2011 ULTIMATE LATINA AWARD RECIPIENT GLORIA ESTEFAN
Passion. Perseverance. Determination. There is so much to learn from Latina success stories. The USHCC celebrates these trailblazing women who are making positive contributions to the Hispanic community and demonstrating the values of the organization. Having sold millions of albums worldwide, Gloria Estefan embodies success, inspires others and elevates the Hispanic community through her work, professionalism and community efforts. Come hear her amazing journey as she accepts the distinguished Ultimate Latina Award at the Ultimate Latina Luncheon. Don’t miss this incredible celebration at the USHCC 32nd Annual National Convention & Business Expo, September 18-21 in Miami, Florida at the Fontainebleau Hotel.
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Greater Dallas Indo-American Chamber of Commerce 5930 LBJ Freeway, # 350, Dallas Tx 75240. 12th ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Phone: 972-934-9494
Chief Guest: Hon. Anand Sharma Minister of Commerce & Industry and Minister of Textiles, Government of India Individual
Tickets $80.00 Table Sponsorship Starts $1,500.00
For tickets and sponsorship opportunities, please call the GDIACC office at (214) 346-9559 or e-mail at gdiacc@gdiacc.org. For more information visit: www.gdiacc.org
When: Sep 20, 2011
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: The Westin Galleria, Dallas, TX
Ticket: $80
An architecture exhibit and lecture series that presents the most recognized architectural award in Europe: The Mies Van Der Rohe award.
Exhibit and lectures series – European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture Mies Van Der Rohe Award 2011.
The Mies Van Der Rohe exhibition and accompanying lecture series bring to Chicago the most recognized architectural award in Europe, establishing a strong cultural connection between the architectural discipline in Europe and the US, especially in Chicago. This exhibition and lecture series reinforce the efforts of cultural exchange initiated with the first two editions of the lecture series at the Instituto Cervantes of Chicago in collaboration with Mas Studio.
Free and open to the public. Opening reception: September 22 at 6:00 pm.
When: Septem ... 
Click HERE to RSVP for the Sept. 29, 2011 Arab American Book Award Ceremony at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, D.C.
Admission is FREE but seating is limited and RSVPs are required; business attire suggested.
Winners
Fiction
Loom: a Novel by Thérèse Soukar Chehade
The Evelyn Shakir
Non-Fiction Award
Arab Americans in Toledo: Cultural Assimilation and Community Involvement edited by Samir Abu-Absi
Poetry
Tocqueville by Khaled Mattawa
Children/Young Adult
Saving Sky by Diane Stanley
Honorable Mentions
Non-Fiction
Barefoot in Baghdad by Manal M. Omar
Poetry
This Isa Nice Neighborhood by Farid Matuk
Children/Young Adult
Time to Pray by Maha Addasi, illustrated by Ned Gannon
Lifetime Achievement
Ameen Rihani (posthumously)
When: Sept. 29, ...