{"id":41882,"date":"2015-07-02T00:15:02","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T04:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/?p=41882"},"modified":"2015-07-07T13:37:21","modified_gmt":"2015-07-07T17:37:21","slug":"este-4-de-julio-homenaje-a-los-grandes-inmigrantes-que-contribuyen-al-fortalecimiento-de-los-estados-unidos-organizado-por-la-carnegie-corporation-of-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/este-4-de-julio-homenaje-a-los-grandes-inmigrantes-que-contribuyen-al-fortalecimiento-de-los-estados-unidos-organizado-por-la-carnegie-corporation-of-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"July 4th Salute to Great Immigrants Who Help Make America Strong\u2013from Carnegie Corporation of New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html><br \/>\n  <head><br \/>\n    <META http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/META><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}<\/p>\n<p>BODY {\nFONT-SIZE: 0.83em; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: \"Arial\"\n}\nA {\nCOLOR: blue\n}\n#divWide\n{\nmargin:0;\nmargin-top:1.33em;\n}\nLI {\nFONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: \"Arial\"\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><\/head><br \/>\n  <body topmargin=\"0\" leftmargin=\"0\"><br \/>\n    <\/p>\n<div id=\"divHeadline\" style=\"width:800px;margin-left:10pt\">\n      <!-- #Begin headline --><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\">\n        <b>July 4th Salute to Great Immigrants Who Help Make America Strong\u2013\u2013from Carnegie Corporation of New York<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <i><br \/>\n          <span>Celebration of Naturalized Citizens with Public Service Ad and Tribute Website from the Foundation Established by Andrew Carnegie<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/i>\n      <\/p>\n<p>      <!-- #End headline -->\n    <\/div>\n<div id=\"divBody\" style=\"width:800px;margin-left:10pt\">\n      <!-- #Begin release --><br \/>\n<!-- #Begin Wide Release --><\/p>\n<div id=\"divWide\">\n<p>\n    <b><br \/>\n      <span><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/b>\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n    <span> <\/p>\n<p><span>NEW YORK<\/span>, July 2, 2015 \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; This Independence Day, the Trustees and staff of Carnegie Corporation of New York invite all Americans to join in celebrating naturalized U.S. citizens whose contributions are vital to the fabric of our nation and the strength of our democracy. <\/p>\n<p><\/span>\n  <\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20150624\/225463\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20150624\/225463<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>For the tenth year, the Corporation is honoring a distinguished group of immigrants and their accomplishments with a full-page public service ad in <i>The New York Times<\/i>. The 2015 &#8220;Great Immigrants: The Pride of America&#8221; initiative includes 38 individuals who have helped advance and enlighten our society, culture, and economy. In addition, the Corporation recognizes new citizens with a companion website at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/carnegie.org\/interactives\/great-immigrants\/?utm_source=prnewswire&amp;utm_medium=pressrelease&amp;utm_campaign=greatimmigrants\" target=\"_blank\"><span>greatimmigrants.org<\/span><\/a><span>, which includes the stories of many other naturalized citizens, video and audio recordings, and interactive quizzes.<span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;Our founder, Andrew Carnegie, came to this country as the son of impoverished immigrants and grew up to become one of the greatest contributors to American industry and philanthropy,&#8221; said Vartan Gregorian, President of the Corporation. &#8220;His devotion to U.S. democracy stemmed from his conviction that the new infusion of talent that immigrants bring to our country keeps American society vibrant.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The 38 Great Immigrants honored this year come from more than 30 countries around the world and represent leadership in a wide range of professions. They include U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara; higher education leaders Gabriel Esteban, Rakesh Khurana, and Ali Malekzadeh; Nobel laureates Arieh Warshel and Thomas C. S\u00fcdhof; Google Engineering Director Craig Nevill-Manning; U.S. Army Major General Antonio M. Taguba; immigration attorney Rabia Chaudry; Metropolitan Museum of Art Director Thomas Campbell; Atlanta Braves coach Eddie P\u00e9rez; Olympic gymnast Nastia Liukin; Pulitzer Prize-winners Geraldine Brooks and Anne Telnaes; actress Sof\u00eda Vergara; singer Thal\u00eda; television game show host Alex Trebek; and television producer Lorne Michaels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Nearly nine million legal permanent residents are currently eligible to naturalize and become U.S. citizens. True to the mission of Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Corporation of New York supports their civic engagement through the efforts of our grantees, particularly the network of nonprofits that forms the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newamericanscampaign.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span>New Americans Campaign<\/span><\/a><span>. The Corporation is proud to showcase their work and the stories of new and aspiring citizens on its dedicated, multimedia website <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/carnegie.org\/interactives\/great-immigrants\/?utm_source=prnewswire&amp;utm_medium=pressrelease&amp;utm_campaign=greatimmigrants\" target=\"_blank\"><span>greatimmigrants.org<\/span><\/a><span>. Visitors will find easy-to-share videos, StoryCorps podcasts, interactive civics and immigration quizzes, a visual archive of Great Immigrants honorees from the past ten years, a timeline highlighting Andrew Carnegie&#8217;s life as an immigrant, and an embeddable video featuring the inspiring life of an immigrant who fled civil war in Sierra Leone and is now an American success story. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Share in the celebration of &#8220;Great Immigrants: The Pride of America&#8221; online and continue the discussion on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CarnegieCorporation\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><span> and on Twitter @CarnegieCorp, #GreatImmigrants. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Congratulations to the 2015 honorees:<\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span>Preet Bharara<\/span><\/b><span> U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York (India) <br \/><\/span><b><span>Geraldine Brooks<\/span><\/b><span> Pulitzer Prize-winning Author, Journalist (Australia) <br \/><\/span><b><span>Thomas Campbell<\/span><\/b><span> Director and CEO, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (England) <br \/><\/span><b><span>Rabia Chaudry<\/span><\/b><span> Attorney, Civil Rights Activist (Pakistan)<br \/><\/span><b><span>Mica Ertegun <\/span><\/b><span>Interior Designer (Romania) <br \/><\/span><b><span>A. Gabriel Esteban<\/span><\/b><span> President, Seton Hall University (Philippines) <br \/><\/span><b><span>Stanley Fischer<\/span><\/b><span> Economist; Vice Chair, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System (Israel) <br \/><\/span><b><span>Jonathan Hunt<\/span><\/b><span> Fox News, Chief Correspondent (Canada) <br \/><\/span><b><span>Malek Jandali<\/span><\/b><span> Composer, Pianist (Syria) <br \/><\/span><b><span>Rakesh Khurana <\/span><\/b><span>Professor, Dean, Harvard College (India) <br \/><\/span><b><span>Marie-Jos\u00e9e Kravis<\/span><\/b><span> Economist, Philanthropist (Canada) <br \/><\/span><b><span>Nastia Liukin <\/span><\/b><span>Olympic Medal-winning Gymnast (Russia) <br \/><\/span><b><span>Bette Bao Lord<\/span><\/b><span> Author, Human Rights Advocate, Philanthropist (China) <br \/><\/span><b><span>Ali Malekzadeh <\/span><\/b><span>President, Roosevelt University, Chicago (Iran) <br \/><\/span><b><span>Silvio Micali <\/span><\/b><span>Turing Award-winning Professor of Computer Engineering (Italy) <br \/><\/span><b><span>Lorne Michaels<\/span><\/b><span> Peabody Award-winning TV Producer (Canada) <br \/><\/span><b><span>Franziska Michor<\/span><\/b><span> Vilcek Prize-winning Professor, Computational Biology (Austria) <br \/><\/span><b><span>Anchee Min<\/span><\/b><span> Author (China) <br \/><\/span><span><b><span>Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani<\/span><\/b><span><span> Philanthropist; Chief Investment Officer, Private Wealth Management Group, Goldman Sachs (Iran)<\/span><\/span><br \/><span><b>Firouz Naderi<\/b><span> Director, Solar System Exploration, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Iran)<br \/><\/span><\/span><b>Azar Nafisi<\/b><\/span><span> Author, Scholar (Iran) <br \/><\/span><b><span>Craig Nevill-Manning<\/span><\/b><span> Engineering Director, Google (New Zealand) <br \/><\/span><b><span>Maria Otero<\/span><\/b><span> Fmr. U.S. Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights (Bolivia) <br \/><\/span><b><span>Eddie P\u00e9rez<\/span><\/b><span> Bullpen Coach, Atlanta Braves (Venezuela) <br \/><\/span><b><span>Ilana Rovner<\/span><\/b><span> Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit (Latvia) <br \/><\/span><b><span>Arturo Sandoval<\/span><\/b><span> Grammy Award-winning Jazz Trumpeter (Cuba) <br \/><\/span><b><span>Madhulika Sikka<\/span><\/b><span> Vice President, Executive Editor, <b>.<\/b>Mic (India) <br \/><b>Thomas C. S\u00fcdhof<\/b> Nobel Prize-winning Neuroscientist (Germany)<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><b><span>Antonio M. Taguba<\/span><\/b><span> U.S. Army Major General, Retired (Philippines) <br \/><\/span><b><span>Ann Telnaes<\/span><\/b><span> Pulitzer Prize-winning Political Cartoonist (Sweden)\u00a0 <br \/><\/span><b><span>Thal\u00eda <\/span><\/b><span>Singer, Actress (Mexico) <br \/><\/span><b><span>Tuyen Tran<\/span><\/b><span> Vilcek Prize-winning Fashion Designer (Vietnam) <br \/><\/span><b><span>Alex Trebek<\/span><\/b><span> Emmy Award-winning Game Show Host (Canada) <br \/><\/span><b><span>Sof\u00eda Vergara<\/span><\/b><span> Actress, Director (Colombia) <br \/><\/span><b><span>Abraham Verghese<\/span><\/b><span> Physician, Professor, Author (Ethiopia)\u00a0 <br \/><\/span><b><span>Eugene Volokh<\/span><\/b><span> Professor, Legal Scholar, Blogger (Ukraine) <br \/><\/span><b><span>Arieh Warshel<\/span><\/b><span> Nobel Prize-winning Biochemist (Israel) <br \/><\/span><b><span>Raffi Yessayan<\/span><\/b><span> Judge, Massachusetts Superior Court (Lebanon) <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span>About Carnegie Corporation of New York <br \/><\/span><\/b><span>Carnegie Corporation of New York was established by Andrew Carnegie in 1911 to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding. In keeping with this mandate, the Corporation&#8217;s agenda focuses on the issues that Andrew Carnegie considered of paramount importance: international peace, the advancement of education and knowledge, and the strength of our democracy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span>For more information and interview requests: <br \/><\/span><\/b><span>Celeste Ford | Manager of Media Relations <br \/><\/span><span>Carnegie Corporation of New York <br \/><\/span><span>(212) 207-6277 | <\/span><a href=\"mailto:cfc@carnegie.org\" target=\"_blank\"><span>cfc@carnegie.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- #End Wide Release --><\/p>\n<div id=\"divMediaContact\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- #End release --><\/div>\n<p>\n  <\/body><br \/>\n<\/html> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 4th Salute to Great Immigrants Who Help Make America Strong\u2013\u2013from Carnegie Corporation of New York Celebration of Naturalized Citizens with Public Service Ad and Tribute Website from the Foundation Established by Andrew Carnegie NEW YORK, July 2, 2015 \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; This Independence Day, the Trustees and staff of Carnegie Corporation of New [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41883,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-negocios-y-finanzas","category-titulares"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41882\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}