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Creative Writing Contest

Winners of the 2010 National Creative Writing Contest Announced

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2010 American Heritage Awards

2010 American Heritage Awards to Honor Outstanding Immigrant Women July 2nd Washington, DC. 




Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center
National Harbor, MD
Friday, July 2, 2010


6:00 PM cocktail reception
7:30 PM seated dinner
Award ceremony to follow
TICKETS 


Loula Loi Alafoyiannis, founder and CEO, Euro-American Women's Council
American Heritage Award


Nelly Rico, mother of Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo
American Heritage Award


Rebecca Cammisa, director and producer of the Oscar nominated documentary "Which Way Home"
Distinguished Public Service Award 


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Educator Resource Guide

The annual Educators’ Immigration Resource Guide provides educators with the valuable tools and resources.

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Community Grants

The Community Education Center awards educational bi-annual grants of $100 to $500 to fund educational projects about immigrants and immigration.

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Our Mission

The Community Education Center strives to promote a better understanding of immigrants and immigration by providing educational resources

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Community Connections

The American Immigration Council is happy to announce the winner of the 2010 National Creative Writing Contest.

Julia Culbert a fifth grader from Santa Clara Valley was selected from thousands of entries with her piece, "America's Fried."

 

America's Fried

by Julia Culbert

 

The mice gathered in their cave, lingering in the illuminated abyss.  They often discussed politics and all had very definite opinions.  Disagreements led to arguing, and arguing led to fighting.

Tonight they were discussing dinner, though.  Anna, a girl mouse, was having fried rice.  Her sister Adelaide was enjoying her steamed rice.  Rice was really a fine feast, when it passed the holidays, and the mice loved it.

"My steamed rice is delicious.  All one flavor, all the same. I'd never dare mix it with Vermeer's egg.  How lush it is in my mouth,"  Adelaide whispered as the steam filled her round glasses.

Anna just had to speak up, "Now see here! Your rice is a bland mixture, all the same, like some countries in the world.  My fried rice is mixed, like with each person immigrating here, and it tastes better with a little bit of each, like all the different cultures in America."

"Not true!" squeaked Mabel, "People have different ways! How could it all fit together?"

"America is how.  If you add soy sauce to that rice, it will taste a little better.  But you need all the vegetables in order to get the best flavor you can," explained Anna.  She was now full-out ready to explain it.

She sorted out all of the ingredients into little piles, taking some of Mabel's sauce and Adelaides's rice.

"Now," she commanded to all the other mice, "try some carrot."

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