{"id":35897,"date":"2013-04-10T20:00:54","date_gmt":"2013-04-11T00:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=35897"},"modified":"2013-04-10T20:00:54","modified_gmt":"2013-04-11T00:00:54","slug":"new-immigrant-literacy-program-celebrates-tenth-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/04\/10\/new-immigrant-literacy-program-celebrates-tenth-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"New immigrant literacy program celebrates tenth anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2013\/02\/IPFW_logo.gif\" alt=\"IPFW logo\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35188\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News release from IPFW:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>New Immigrant Literacy Program Celebrates Tenth Anniversary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(April 10, 2013) &#8211; In 2003, a Burmese immigrant in Fort Wayne founded the New Immigrant Literacy Program (NILP); running it out of a makeshift classroom in the Centlivre Village apartments with the assistance of his wife and two volunteers from the American Red Cross. They served about 15 children with the goal of getting these preschoolers and<br \/>\nkindergartners ready for American schools.<\/p>\n<p>Ten years later, that immigrant, Kyaw &#8220;Joe&#8221; Soe, is the director of NILP, which is now hosted by the School of Education at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW). It has between 25 and 30 students, ranging from preschool to sixth grade. There are an equal number of volunteers, many of whom are education majors at IPFW.<\/p>\n<p>To help celebrate NILP&#8217;s anniversary, the public is invited to attend and observe the tutoring sessions, Saturday, April 20, at 11 a.m. in Neff Hall, followed by a news conference at 11:30 a.m. in the lobby of Neff Hall. IPFW Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs George McClellan, Professor and chair of Educational Studies Joe Nichols, and Soe will<br \/>\nspeak at the news conference.<\/p>\n<p>Soe says that over the years more than 1,000 immigrant children have been tutored in the program, most of them from Burma but also from Thailand, the Congo, Samaria, Latin America, the Sudan, and China.<\/p>\n<p>NILP has also hosted many workshops for immigrant parents that teach them about the American education system, health education, and safety at home and in school. Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry and Police Chief Rusty York have both spoken at program events.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100203.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"IPFW float in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='a41d4eaae60ad768f686437d32a507d5' data-image-id=\"3246\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100203.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100203.jpg\" data-title=\"IPFW float\" data-description=\"IPFW float in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"IPFW float\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"IPFW float\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3246\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100203.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/dailydish.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Daily Dish screen capture from Fort Wayne, Indiana. 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This was the start of her, &quot;Share the Experience&quot; series of art works.  Photo taken June 18, 2005.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='a41d4eaae60ad768f686437d32a507d5' data-image-id=\"11162\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/08322.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_08322.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\" data-description=\"The Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don, created by Julia Meek.  This was the start of her, &quot;Share the Experience&quot; series of art works.  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This was the start of her, &quot;Share the Experience&quot; series of art works.  Photo taken June 18, 2005.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='a41d4eaae60ad768f686437d32a507d5' data-image-id=\"11165\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/08326.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_08326.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\" data-description=\"The Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don, created by Julia Meek.  This was the start of her, &quot;Share the Experience&quot; series of art works.  Photo taken June 18, 2005.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11165\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_08326.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/08331.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don, created by Julia Meek.  This was the start of her, &quot;Share the Experience&quot; series of art works.  Photo taken June 18, 2005.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='a41d4eaae60ad768f686437d32a507d5' data-image-id=\"11166\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/08331.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_08331.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\" data-description=\"The Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don, created by Julia Meek.  This was the start of her, &quot;Share the Experience&quot; series of art works.  Photo taken June 18, 2005.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11166\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_08331.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/10936.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don Mini-Don (second from the right), created by Julia Meek.  This was the part of her, &quot;Share the Experience&quot; series of art works.  Photo taken October 10, 2005.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='a41d4eaae60ad768f686437d32a507d5' data-image-id=\"11167\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/10936.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_10936.jpg\" data-title=\"Mini-Dons\" data-description=\"The Fort Wayne Mag-A-Don Mini-Don (second from the right), created by Julia Meek.  This was the part of her, &quot;Share the Experience&quot; series of art works.  Photo taken October 10, 2005.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Mini-Dons\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Mini-Dons\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11167\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ipfw-mastodons-on-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_10936.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/debra_boggs.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Debra Boggs has been named as the new director of IPFW alumni relations.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='a41d4eaae60ad768f686437d32a507d5' data-image-id=\"11531\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/debra_boggs.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/thumbs\/thumbs_debra_boggs.jpg\" data-title=\"Debra Boggs\" data-description=\"Debra Boggs has been named as the new director of IPFW alumni relations.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Debra Boggs\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Debra Boggs\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11531\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/thumbs\/thumbs_debra_boggs.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/justin_busch.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Justin Busch has been named IPFWs new director of alumni relations. 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