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PrintImmigrant Heritage Month
National News
June is Immigrant Heritage Month. We stand with immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers and recognize their contributions to building strong, diverse and cohesive communities.
Annual Conference 2019
The English-Speaking Union welcomes its members to Washington, DC, for the 2019 ESU Annual Conference. The conference will set the stage for and represent the kick-off for the Centennial of the English-Speaking Union, which will take place during 2020. For more information and registration, click here.
2019 International Council Meeting
The English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth has distributed initial details for the 2019 International Council Meeting, to be hosted by ESU Russia, in St Petersburg from Wednesday, September 25 to Sunday, September 29, 2019.
For more information on the conference, please view the planned itinerary. To register for the conference, please complete this booking form which you will need to return to kay.dacey@esu.org. Additionally, lodging can be secured using this form. Please note that a separate form is needed for each attendee.
News And Events
Career Day/Networking Night
National News
April was a busy month for ARNIC members, who had the opportunity to participate in two unique career-readiness events.
At our third annual Career Day, sponsored by Flushing Bank, members honed their interviewing skills as they took part in mock interviews with bank staff. Members also received personalized resume review and general interviewing tips from the Flushing Bank human resources team.
The Literacy Review
National News
We were thrilled in April to learn that a piece of writing by ARNIC member Maddalena Maltese had been selected for publication in Volume 17 of The Literacy Review. Published by the NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study, The Literacy Review is an annual journal of writing from adult literacy programs throughout New York City. Being featured is quite the honor. Although more than 350 students submitted work for consideration, only 77 pieces were selected to appear in this year's volume.
2019 National Shakespeare Competition
National News
April 30, 2019 — New York City: April 29th may have been a normal Monday for most high school students, but for Maria Guardino Schreiner from Hawken School it will be a day to remember forever. Maria, student of Julia A. Griffin, won the 36th Annual National Shakespeare Competition on William Shakespeare's birthday while competing against 50 students from around the US on stage at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center Theater. The event is the culmination of a year-long competition hosted by the English-Speaking Union (ESU).
Maria received a full scholarship to attend the Midsummer Conservatory Program at the British American Drama Academy (BADA) in Oxford, England as the first place award for performing as Rosalind from Shakespeare's As You Like It and reciting Sonnet 29 in the final round of competition.
Celebrate Immigrant Heritage Week April 15-21, 2019
National News
Immigrant Heritage week is an annual celebration of the unique contributions and diverse cultures of immigrant communities in New York City. It is a chance to recognize the many immigrants, past and present, who have contributed their talents, skills and hard work to our city and country. Immigrant Heritage Week also aims to build cross-cultural understanding between native New Yorkers and immigrant communities. It highlights what makes our city one of the most vibrant and inclusive cities in the world. Immigrant Heritage Week recognizes the day on April 17, 1907 when more immigrants entered the U.S. through Ellis Island than on any other day in history.