Hispanic Heritage Foundation to Honor Sonia Sotomayor, Junot Diaz
[2023-02-17 07:21:36]
Judge Sonia Sotomayor of the US Supreme Court will receive the Leadership Award at the 29th Historic Heritage Awards Awards Ceremony to be held in Washington DC on September 22.
Antonio Thierino, Chairman and CEO of Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF), says: "She is an easy choice She is a wonderful role model that represents the meaning of being America and our country Benefits:" She said that Hispanics will stop before reaching their goal with a chance We are proud to respect her, "Thierino told the NBC News
Born in New York, the parents of Bronx and Puerto Rico, Sotomayor received the highest honors from Princeton University and Yale University School of Law, and in 2009 became the first Hispanic justice in the Supreme Court. She is the author of the best-selling biography My Beloved World. "
"He is an extraordinary true storyteller, I know his community, roots, and experience, most importantly Juno's writing has influence," Thierino said.
Diaz of the Dominican Republic is an author of several books that grew up in New Jersey and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize "Surabaya" and "The Great Life of King Oscar". Díaz is MIT's Creative Writing Teacher, a researcher at MacArthur's "Genius" and an honorary chairman of the DREAM project, a non-profit educational program that serves thousands of children in the Dominican Republic. .
"The Hispanic community has made a tremendous contribution to history and we are proud to recognize the impact on present and future," Thierino said.
The Hispanic Heritage Award was established in 1987 and commemorates the contributions and achievements of Latin American leaders in various fields from art and science to sports.
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