My name is Anya Bratberg and I work for the Norwegian Refugee Council. I am trying to find your contact information to send you a letter of invitation to be part of an anthology. Could you possibly send me an email so I can send you a description of the project?

Kind Regards – Anya Bratberg

My name is Jasjot Anand and I teach the middle grades at the Hovnanian School in New Jersey. Each year we celebrate International Day and for the whole marking period students learn about a given country. I chose Afghanistan after reading Three Cups of Tea and the Kite Runner. The students are going to learn about Afghan music, food, major landmarks, and the whole nine yards. I am searching for Afghan cultural groups in the New York area. I’d really appreciate any help.

CSFilm is doing an online broadcast of ten short documentary films made by Afghan women and men during a filmmaking training in Kabul last fall. The films will be available in full to the public for only a few more days – until the anniversary of the US invasion of Afghanistan on Friday, October 7th. The films can be watched at http://www.csfilm.org/films.

We are hoping to have “The Fruit of Our Labor” films seen as widely as possible, and are seeking individuals and organizations that are interested in linking to these films on their sites, writing or blogging about them, or hosting a screening of the films. Would you be willing to check out some of the films and put them to use?

All the best,

Amy

English for Heritage Language Speakers is government scholarship, like the Fulbright or the Boren, but specifically for Americans whose native language is not English.
The goal is to help advanced English learners become fluent enough to work for the U.S. Government. The scholarship pays for a year of English courses at Georgetown University (complete with a stipend, laptop and health insurance) and helps you find a government job afterward. Working for the government provides not only a secure job in a tough economy, but also a fulfilling, exciting way to contribute to society. You can find more information at http://ehls.georgetown.edu/ or http://www.cal.org/ehls/, or just Google “English for Heritage Language Speakers.”

If this looks like something your readers might be interested in, I encourage you to pass the information along! All the best!

Calista

Center for Applied Linguistics