Coverage
Hanna Shina in the Press
Hanna Shina has been covered by the Chaldean News and featured by the Chaldean Cultural Center in its Digital Storytelling oral history series. The published record below documents his role as a founding board member of the Chaldean Cultural Center in West Bloomfield, Michigan, and his recognition at the Center’s 20th Anniversary Founders Gala in October 2023.
Key Facts
- Full name
- Hanna Shina (John Shina in English)
- Born
- Telkaif (Tel Keppe), Iraq
- Lives in
- West Bloomfield, Michigan
- Known for
- Founding board member, Chaldean Cultural Center
- Also
- Named Mayor of Shenandoah in 2025, a first in club history
- Service
- 40+ years with the Chaldean foundations and the Chaldean church
References
Chaldean Cultural Center / YouTube · August 3, 2023
Digital Storytelling | Hanna Shina
A 21-minute oral history film in which Hanna Shina describes growing up in Telkaif, the school he studied at, and why the Chaldean Cultural Center exists for the children of the community.
Chaldean News · November 1, 2023
Celebrating 20 Years: The Chaldean Cultural Center Founders Gala
Reports on the Center's 20th Anniversary Founders Gala at Shenandoah Country Club and names Hanna Shina among the eight founders honored with plaques.
Chaldean News · May 30, 2024
Honoring History: Birth of the Chaldean Cultural Center
Traces the museum from its conception in 2003 to its opening, identifies Hanna Shina as a founding board member, and describes the hologram of him in the Chaldean Village Life gallery.
Click On Detroit / WDIV · December 3, 2019
Metro Detroit home to world's first and only Chaldean museum
Background coverage of the Chaldean Cultural Center in West Bloomfield — the museum Hanna Shina helped found — and what its galleries hold.
Media Inquiries
Journalists, researchers and community organizations may reach Hanna Shina through the contact page. For background before you write, the fullest accounts on this site are the biography of Hanna Shina, his role at the Chaldean Cultural Center, and the Digital Storytelling film in his own words.
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His Story
The Digital Storytelling oral history film, in Hanna Shina's own words.
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