| Title:
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| Seeing the Benefits of Immigration
| By:
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| Craig Yager & Lise Blumenthal
| School:
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| Whittier Elementary School
Boulder, CO
| Awarded:
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| $1,000
| Project:
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| Through digital video and still cameras, students will produce a series of presentations based on interviews and interactions with immigrants in their school and community. These videos will be presented to the community via the local television station, as well as used in presentations to a range of political entities.
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Title:
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Voices of the Other
| By:
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| Barbara Ellard
| School:
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| St. Frances Academy
Baltimore, MD
| Awarded:
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| $800
| Project:
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| In collaboration with Johns Hopkins
University's "Youth Radio" program, students will produce an
audio-journal of interviews between students and immigrants in
their communities. The hope is to air "Voices of the Other" on
the local public radio station.
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| Title:
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| Multicultural Book Parade
| By:
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| Sheila Weston
| School:
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| Groveton Elementary
Alexandria, VA
| Awarded:
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| $500
| Project:
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| The Multicultural Book Parade project
celebrates the countless contributions of immigrants to America
by showcasing the rich and diverse literature and art from many
countries around the globe, and by highlighting how these stories
of courage, resilience, and strength help American to be the
country of immigrants it is today.
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| Title:
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| Personal History of 3 Generations
| By:
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| Victor Diaz
| School:
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| Yeruba Buena High School
San Jose, CA
| Awarded:
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| $500
| Project:
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| Students will create individual power point
presentations based on their family history of a grandparent,
parent, and themselves. They will formulate questions for
personal interviews, create a map of the places where each was
born and how they came to live where they do now and also include
a family tree. Students would gather pictures of their families
and research important world events that were occurring during
each generation, and analyze how these events affected the
reasons for their ancestor's immigration.
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--Approved May 4, 2004
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