Category Archives: Updates

Storyteller to Activist: Use Film for Social Good

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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First Person Update

We’re excited to release a fresh batch of new stories! We’ve partnered with the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation and thanks to the generous support of the Sappi Ideas That Matter Grant, we’ve produced over 16 new videos. Stay tuned … Continue reading

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Design Ignites Change Award Grant Winner!

We’re excited to announce that First Person American is the recipient of the 2010 Design Ignites Change Award! We were one of two winners of the Design Ignites Change Implementation Award which funds promising community projects that engage in social … Continue reading

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We're Grant Recipients!

First Person American is a 2010 Sappi Ideas That Matter grant recipient! We’re excited to work with the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation. Our proposal was one of the twenty-seven winning grant recipients. Sappi Ideas That Matter is an annual … Continue reading

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Follow Us on Twitter

Keep up with First Person American on Twitter! Following us Twitter, here’s just some of what you’ll get: Regular updates on blog posts for International Arrivals on NYC culture Updates on videos posted on First Person American Follow us, tweet … Continue reading

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