wanted to live in America. In1949, the Nationalist government had imposedmartial law. During nearly 40 years of what isknown as “the White Terror,” more than 140,000Taiwanese were imprisoned and thousands ex-ecuted for being perceived as anti-Kuomintang orpro-Communist.

“I wanted to live in America; everybody did. Ithought it would give me a good future, which Icould not have in Taiwan,” Huang said. “I alwaysadmired the freedoms here and I appreciated thefunctioning of the American political system.”

Huang said he grew up in a Christian family thattook a “legalistic approach” to understanding theBible, with many “shall nots.”

“My childhood was filled with physical illnessesand emotional struggles. Even though I attendedchurch every Sunday with my parents, I rarely pon-dered the meaning of salvation and I did not feelmuch of God’s love,” he said.

In his junior year of college at Old Dominion

University, that changed when he attended a cam-pus evangelical fellowship meeting.

“During that meeting, I was deeply touched bythe message and came to realize, for the first time,that I was a sinner, but Christ died for me and for-gave my sin. As I put my trust in Jesus, my life wasforever changed by God,” Huang said.

“He and his wife Ramona demonstrate greatcompassion for Chinese people who need to knowChrist,” said Lewis Whittle, pastor to Hispanics andthe church’s English as a Second Language direc-tor. Whittle said that after 20 years of development,the Chantilly Bible Church’s Chinese ministry nowimpacts every area of the church program and isthe dominant minority in the 34-year-old church.

Since the 1990s, Huang said more than 150 Chi-nese have been baptized at Chantilly Bible Church.Some have returned to China, Taiwan or their othercountries of origin, but many remain at the church.

The church leadership also wanted to have anoutreach to the growing Latino community, whichwas finally launched in 2004 when the Whittlesjoined the church after serving Hispanics in LosAngeles. As a member of the pastoral staff, Whittle,along with his wife Dianne, has actively engagedthe Latino community.

“Our experience in addressing immigrant needsand our progress in welcoming them at the churchproves the benefit of diversity,” said Whittle, whohas lived in California, Central America and Spain.

In June 2007, Chantilly Bible Church began con-versational English classes with volunteer teach-ers who speak Mandarin and Spanish. Their mostrecent term, Whittle said, included 128 studentsfrom 26 countries. A citizenship class is also partof the program.

Steve Austin, the senior pastor and founder ofChantilly Bible Church, said that the latest cross-cultural ministry to become part of the church fo-cuses on the burgeoning Asian Indian populationin Fairfax and Loudoun counties.

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Bienvenido! Huan yíng! Welcome!Chantilly Bible Church thrives on diversity byproviding outreach to immigrants.

Being Muslim in Fairfax CountyImmigrants face the challenge of balancing Islamicfaith and American culture.

Imam Mohamed Magid, executive director of the AllDulles Area Muslim Society, speaks on the importance offaith in peace Feb. 3, 2011, during the ADAMS com-memoration of World Interfaith Harmony Week.

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Part four of an ongoing series.

The sight is striking.

At the intersectionof Hooes Road andSilverbrook Drive, on

the dividing line between Lortonand Fairfax Station, is the largestHindu structure in three states. TheDurga Temple of Virginia—with itsmulti-tiered, bronze-tipped tow-ers—punctuates the traditionalsuburban vista of neo-colonialhomes and new shopping centers.

On Ox Road, neatly tucked be-tween acres of land and upscaleneighborhoods, is a large goldendome mounted atop the sprawlinggurdwara (place of worship) of theSikh Foundation of Virginia.

A short distance away is the cam-pus of the Ekoji Buddhist Temple,its clean architectural lines evoca-tive of many Japanese structures.

Near Walney Road in Chantilly,the circular dome and stylized ara-besque arches of the ChantillyMosque is home to the AhmadiyyaMuslim community.

The East Asian architecture is apowerful visual reminder thatFairfax County has changed.

Julie Knott of Burke, a memberof the Accotink Unitarian congre-gation, said she welcomes thecounty’s increasingly diversehouses of worship. “Our church isjust a mile away from the Sikhtemple. We stand for many of thesame values. We need to supportone another.”

“How welcoming we are to thisdiversity will say much about howwe grow and thrive in the future,”said the Rev. Scott Sammler-

Michaels, senior minister of theAccotink Unitarian UniversalistChurch in Burke.

ImmigrationBrings ReligiousDiversity

In 1970, religious groups inFairfax County mirrored its highlyhomogenous demographic compo-sition. More than 93 percent of thecounty was white and middle-class,and for the most part, adherentsof mainline Protestant, Catholic orevangelical Christian churches.

As immigrants flowed intoFairfax County from all parts of theglobe in the past four decades, theybrought not only cultural diversitybut their diverse religious tradi-tions.

A 2012 report on religion andinternational migration by the PewResearch Center’s Forum on Reli-gion & Public Life—“Faith on theMove: The Religious Affiliation ofInternational Migrants”—findsthat the United States has been theworld’s number one destination forChristian immigrants. Of the 43million foreign-born people livingin the U.S. as of 2010, an estimated32 million (74 percent) are Chris-tian.

“Faith on the Move” draws on anew database created by the PewForum that combines hundreds ofcensus, surveys and other sourcesto shed light on the origins, desti-nations and religious affiliations ofinternational migrants, accordingto Jamila Woodson at the Pew Fo-rum.

Other findings show that:❖ Although Protestants currently

outnumber Catholics in the UnitedStates, new immigrants, especiallythose from Central and SouthAmerica, are overwhelminglyCatholic, suggesting that Americais close to becoming a minorityProtestant country.

❖ Fairfax County mirrors this na-tional data. The Association of Re-ligion Data Archives (ARDA), a freesource of online religious informa-tion housed at Pennsylvania StateUniversity, tracks such trends. Ac-cording to the ARDA, in 2010Fairfax County’s Catholic popula-tion numbered 184,183 whilemainline, evangelical and blackprotestant adherents numbered205,556.

❖ Immigration is leading to anincrease in the number of Bud-dhists, Hindus and Muslims in theUnited States, according to the Pewreport.

❖ In Fairfax County, the ARDAreports about 11,000 adherents toBuddhism in 2010, the first decadein 30 years the ARDA captured thatdata. In 2010, the ARDA reportsabout 6,500 adherents to Hindu-ism in throughout the county.

❖ According to a 2001 study bythe League of Women Voters of theFairfax Area Education Fund, sur-veys of numerous Fairfax Countyschool population records indicatethat about 400,000 Muslims live inthe greater Washington metropoli-tan area, which extends from Rich-mond to Baltimore.

❖ About 150,000 Muslims live inFairfax, according to the study.Roughly half are native born andhalf are immigrants or refugees.

❖ According to the league’s re-port, there are several enclaves ofMuslims in Fairfax, wealthy Irani-ans settled in Great Falls andmiddle-class Iranians, Pakistani,Afghani and Indians congregatedin Springfield and Reston-Herndon. Recent refugees live

mostly in the Baileys Crossroadsarea.

In addition to Muslims, Bud-dhists and other non-Christian re-ligions, evangelical Christianchurches are flourishing in FairfaxCounty’s suburbs and appeal tomany Korean, Chinese and Latinoimmigrants.

In Chantilly and Centreville, thevast majority of Korean and Chi-nese immigrants identify as Meth-odist, Presbyterian, Baptist andIndependent denominations.

Chantilly Bible Church, started in1978 by Pastor Steve Austin, is“purposefully a diverse body ofbelievers” that actively reaches outto immigrants in the community.

“In addition to English, theworld’s most spoken languages ofMandarin, Hindi and Spanish areintegral parts of our ministry. Thedoors of Chantilly Bible Church areopen to our changing society. Webelieve that racial and cultural har-mony reveals the reality of new lifeand unity in Christ,” Austin said.

New immigrants bring religiousdiversity to Fairfax County.

Statues of Radha Krishna—the supreme Hindu god-dess—at the Durga Temple ofVirginia in Fairfax Station.


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even though they had nevereven been to Pakistan. Some chil-dren said, “Oh, you are hiding inthe mountains!”

Khan raised her children withthe intent that America is theirhome.

“We are Americans, we are Pa-kistani-Americans, but that’swhere the challenge came after 9/11. The kids asked, ‘Are we Ameri-can or are we Pakistani? What arewe?’ So that was a big thing, a bigchallenge that came,” Khan said.

KHAN’S NEIGHBOR, who shehad been living next door to forthe past 20 years, stopped speak-ing to her the day after 9/11. Priorto that, the two friends would ex-change Christmas and Mother’sDay presents. “We basicallywatched each other’s kids,” Khansaid. However, it took a long timebefore Khan’s neighbor camearound and started speaking to heragain.

Another thing that came out of9/11 was that both Muslims andnon-Muslims were hurt. “Thattrust was gone and it takes time

to rebuild that trust. But one goodthing that came out of 9/11 wasthat the younger generation ofMuslims started getting very in-volved politically and socially,”Khan said.

Five months after 9/11, Malikstarted an interfaith dialogue pro-gram with a local synagogue andchurch. “I worked on educatingpeople about our religion and thepeace it teaches,” Malik said.

Sather has noticed that over theyears, people have treated Mus-lims a little better. “When I attemptto wear the head scarf, peopletreat me with more respect thanwhen I don’t wear it,” she said.“Also, as I get older, I realize thereis absolutely nothing to beashamed of.”

Khan hopes that her future gen-erations take the good from herbackground as well as their Ameri-can background and blend the two.“Some of the good things of Ameri-can culture are honesty, respect,and tolerance for others. Some ofthe good things of my culture arereligion, family values and tradi-tions. The biggest challenge is tomake sure that the generations tocome have both,” Khan said.

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interpreted in Mandarin or Span-ish. And the songs are projectedin English with Mandarin transla-tions.

“Being bicultural and bilingualgives you a special joy in life,”Whittle said.

Huang said the language out-reach is especially critical for olderChinese immigrants.

“As first generation immigrants,we hold on to our Chinese iden-tity. Chinese is still the mother lan-guage,” he said.

Huang also said there’s a moreprofound reason for interpretingsermons into Mandarin.

“The older Chinese, like me,” hesaid, smiling, “they need to hearthe scripture in Mandarin, so it canenter their heart.”

Huang said his greatest joy isbaptizing fellow Chinese immi-grants. “For Chinese immigrants,wherever they come from, churchbecomes an attraction. They arelonging for something they can’thave in their homeland. It’s a veryspecial moment. This is somethingpeople are afraid to do in HongKong or Taiwan. . . . I can’t expresshow happy I feel during a bap-tism,” he said.

“Since the arrival and member-ship of several Indian families in2007, key leaders like ManojMathai and Sujay Phillips havemade Chantilly Bible Church thebase for a creative outreach to thiscommunity. It even touches Indiathrough frequent visits that in-clude evangelism and Bible distri-bution,” Austin said.

Whittle said all three of the min-istries are an integral part ofChantilly Bible Church, and noneplan to become separate churches.

“Chinese, Hispanics and Indiansserve alongside North Americansat every level of the church. Thechildren and youth programs arefully integrated. There are im-mense benefits for these secondand third generations. Biculturalcouples are comfortable atChantilly Bible Church, and, asyou would expect, mixed mar-riages are on the rise,” Whittlesaid.

IN FACT, THE CHURCH AT-TRACTS so many immigrants thatthey offer headsets during worshipservices so those who speak lim-ited English can listen to sermons

Church AttractsChinese Immigrants

By Victoria Ross

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On a recent Thursday evening, AjaibSingh, 78, one of the founding mem-bers of the Sikh Foundation of Virginia,politely escorts a visitor to the area

where one removes shoes and dons a headscarf.In the background, the melodic vibrations of a

harmonium blend with the sounds of men, womenand children chatting as they sit together on matson the floor. They are chopping large bowls of on-ions and other vegetables for a communal meal af-ter an outreach service.

“You see, no one is more elevated than any other,”said Singh, noting that everyone sits on the floorduring communal meals and during worship service.

Singh said that equality and service to others arekey tenets of Sikhism, a monotheistic faith. “I like tosay we’re a grassroots movement,” Singh said, smil-ing.

Ajaib Singh came to the United States as a gradu-ate student to University of California, at Davis, inAugust of 1958. After completing his Ph.D. studiesin chemistry in 1961, he came to the east coast as aresearch fellow at Harvard University in Cambridge,Mass.

He and Majit Kaur consider themselves proudmembers of the SFV congregation and proud Ameri-can citizens. Ajaib said he wants to share the SFVmission with others, to promote respect and under-standing of Sikh values.

ON SATURDAY, NOV. 17, the Sikh Foundationhosted people from different faiths to share theirthoughts on selfless service, what it means in theirfaith and how they personally pursue it in their lives.The panel included protestant missionaries and aCoptic Christian immigrant from Ethiopia. During theevent, the Sikh community also collected dozens ofboxes of winter clothes to send to those still suffer-ing from the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

“This event will be marked as the beginning of anew era of interfaith efforts followed by many simi-lar projects where the youth of different faiths willwork collectively and help the needy,” said SurinderSingh, an active member of the foundation.

Although Sikhs do not have a particular day ofworship, the Fairfax Station temple holds serviceson Thursdays and Sundays. A formal gurdwara ser-vice includes the singing of hymns and recitationsfrom the Guru Granth Sahib, Sikhism’s Holy Scrip-tures.

The temple is a welcoming home to many immi-grants from India as well as those born in the UnitedStates, Singh said.

The Fairfax Station gurdwara, like many aroundthe world, includes classrooms, a Langer Hall forcommunity meals, a sanctuary and a community cen-ter, which Singh said is a sign of the religion’s valuesof service and equality.

“Sikhism was founded in an area and in a time inwhich inequality was rampant,” said Navdeep Singh,assistant executive director at the Sikh AmericanLegal Defense and Education Fund and a member ofthe Fairfax Station Temple his entire life. “If you werea woman, you were less than a man. If you werepoor you were less than a rich person. Based on whatcaste you were, that defined your entire life. Sikhismwas a rejection of those ideas.”

SINCE THE 9/11 TERRORIST ATTACKS by Is-lamic extremists, Sikhs sometimes have been mis-taken for Muslims, because of their beards and tur-bans, and have been the target of hate crimes anddiscrimination. Many American Sikh women dresslike other Westerners or wear the salwar kameez, acolorful north Indian garment of a long shirt andloose-fitting pants.

Gurpreet Singh, a member of the Fairfax StationTemple, said most men wearing turbans are Sikhs,not Muslims.

“I remember the bumper stickers that appeared oncars after 9/11. ‘I am Sikh. I am American.’ But itshouldn’t matter whether it’s a mosque or a temple.Hate is hate, and it’s wrong.”

Navdeep Singh said the Sikh community in FairfaxStation was profoundly touched by the outpouringof support from neighboring churches in the wakeof the deadly attack on the Wisconsin Sikh Templeon Aug. 5, when a gunman shot and killed six fol-lowers. During a candlelight vigil held at the temple,more than 300 people of all faiths gathered for anevening of unity, resilience and hope.

Politicians and police officers, Muslims and Jews,children and seniors stood side by side on the groundsof the temple, holding up candles, murmuringprayers of peace and listening quietly as communityleaders promised solidarity with the Sikh commu-nity and reflected on the violence in Wisconsin.

“One might say our community should retreat andlive in fear,” Singh said, “but Sikhs will keep the doorsof the gurdwaras open.”

For more information on Sikhism, contact Dr. AjaibSingh of the Sikh Foundation of Virginia at 540-720-5755 or visit www.sfova.org.

Fairfax Station temple active in community outreach.

Sikhs Bring Foundation of‘Service to Others’

A child and her parentsduring prayer services at

the Sikh Foundation ofVirginia in Fairfax Stationon Thursday, Nov. 14. The

Dias where Guru GranthSahib (the Holy Book) is

adorned is called DarbarSahib (Holy Court).

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The Herndon boys’ and girls’ swim and drive teams defeatedCentreville on Dec. 7.

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In boys’ action, Herndon’s Jonathan Nguyen (200 and 500 free),Jack VanCamp (200IM and 100 fly) and Chris Fronczak (50 free and100 free) earned individual wins. The boy’s 200 medley relay (MichaelMalito, Jason Maccannon, VanCamp, Nathan Williams), 400 free relay(Nguyen, VanCamp, Williams, Fronczak) and 200 free relay (Nguyen,Jonathan Kent, Fronczak, Maccannon) each won.

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In addition to shopping,decorating and attendingparties, many are makinga mad dash to get their

homes ready for the holidayvisitors. Take a deep breath:local experts have developed achecklist for creating a guest-ready home.

“Many people feel betterabout their home when every-thing is in order and in place,”said Steve Magill, a remodelingconsultant with fred, the homerepair division of Case Design/Remodeling, Inc., and an OakHill resident. “It makes the ho-meowner feels more at easewhen minor details are takencare of.”

The kitchen is one of the mostimportant rooms in a home, espe-cially during the holiday season.Experts say to make sure your mi-crowave oven, toaster andcoffeemaker are in top workingcondition, or to replace them ifnecessary.

For extra storage space for cook-ware, experts suggest installing apot rack. Also, consider addingextra stools or chairs for guestswho like to gather in the kitchen.

Next, survey the living or fam-ily room. Experts suggest cleaningcarpets or area rugs so that they

are free of signs of foot traffic.Consider updating the room withholiday home accents or addingnew items, as well as accessorizingsofas and chairs with holiday pil-lows and throws.

“Take a magic eraser to clean upsmall smudges on walls likearound light switches,” saidMagill, whose firm developed aholiday readiness checklist.

If guests are staying overnight,experts say to make space in acloset or drawer so visitors have a

place to put their clothing. Sincenot everyone falls asleep at thesame time, a bedside clock andreading lamp are helpful accesso-

ries.“Your guest room should be

warm and inviting and makeyour visitors feel as if they areat home,” said Magill.

MAKE A GREAT FIRST IM-PRESSION by ensuring that alloutdoor lighting, includingholiday lights, is functioningproperly and turned on whenit is dark. Outdoor lighting is akey to ensuring safety duringthe holidays.

Check the front door for signsof wear and consider giving olddoors a new coat of paint.“Some of the most impact trans-formations … are projects likepainting,” Paul Zuch of the Na-tional Association of the Re-modeling Industry said in astatement. In addition, polishand tighten door hardware andoil hinges to prevent squeaking.

Considering adding a small rugor welcome mat to the entryway.Establish a place in your home’sentrance to collect coats, hats,boots and gloves. Make sure thereis extra space and hangers in yourcoat closet.

“Make sure you think about ev-ery room in your home when pre-paring for the holidays,” said TomDodd, another fred remodelingconsultant. “Thinking about thesethings ahead of time will helpmake for an enjoyable and relax-ing holiday season.”

Preparing Your HomeFor Holiday GuestsExperts offer checklist for getting ahouse in tip-top shape.

When preparing your home forholiday guests, make sure thereis a space near the entrance tocollect coats, hats and boots.

Experts sug-gests cleaningcarpets andarea rugs in ahome’s familyor living roombefore holidayguests arrive.

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Early on, I remember asking my oncologist:“Is it OK to still buy in bulk?” For all you know,based on much of what your doctor is saying,and what you are sensing, your future is tenu-ous and extremely unpredictable (a version ofthe humorous advisory to “not buy greenbananas”). I mean, the diagnosis is terminalcancer; “HELLO.” What are you supposed tothink? This is how your mind takes over andyou sort of lose it/lose control of it. As formerVice President “Dan” Quayle said in a speechto the United Negro College Fund (not aboutcancer), “What a terrible thing it is to lose one’smind.” Still, it certainly applies.

Another brain drain has to do with specificevents scheduled in the future, a future whoseguarantee – for me, has been invalidated. I’mwatching television during the summer of 2012and I see ads for Downton Abbey’s third sea-son premiere in January, 2013, and instinctivelyI wonder, will I be alive to see it?

Road projects are another example. At thebeginning of the construction of the IntercountyConnector in Maryland (a cross-county high-way being built near my house), regularly Iwould be stuck in the project’s related roadclosures/redesigns and bridge-type flyovers andI would always think to myself: “Am I going tobe alive when this project is finished or am Ijust going to suffer its building pains?”

Next May, the LUNGevity Foundation(www.LUNGevity.org), the largest foundation inthe country dedicated to lung cancer research(and on whose Web site my cancer columnsare now being posted) will be hosting theirannual “Hope Summit” in Washington, D.C. Ihave been invited to attend and/or speak. Myfirst thought upon receiving the invite: “Am Igoing to still be alive in May?”

I want to be positive. I am positive. But can-cer is a huge negative. It’s a constant battle ofgood versus evil. Sort of like the Indiana Jonesmovies. But this isn’t the movies. This is real.This is cancer, the true definition of “very bad.”

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