How are ADC 's defined ?
Convention speakers have included government officials like Department of Homeland Security civil rights officer Daniel W. Sutherland and then - United States Secretary of State Colin L. PowellThe ADC Research Institute ( ADCRI ) , founded in 1981 , is a Section 501 (c) (3) educational organization that sponsors research studies , seminars , conferences and publications about the discrimination faced by Arab Americans as well as promotes a better understanding of Arab cultural heritage .