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At our table: Chef Kate Telfeyan

Kate Telfeyan β€” one of the chefs featured in our first cookbook, "A Place at the Table: New American Recipes from the Nation’s Top Foreign-Born Chefs"

Chef Kate is pictured standing on a fire escape, wearing a white blouse and green thick-rimmed glasses.

Grantee Spotlight: At DC Doors, Providing Shelter Is Just the Beginning

DC Doors does more than offer support to immigrant Latino families and single women facing homelessness in Washington; as its mission statement declares, it provides β€œculturally competent and comprehensive support to move people from homelessness to permanent, stable and affordable housing.”

Antonio Giraldez

Antonio Giraldez receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science for uncovering molecular mechanisms underlying embryonic development, which unfolds after fertilization of egg cells, and unveiling the dynamic role of tiny snippets of RNA called microRNAs in this process.

Antonio Giraldez

Open Letter from Jan and Marica Vilcek Regarding President Trump’s Intent to Suspend Immigration

President Trump’s intent to suspend immigration runs contrary to the long-established tenet that America is a land of immigrants and is inimical to the overwhelming evidence that immigrants are an asset for this country.

Jan and Marica Vilcek in 1965, the year they settled in the United States as refugees from former Communist Czechoslovakia.

Grantee Spotlight: Las Fotos Project

At Las Fotos Project, teenage girls of Los Angeles explore their identities with one-on-one mentorship.

A group of teenage girls standing in front of a multi-colored mural.

ALMOST PERFECT was perfect!

Yesterday, ALMOST PERFECT had its Hawaii premiere screening at the largest theater at Dole Cannery Stadium at the HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (HIFF). The sold-out screening brought an audience of more than 400 to support actresses Kelly Hu (Hawaiian born and raised), Tina Chen (former Golden Globe nominee), and director and writer Bertha Bay-Sa Pan.

Wael Morcos: β€œGraphic design is everywhere around us”

Wael Morcos receives a Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Design for his approach to typographic and graphic design that incorporates complex cultural and political histories to create socially relevant visual identities and campaigns.

Wael Morcos stands in front a wall with filled with posters of his typographical designs.

Ruslan Medzhitov

Ruslan Medzhitov receives the Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science for pathbreaking work in discovering how immune system proteins called Toll-like receptors shape adaptive immunity, with wide-ranging implications for the fundamental understanding and treatment of inflammation, allergies, and cancer.

Ruslan Medzhitov

Takanori Takebe: Saving Lives with Synthetic Organs

Discover Vilcek Creative Promise Prizewinner, Takanori Takebe, a distinguished stem cell researcher acclaimed for his groundbreaking work in organoids and lab-grown organs.

A portrait of Takanori Takebe in front of large expansive windows.

The Vilcek Foundation Showcases the International Artists and Filmmakers of ABC’s Hit Show

The Vilcek Foundation premieres a public exhibition celebrating the international creative talent, both in front of and behind the camera, that have contributed to the unbridled success of the critically-acclaimed show during its six-year run.