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Home Welcoming All Building Bridges About AMAAN The Arab American Congress of Silicon Valley AAC was founded in 1989 by a group of mainly immigrant Arabs from various Arab countries. Their aim was to foster preserve and promote the social cultural music poetry dance food Arabic language and civic engagement of ArabAmericans in Santa Clara County. The Arab American Cultural Center of Silicon ValleyAACCSV became a 501c3 nonprofit organization in 1996 operating under the umbrella of AAC. In June 2004 it established its independence as a separate organization.