New York Association for New Americans Honors Architect Daniel Libeskind on November 18.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2003 The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Association for New Americans (NYANA NYANA New York Association for New Americans ) will honor Architect Daniel Libeskind at its "Torch of Honor Awards" Dinner on Tuesday, November 18. Mr. Libeskind is an international figure in architectural practice and urban design. He is well-known for introducing new critical discourse into architecture and for his multidisciplinary approach. His practice extends from building major cultural institutions including numerous museums and concert halls, to landscape and urban projects to stage design, installation and exhibition. He was born in postwar Poland and in 1959, he and his family migrated to New York and were resettled Adj. 1. resettled - settled in a new location relocated settled - established in a desired position or place; not moving about; "nomads...absorbed among the settled people"; "settled areas"; "I don't feel entirely settled here"; "the advent of settled by NYANA. Said Mark Handelman, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of NYANA, "We are proud to honor Mr. Libeskind for his vision, which has influenced a new generation of architects and those interested in the future development of cities and culture, and in particular for Studio Daniel Libeskind's magnificent plans for the reconstruction of New York's World Trade Center site." More than 400 individuals are expected to attend NYANA's "Torch of Honor Awards" Dinner, which is being held Tuesday evening at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Battery Park City. Along with honoring Mr. Libeskind, dinner guests will witness 20 new immigrants who will take the oath to become American citizens. Sponsors for the dinner are: American Express, Century 21 Department Stores, Citibank, Ernst and Young, Globe Institute Mutual of America Mutual of America Life Insurance Company, also referred to as Mutual of America is a Fortune 1000 mutual company based in New York, New York. Founded in 1945, it is ranked on the Forbes 500 list as the 10th largest insurance company in the United States. , Resilien Corporation, Sea of Life-USA, and Zar Realty. NYANA is the largest local nonprofit refugee resettlement Re`set´tle`ment n. 1. Act of settling again, or state of being settled again; as, the resettlement of lees s>. The resettlement of my discomposed soul. - Norris. and immigrant services organization in the United States. Since its founding in 1949, NYANA has helped over 500,000 individuals improve their lives in New York. NYANA's clients have emigrated from 145 countries, including Cambodia, Cuba, Colombia, Ethiopia, Haiti, Poland, Sierra Leone, the former Soviet Union, Syria, Tibet, and Vietnam. NYANA's mission is to help immigrants and refugees achieve economic self-sufficiency, social integration and citizenship. Members of the media who wish to cover this event must RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. . |
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