Name:  Ashor Chamoun
Date: Jan 6th, 2004

Hello and welcome to our website:
first of all we would like you to introduce yourself

PERSONAL QUESTIONS

-Name:
Ashor Chamoun 

-Nickname:
Ash or Desert Foxx

-Sex/age/location:
Male/22/Detroit

-Tell us about your life, what do you do in general?
Well I'm a 22 year old Assyrian, born and raised in Michigan.  I've been involved in the church  youth group since I was 14.  Now I'm the Vice President of the youth group, and also the athletic director for the church.  I am also a member of the Assyrian American Social Club of Michigan.  However with all this said i am also a full time college student working towards my bachelor's in graphic design.  I know my language, I know my nationality and I know my
history.  If you don't know your history you don't know yourself.

-What about your education or career goals?
Currently  I'm a full time college student working towards my Bachelor degree in graphic design.

"I don't know its just something about a surayta that make a brotha wild."

-How do you describe live in Detroit? how safe is the city?
I love Detroit. You have many business opportunities here, the city has many small business.  There are certain areas in the city of Detroit that are bad, but we here have become accustom to those areas.  95% of our people live in the suburbs of the city.

-Do you ever lie? what situation would force you to lie?
I'd be lying if I said no.  Yes I have lied, I guess maybe if it was someone you cared about and you where scared to tell them about something in your past and didn't want to hurt that  person so you would lie to cover up.

-Your personality in few words?
outgoing, funny, Caring

-What do you like about Assyrian girls?
 The fact that they are my people, that's enough for me.

-Is it the personality or good looks that attract you to Assyrian girls? or maybe a combination of both?
A combination both, I don't know its just something about a surayta that make a brotha wild.

-What is the one thing that you think your personality lack, that you hope
you had?
 I wish had the guts to tell people no sometimes.

-What is money to you?
 Money is a piece of paper but in order to get anywhere in this world money is a big factor.

-What is your ultimate goal in life?
 To live life to the fullest, have a healthy family and make sure that I am financially set, not only me but my family also.

-Do you believe friends now a days are not as loyal as they used to be before?
 I don't know about everyone else's friends but mine are like brothers, however I have heard stories, so that's tough.

-What is your horoscope? are the qualities of it reflected in your personality?
 I'm a Capricorn i came here to get managed/ oooo i know its good when you start speaking Spanish. Sorry its a line from a song by tyrese.
I'm not sure if it reflects me.





CHAT QUESTIONS





-Do you remember the first day for you on the chat, and who told you about it?
 yea i do, don't think anyone told me i was messing around looking for Assyrian sites.

-Not a lot of people on the website are familiar with you. Tell us a bit  about your online life.
My online life really is to keep our people updated about events in the Detroit Metropolitan area.

-Assyrian Voice offers many services but the chat and the forums are the most popular: which one of the two do you think are the most valuable?
Both

-What do you think of the recent addition of the Discussion Forums to our website, with more than 350 members already registered?
 I swear Bershee your a genius.

-Do you take the internet seriously or not? if you don't, does that mean your opinion on forums and chat should not be taken seriously?
No I take it very seriously but some people make it pekhta.

-What do you think of the following:
>nat's daily quote
>ashoor and soul's almost-daily posts and talk about Brazilian soccer
>people in general telling people to check their inbox in the forums, where
they have a message there telling them to check their real email. 
Well Nat's my home girl from Detroit, so her quotes are sweet.  Brazil is one of the best soccer teams ever, I can't hate, on the checking your mailbox stuff can't hate cause i use to do that.
 

-What has the internet helped you with personally?
It has helped me meet new people from all over the world.  Given me and my youth group a chance to invite people from different cities to our
church events.

-Assyrian chatters from Australia have been leaders and pioneers of internet chat gatherings. Why won't other cities do the same?
 Good question don't know.

-Speaking of chatters gatherings, do you think it is AV's responsibility to hold them, or the responsibility of chatters in each city?
 maybe, you should try it.

-What did you think of the recent "Ultimate Assyrian Voice Year Book" for 2003 which contained the names of more than 500 chatters that have frequented this chat on a regular basis or in the last year or so. 
Man again bravo bershee

-what comes to your mind when you first hear these three nicknames:
Bani the Primitive, nanette, Killa Bunny
The first name draws a blank, You know nan- another song by trick daddy, a bunny
with some issues

-Do you think there is any certain individuals on the internet that make a positive impact?
Of course there are, there's a lot of them.

-What is the biggest topic that has ever been discussed on the message board? whether it was a real topic or just a controversy?
 Probably have to be the Assyrian Chaldean issue to me.

-Now that the year 2004 is here, who do you think was the:
most controversial member on the website
most popular
least popular compared to previous years
smartest
most intresting posts
nicest
To me all of them would have to be the one and only  "The Game"

-These days we see more people going back to chat and forums, and less time using MSN, ICQ and other messengers. What do you attribute that to?
Not sure

-If there is anything that distinguishes Detroit chatters from other chatters, what would it be. Bearing in mind that Detroit chatters have a big representation at AV. 
our slang

-What is the biggest accomplishment for Assyrian Voice since it opened?
Having so many people involved.

-And finally, in the last few weeks, we have seen less problems and fights on the message board and the chat. What do you think is the reason for that?
You guys have brought internet bouncers.
 

FAVORITES
 

-favorite sport:
 Basketball

-favorite Assyrian/foreign singer:
Linda George

-favorite NBA,NFL,NHL teams:
 Pistons, Ny Jets, Red Wings

-favorite country/city:
USA, Detroit

-favourite car:
Benz Maybach

-favorite Assyrian singer:
Dawood Esha (old school)

-Favorite soccer/hockey/basketball player:
Ammo Babba, Mario Lemiux, Michael Jordan

-favourie number, and colour:
1, Blue

-favorite food:
Baryani

-favorite nickname:
Desert Foxx

 

ASSYRIANS RELATED QUESTIONS
 

-You are the first person to be interviewed after the capture of Saddam. What does that mean to the region and Iraq?
It means Iraq can begin to live like a normal country

-After the liberation of Iraq from Saddam, Assyrians were given a few governmental positions and seats in the parliament. Do you think that is good enough for now? should we expect more?
We should expect more and try to fill more positions in every way possible.

-What can Assyrians in the diaspora do to help their cause?
Have faith and work hard.

-The recent naming issue: do you think it was right from Zowaa to give us a new name "AssyroChaldean"?
NO

-What do you say to Assyrians who know the Assyrian language yet choose not to speak it even with their fellow Assyrians?
Shame on you, that language is the same language Jesus spoke, you should hold your head up high and speak with pride.

-What is the biggest threat to our existence within the next 50 years?
Mad cow Disease

-Do you see a lot of Assyrians going back to their homeland now that Saddam has been removed?
Heeeeellllllllll     YYYYYYYEAAAAH

-Who do you see as an ideal leader for Assyrians at this time?
There to many chiefs not enough Indians

-How is the internet helping Assyrians?
Helping us keeping open channels within different cities.

-Last word to all people out there and how they can serve our nation even better?
These are my beliefs personally, We all can say we're Assyrians, or get big tattoo's with Assyrian flags so on and so forth, that's very easy.  However working for your people getting involved in organizations to help our people is something we should all do to help our people.  At this point and time our people need the new generation here in the western countries to raise up and make accomplishments to benefit our people.  Without us stepping to
the plate we will never get no where, lets not make the same mistakes our ancestors did.  Khaya Umta Atourayta  





General and Miscellaneous Questions





-Which figure in the current U.S administration appeals to you the most, and the least and why?
Don't know

-Tell us a bit about your annual basketball tournament.
The Tournament is January 17th and 18th 2004, the tournament is a fundraiser for our new church here in Detroit.  There are 8 teams involved, two from Chicago I emailed Toronto but there was never a answer. Hopefully next year they can come down. Also there is a Linda George Party January 17th 2004. 

-What three websites do you visit on a daily basis?
Assyrian Voice, Zinda Magazine, AANF

-What will the future of internet be?
Probably where we can see each other on the monitor.

-"CNN: the most trusted name in news" do you agree with this slogan?
Sometimes but you never know.

-CNN vs. Aljazeera: which one can you trust more? which one is more bias in its coverage?
I believe cnn is more trusted, an aljezeera is ran by Muslims, can't trust them.

-Which one of those three can you live without: TV, CAR, Internet.
Car

-What do you make out of the recent problems with Michael Jackson?
man they are just hating on Dude

-What do you think of dreams? what is your best explanation as to what they are the result of?
Dreams are weird sometimes they have explanations and sometimes its just what the hell just happened.

-What do you think of the following figures?
Mar Bawi, Alan Case, Lebron James
A church figure with high athuority, Dont know,James- He's still young to be a
figure
 

FINAL THOUGHTS

 

-What was the hardest question we asked you? or didn't like?
About my favorite administration figure.

-One question you were glad we didn't ask you?
Every Assyrian question

-What will this interview help you with?
People getting to know better and stop judging me by the slang i speak.  Hoooooolllllllllllaa

-Your best quote in life:
"Can't stop Won't Stop"

-How long have you been waiting to get this interview done?
Damn bro I forgot when I applied for the interview.

-What do you think of it all?
Cooo brotha

-Any shout outs to anyone out there?
Man to many people if you know me and i know you  much love.  RIP my brotha Francis Kambool, love you

-Have you read other interviews? which one did you like most?
 BlueICe

-Do you recommend any person to be interviewed in the future?
NAT

-Any final comments or thoughts?
 We must stay proud of our heritage, and teach the next generation what our parents have pasted on to us so we cannot be forgotten.

At the end of this interview we would like to thank you and wish you a good
luck in your life.