Immigrant Youth Achievement Award nomination deadline is February 28th!
The American Immigration Council is now accepting nominations for their 2014 Immigrant Youth Achievement Award.
Each year the Council receives hundreds of nominations from around the country lifting up exceptional young people whose accomplishments amaze us and whose dreams inspire us. The Immigrant Youth Achievement Award celebrates high-achieving young immigrants, whose personal accomplishments and contributions demonstrate the important impact young immigrants are having on our nation every day.
The Immigrant Youth Achievement Award is presented to the winner at the American Immigration Council’s annual Washington, DC Immigrant Achievement Awards in the Spring. Past honorees have emigrated from countries such as Ireland, India, Mexico, Cambodia, China, and Cuba and have made contributions in literature, journalism, music, and politics.
Eligibility:
* The honoree must be between the ages of 14 and 25 as of April 10, 2014 ;
* The honoree must be an immigrant to the United States, including those who have become naturalized citizens;
* The accomplishments of the honoree must reflect more than personal success and should have evidence of a commitment to making a positive impact in their community or the world around them;
* The honoree must be willing and available to travel (at the American Immigration Council’s expense) to Washington, DC for the awards ceremony on Thursday, April 10, 2014. The American Immigration Council will cover the costs of travel and accommodations for the honoree, and for a parent or guardian if the honoree is a minor.
Deadline: February 28, 2014 at midnight EST.
Click here to nominate your candidate!
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Monday, February 10, 2014
Four Plus Three Equals Seven
A reading comprehension technique helps kids who don't speak English well learn math in elementary school. - - Donna Poisl
By Sean Nealon
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) — An assistant professor at the University of California, Riverside Graduate School of Education has shown that a reading comprehension technique helps non-native English speakers in elementary school learn math.
The finding has significant implications at a time when schools are moving to the Common Core curriculum, which shifts math instruction from more number based to more word based. The findings also tie in with the national focus on Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) education because children who encounter difficulty with math at an early age often get turned off by the subject.
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A reading comprehension technique helps kids who don't speak English well learn math in elementary school. - - Donna Poisl
By Sean Nealon
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) — An assistant professor at the University of California, Riverside Graduate School of Education has shown that a reading comprehension technique helps non-native English speakers in elementary school learn math.
The finding has significant implications at a time when schools are moving to the Common Core curriculum, which shifts math instruction from more number based to more word based. The findings also tie in with the national focus on Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) education because children who encounter difficulty with math at an early age often get turned off by the subject.
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High Schooler Eyes Program to Boost English Language Learners' Confidence
A high school student is starting an after-school program to help ELL students learn English more successfully. Every school should have someone like him. - - Donna Poisl
By Emily Frost
UPPER WEST SIDE — A local high school student is pushing to create an after-school program to help English language learners do better academically, feel less isolated, and gain confidence and self-esteem.
Quentin Dupouy, 17, an Upper West Sider and student at Hunter College High School, is launching ELLIS, which stands for English Language Learning for International Students, and is also a reference to Ellis Island. The program will pair high school students with students in grades K-12 who want conversation partners, mentors and tutors to help them gain confidence speaking in English, he said.
He added that, despite the diversity in NYC schools, no free program like this exists in the city.
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A high school student is starting an after-school program to help ELL students learn English more successfully. Every school should have someone like him. - - Donna Poisl
By Emily Frost
UPPER WEST SIDE — A local high school student is pushing to create an after-school program to help English language learners do better academically, feel less isolated, and gain confidence and self-esteem.
Quentin Dupouy, 17, an Upper West Sider and student at Hunter College High School, is launching ELLIS, which stands for English Language Learning for International Students, and is also a reference to Ellis Island. The program will pair high school students with students in grades K-12 who want conversation partners, mentors and tutors to help them gain confidence speaking in English, he said.
He added that, despite the diversity in NYC schools, no free program like this exists in the city.
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Immigration Is the Only Reason the U.S. Doesn't Have an Aging Crisis
This article explains how the US is thriving because of its immigrants. It also has a fascinating graph showing populations of people over 65 in many countries. - - Donna Poisl
by OLGA KHAZAN
“Old Europe” was how Donald Rumsfeld referred to countries like France and Germany in the lead-up to the Iraq War. You know: Traditional, castle-studded, Medieval-Times-inspiring. Aged. “Vintage,” if we’re being nice.
But actually, Europe is literally getting old.
A new Pew report out today finds that in several European countries, along with Japan, South Korea, and China, the senior-citizen population is growing rapidly, driving concerns about healthcare spending and social support for the elderly.
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This article explains how the US is thriving because of its immigrants. It also has a fascinating graph showing populations of people over 65 in many countries. - - Donna Poisl
by OLGA KHAZAN
“Old Europe” was how Donald Rumsfeld referred to countries like France and Germany in the lead-up to the Iraq War. You know: Traditional, castle-studded, Medieval-Times-inspiring. Aged. “Vintage,” if we’re being nice.
But actually, Europe is literally getting old.
A new Pew report out today finds that in several European countries, along with Japan, South Korea, and China, the senior-citizen population is growing rapidly, driving concerns about healthcare spending and social support for the elderly.
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Regarding immigrants, why do we have to be mean?
This makes a good case for being more lenient with undocumented immigrants. - - Donna Poisl
By William J. Dowling
In a recent discussion regarding illegal immigrants, I heard the sentence uttered so often by so many: "But they're here illegally." Every time I hear this attempt to justify heartless treatment of other people I cannot help but ask myself: Since when is it normal to consider any and all crimes equally grievous?
I see hundreds of lawbreakers every day. From jaywalkers to litterbugs, to those who drive 70 mph in a 65-mph zone. I also read about murderers, rapists and traitors. We can agree that these groupings are at opposite ends--with ample space between--of a broad spectrum in terms of the severity of crime. Overstaying one's visa is a crime, but it is a relatively minor one. It is an administrative failure, no more relevant than failing to renew vehicle registration on time. I condone neither, but I rarely hear people calling for the forfeiture of any and all future driving privileges and the immediate confiscation of a car as fair punishment for those who renew late. We accept that a ticket or a late charge is sufficient penalty.
Why do we equate an undocumented resident with high treason?
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This makes a good case for being more lenient with undocumented immigrants. - - Donna Poisl
By William J. Dowling
In a recent discussion regarding illegal immigrants, I heard the sentence uttered so often by so many: "But they're here illegally." Every time I hear this attempt to justify heartless treatment of other people I cannot help but ask myself: Since when is it normal to consider any and all crimes equally grievous?
I see hundreds of lawbreakers every day. From jaywalkers to litterbugs, to those who drive 70 mph in a 65-mph zone. I also read about murderers, rapists and traitors. We can agree that these groupings are at opposite ends--with ample space between--of a broad spectrum in terms of the severity of crime. Overstaying one's visa is a crime, but it is a relatively minor one. It is an administrative failure, no more relevant than failing to renew vehicle registration on time. I condone neither, but I rarely hear people calling for the forfeiture of any and all future driving privileges and the immediate confiscation of a car as fair punishment for those who renew late. We accept that a ticket or a late charge is sufficient penalty.
Why do we equate an undocumented resident with high treason?
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Mayors Agree, Immigrants Make Their Cities More Economically Competitive
Mayors all know how important immigrants are to their economy and are working to convince federal legislators to pass immigration reform. - - Donna Poisl
Written by Paul McDaniel
“Mayors are looking for a fix,” said Mayor Scott Smith of Mesa Arizona, President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. “The status quo is not acceptable. It’s as simple as that.” In a January 31 letter to Members of Congress, the United States Conference of Mayors urged expeditious action on immigration reform in 2014.
As the letter stated:
“Fixing our nation’s broken immigration laws is among the most important issues of interest to America’s mayors currently before the U.S. House of Representatives. We believe strongly that maintaining the status quo will further damage the economic, political and social structure of our cities and our country. As Mayors, we have a ground-level understanding of the pressing economic and moral imperatives that necessitate changing our national immigration system, and we urge the House to expeditiously bring legislation to the floor.”
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Mayors all know how important immigrants are to their economy and are working to convince federal legislators to pass immigration reform. - - Donna Poisl
Written by Paul McDaniel
“Mayors are looking for a fix,” said Mayor Scott Smith of Mesa Arizona, President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. “The status quo is not acceptable. It’s as simple as that.” In a January 31 letter to Members of Congress, the United States Conference of Mayors urged expeditious action on immigration reform in 2014.
As the letter stated:
“Fixing our nation’s broken immigration laws is among the most important issues of interest to America’s mayors currently before the U.S. House of Representatives. We believe strongly that maintaining the status quo will further damage the economic, political and social structure of our cities and our country. As Mayors, we have a ground-level understanding of the pressing economic and moral imperatives that necessitate changing our national immigration system, and we urge the House to expeditiously bring legislation to the floor.”
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Companies recruiting undocumented immigrants who came to U.S. as children
Teach for America is placing recent college graduates with deferred status in schools, using their experiences to teach their students. - - Donna Poisl
BY ERICA PEARSON / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Jorge Bravo left Ecuador when he was 14 and spent his high school and college years in Woodhaven, Queens, with a secret — he was undocumented. But after getting a work permit through a special program for young immigrants, Bravo found that some employers now see his struggle as a benefit.
A growing number of employers — including national nonprofit Teach for America and a North Carolina-based bank — are seeking diverse workers by specifically recruiting immigrants who came here illegally as kids and got permission to work through a 2012 federal program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
Bravo, 26, was accepted by Teach for America and will be assigned to a Los Angeles classroom this fall.
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Teach for America is placing recent college graduates with deferred status in schools, using their experiences to teach their students. - - Donna Poisl
BY ERICA PEARSON / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Jorge Bravo left Ecuador when he was 14 and spent his high school and college years in Woodhaven, Queens, with a secret — he was undocumented. But after getting a work permit through a special program for young immigrants, Bravo found that some employers now see his struggle as a benefit.
A growing number of employers — including national nonprofit Teach for America and a North Carolina-based bank — are seeking diverse workers by specifically recruiting immigrants who came here illegally as kids and got permission to work through a 2012 federal program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
Bravo, 26, was accepted by Teach for America and will be assigned to a Los Angeles classroom this fall.
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Friday, February 07, 2014
Cepeda: Immigration's sticky issues
This columnist explains the Republican idea about immigration reform. - - Donna Poisl
Column by Esther J. Cepeda / Washington Post Writers Group(0) Comments
CHICAGO -- Word on the street is that immigration reform is dead -- again. But trust me, the word is premature. The issue is bound to stay on life support for some time.
So despite the current wave of “Obamacare killed immigration reform” eulogies, let’s drill down into what a plan that would offer legalization but not a special path to citizenship might look like, should a compromise miraculously occur.
According to Peter F. Assad of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and an adjunct professor at American University’s law school, the reform bill that passed the Senate offered only a special pathway to legal residency.
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This columnist explains the Republican idea about immigration reform. - - Donna Poisl
Column by Esther J. Cepeda / Washington Post Writers Group(0) Comments
CHICAGO -- Word on the street is that immigration reform is dead -- again. But trust me, the word is premature. The issue is bound to stay on life support for some time.
So despite the current wave of “Obamacare killed immigration reform” eulogies, let’s drill down into what a plan that would offer legalization but not a special path to citizenship might look like, should a compromise miraculously occur.
According to Peter F. Assad of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and an adjunct professor at American University’s law school, the reform bill that passed the Senate offered only a special pathway to legal residency.
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Emerging communities: Bhutanese refugees land in Rochester
Refugees from Bhutan are also settling in Minnesota and are learning how to live in this culture. - - Donna Poisl
Sean Dobbin, Staff writer
Over and over, Saha Biswa writes the first half of his first name on a piece of paper.
S-A. S-A. S-A.
The paper is wide-ruled looseleaf, and Biswa is taking up two lines per letter. He's 42 years old.
"The patience of an adult to start over again at that level, leaving everything behind..." said Kathy Labue, trailing off as she looked across the open room at Mary's Place, as dozens of other adults did the same as Biswa.
For each of the past four years, Rochester has taken in several hundred Bhutanese refugees. Many of them have settled in northwest Rochester, and dozens come to Mary's Place every day, trying to learn English and adapt to their new culture.
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Refugees from Bhutan are also settling in Minnesota and are learning how to live in this culture. - - Donna Poisl
Sean Dobbin, Staff writer
Over and over, Saha Biswa writes the first half of his first name on a piece of paper.
S-A. S-A. S-A.
The paper is wide-ruled looseleaf, and Biswa is taking up two lines per letter. He's 42 years old.
"The patience of an adult to start over again at that level, leaving everything behind..." said Kathy Labue, trailing off as she looked across the open room at Mary's Place, as dozens of other adults did the same as Biswa.
For each of the past four years, Rochester has taken in several hundred Bhutanese refugees. Many of them have settled in northwest Rochester, and dozens come to Mary's Place every day, trying to learn English and adapt to their new culture.
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Emerging communities: Somali families learn to assimilate
The large community of Somali refugees in Minnesota are assimilating but also need extra help because of the horrible lives they escaped from. - - Donna Poisl
Sean Dobbin, Staff writer
For refugees, the basic survival needs come first: food, clothing, shelter. Then there are the services that help them to start their assimilation into a new culture: English lessons, education, job training.
But for certain groups, there are other issues that might not immediately come to mind, like the mental and emotional scarring that comes from living in a nation that has been at war with itself for 23 years.
"All these families are coming, and their mental health is really difficult," said Sharon Silvio, director of the English language classes for the Somali Community of Western New York. "They've seen so many killings, so many terrible things that have happened. Even the children have."
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The large community of Somali refugees in Minnesota are assimilating but also need extra help because of the horrible lives they escaped from. - - Donna Poisl
Sean Dobbin, Staff writer
For refugees, the basic survival needs come first: food, clothing, shelter. Then there are the services that help them to start their assimilation into a new culture: English lessons, education, job training.
But for certain groups, there are other issues that might not immediately come to mind, like the mental and emotional scarring that comes from living in a nation that has been at war with itself for 23 years.
"All these families are coming, and their mental health is really difficult," said Sharon Silvio, director of the English language classes for the Somali Community of Western New York. "They've seen so many killings, so many terrible things that have happened. Even the children have."
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Nominate your candidate for the Immigrant Youth Achievement Award!
The American Immigration Council is now accepting nominations for their 2014 Immigrant Youth Achievement Award.
Each year the Council receives hundreds of nominations from around the country lifting up exceptional young people whose accomplishments amaze us and whose dreams inspire us. The Immigrant Youth Achievement Award celebrates high-achieving young immigrants, whose personal accomplishments and contributions demonstrate the important impact young immigrants are having on our nation every day. These nominations serve as a reminder that our country was built by hard-working, forward-thinking immigrants and in order for our country to continue to lead, we must invest in the future of today’s immigrant youth.
The Immigrant Youth Achievement Award is presented to the winner at the American Immigration Council’s annual Washington, DC Immigrant Achievement Awards in the Spring. Past honorees have emigrated from countries such as Ireland, India, Mexico, Cambodia, China, and Cuba and have made contributions in literature, journalism, music, and politics.
Eligibility:
* The honoree must be between the ages of 14 and 25 years of age on April 10, 2014 ;
* The honoree must be an immigrant to the United States, including those who have become naturalized citizens;
* The accomplishments of the honoree must reflect more than personal success and should have evidence of a commitment to making a positive impact in their community or the world around them;
* The honoree must be willing and available to travel (at the American Immigration Council’s expense) to Washington, DC for the awards ceremony on Thursday, April 10, 2014. The American Immigration Council will cover the costs of travel and accommodations for the honoree, and for a parent or guardian if the honoree is a minor.
The honoree will receive a $1,000 award.
Deadline: February 28, 2014 at midnight EST. Click here to nominate your candidate!
For more information on how to nominate your candidate for the Immigrant Youth Achievement Award, visit our website www.americanimmigrationconcil.org or contact Anh Ngo at (202) 507-7525 or ango@immcouncil.org.
The American Immigration Council is now accepting nominations for their 2014 Immigrant Youth Achievement Award.
Each year the Council receives hundreds of nominations from around the country lifting up exceptional young people whose accomplishments amaze us and whose dreams inspire us. The Immigrant Youth Achievement Award celebrates high-achieving young immigrants, whose personal accomplishments and contributions demonstrate the important impact young immigrants are having on our nation every day. These nominations serve as a reminder that our country was built by hard-working, forward-thinking immigrants and in order for our country to continue to lead, we must invest in the future of today’s immigrant youth.
The Immigrant Youth Achievement Award is presented to the winner at the American Immigration Council’s annual Washington, DC Immigrant Achievement Awards in the Spring. Past honorees have emigrated from countries such as Ireland, India, Mexico, Cambodia, China, and Cuba and have made contributions in literature, journalism, music, and politics.
Eligibility:
* The honoree must be between the ages of 14 and 25 years of age on April 10, 2014 ;
* The honoree must be an immigrant to the United States, including those who have become naturalized citizens;
* The accomplishments of the honoree must reflect more than personal success and should have evidence of a commitment to making a positive impact in their community or the world around them;
* The honoree must be willing and available to travel (at the American Immigration Council’s expense) to Washington, DC for the awards ceremony on Thursday, April 10, 2014. The American Immigration Council will cover the costs of travel and accommodations for the honoree, and for a parent or guardian if the honoree is a minor.
The honoree will receive a $1,000 award.
Deadline: February 28, 2014 at midnight EST. Click here to nominate your candidate!
For more information on how to nominate your candidate for the Immigrant Youth Achievement Award, visit our website www.americanimmigrationconcil.org or contact Anh Ngo at (202) 507-7525 or ango@immcouncil.org.
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