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AIFP Filmmakers Visit O’ahu Schools

Through its Guest Filmmaker Program, the Hawaii International Film Festival connects industry professionals with film students, giving young talent a firsthand look at life in front of and behind the camera.

American Tune

Marica and Jan Vilcek, at the Vilcek Foundation offices in New York City. The foundation awards...

Rick Kinsel accepts TCG award commending work promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion

On Monday, November 14, theatre artists and sponsors gathered in New York City’s Edison Ballroom for the Theatre Communications Group’s annual gala and fundraiser.

A Place at the Table: New American Recipes from the Nation’s Top Foreign-Born Chefs

Get to know the foreign-born chefs who are transforming America’s culinary landscape and learn how to make their signature dishes in your own kitchen.

A Place at the Table: New American Recipes from the Nation's Top Foreign-Born Chefs

Fate? Or Just Love?

For the Vilcek Foundation, MY LAST DAY WITHOUT YOU chalked up many firsts at this year’s HIFF festival. It had a highly successful screening last night at the Regal Dole Cannery Stadium. In attendance were Christoph Silber, AIFP delegate, co-writer, and co-producer; Stefan Schaefer, director, co-writer, and co-producer; and Nicole Beharie, actress.

Amit Choudhary: Quantum Physics, Binge-Eating Snakes, and More

Creative Promise Prizewinner Amit Choudhary is used to crossing borders and breaking boundaries.

A photo of Amit Choudhary in his office.

Edwidge Danticat: Storytelling as a tool for advocacy

Edwidge Danticat writes stories about β€œhow families are unmade and remade by immigration.” As a child, she saw the power of storytelling to bring joy to her community.

A photo of Edwidge Danticat at Libreri Mapou Bookstore

Transcript of Maria Freire’s speech

Remarks by Maria Freire, Ph.D., at the 2011 Vilcek Foundation award ceremony.

Vilcek Foundation Honors Immigrants and Advocates with Prizes Totaling $600,000

Nine prizes totaling $600,000 are being awarded to immigrant scientists and writers, including Harvard’s Xiaowei Zhuang and author Edwidge Danticat; Prize for Excellence awarded to the Honorable Robert A. Katzmann.

Vilcek Prizewinner Xiaowei Zhuang in front of a STORM microscope at Harvard University.

The Gift, and Science, of Giving

The year was 1924 and Albert Einstein was desperately in need of funding. And so he did what legions...