Category Archives: First Person American

What’s Your Story? 2013 Welcoming Stories Potluck and Screening

Posted on April 15, 2013

What’s Your Story? 2013 Welcoming Stories Potluck and Screening Sunday, April 21, 2013, 4:30-7:00pm Location: Immigrant Movement International Address: 108-59 Roosevelt Avenue, Queens, NY 11368 Transportation: 7 train to the 103rd and Roosevelt Avenue stop Free & Open to All, … Continue reading →

Under: Cultural Event, Culture, Film, First Person American, Immigrant Heritage Week, Immigration, News, NYC, Public Programs, Screening
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Join Us for A Welcoming Celebration! Potluck, Screening and More!

Posted on October 15, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Irina Lee 347.443.8745 or irina@firstpersonamerican.org The Queens Museum of Art and First Person American present What’s Your Story? Corona Plaza Welcoming Stories—a Community Event to Showcase short films that explore personal immigration narratives. Location: Corona Plaza, … Continue reading →

Under: First Person American, News, NYC, Public Programs, Queens, Queens Museum of Art, Screening
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Storyteller to Activist: Use Film for Social Good

Posted on August 22, 2012

We are excited to announce that First Person American is included in the SXSW Panel Picker! Our proposal–Storyteller to Activist: Use Film for Social Good–is one of the many potential panelists at SXSW. Panel picker is only part of the selection … Continue reading →

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What’s Your Story? 2012 Premiere

Posted on July 19, 2012

First Person American presents the What’s Your Story? 2012 Premiere – a collection of short films that explore personal immigration narratives from high school students NEW YORK, NY, July 13, 2012—First Person American and the Human Rights class at Newcomers High … Continue reading →

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Welcoming Memories is Here!

Posted on May 23, 2011

FIRST PERSON AMERICAN AND ACTIVE VOICE PRESENTS WELCOMING STORIES, THE SERIES OF PILOT EPISODES ABOUT PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES WERE TRANSFORMED BY A SIMPLE ACT OF WELCOMING First Person American and Active Voice in Partnership with Shelbyville Multimedia Present Welcoming Stories—Personal … Continue reading →

Under: First Person American, NYC, Oral History, Public Programs
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