“The immigrant can help the nation as much as the nation can help the immigrant. Carnegie, Charlie Chaplin and Albert Einstein, for example, were all immigrants.“
~Chris Cleave, Reporter, London Guardian
BFTF Fellows became part of the national broadcast Weekend Edition Saturday July 19th, when Scott Simon invited them into the studio and artist Amos Lee plays a song for the fellows. Listen to the broadcast by clicking “Listen Now.” Fellows ask questions near the end of the program.
The fellows distributed across the city of Winston-Salem Monday morning engaging in service work at six Community Centers. A variety of tasks were undertaken, from working with special needs children to cleaning resuscitation practice dummies. The goal of “Community Service) is to make more real the potential of citizen’s involvement in improving local communities.
Fellows […]
From Left to Right: Mavlyuda, Patricia, Agne and Salome
From Left to Right: Valbona, Evan, and Ana-Daria
This is the second post in a series of articles focusing on BFTF Diplomats’ immigrant narratives.
This article is the first of a series which focuses on immigrants’ narratives of how they adapted to a new country. For a program such as BFTF, students learn to recognize that people do not necessarily correspond to the stereotypes which come along with a nationality or an ethnic background. One of the […]
Dr. Nate French taught his final Social Movements class today. The fellows gave him a standing ovation and rushed afterwards to take photos with the professor who many of them have come to respect and admire immensely. Thank you sir! We appreciate your invaluable contribution to a very successful program…thus far.
From Left to Right: Pavel, James, and Evan
Agne, the Diplomat from Lithuania tonight organised a spontaneous dance class for her colleagues. It was one more act of random ingenuity from our multi-talented cast of Fellows. Thanks Agne. You made the evening fun!
