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RECOGNIZING CECELIA ``CECE'' KING
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HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY
of new york
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Cecelia ``Cece'' King, on the occasion of her appointment as a John Robert Lewis (JRL) Scholar by The Faith & Politics Institute
(FPI) in recognition of her civic engagement and desire to create effective social change.
Ms. King was born in New York, New York and attended Riverdale Country School. During her time in high school, Ms. King was appointed as a voting member on Manhattan Community Board 8. She sat on the Land Use, Small Business, and Youth, Education, and Libraries Committees, and was a constant advocate for her community. During her junior year, Ms. King spent a semester at the School for Ethics and Global Leadership in Washington, D.C.
Ms. King now studies Arabic and Geography as a student at Dartmouth College, where she continues her dedication to social equity. Ms. King has been an active member of the Coalition for Immigration Reform and Equality at Dartmouth and the Sexual Violence Prevention Project. As a major in Geography, Ms. King has studied global movements and displacements, and together with her fellow students, some of whom were refugees themselves, formed the Dartmouth Displaced Students and Scholars Initiative, which aims to support displaced students on campus.
Outside of her education, Ms. King continues her service. She has worked as an interpreter for asylum seekers through legal clinics in New York and Texas, created a documentary film about the challenges COVID-19 posed to artists, and is a founding-member of Curious Cardinals, an e-learning startup that develops personalized learning models for students.
The FPI has recognized Ms. King's dedication by selecting her as one of their 2022 JRL Scholars. Each year, the FPI selects 20 civic-minded student leaders through a competitive application process. The JRL Scholars & Fellows Program is designed for undergraduate scholars and graduate student fellows to examine Lewis's nonviolent philosophy from a historical perspective; define its principles and strategies; and identify their applicability to modern times and movements, current issues, and everyday life. The JRL Scholars & Fellows will become a nationwide network of emerging leaders who will be inspired to create positive societal change from the revolutionary nonviolent perspective that was employed with success in the Civil Rights Movement.
As a JRL scholar, Ms. King will focus her scholarship project on issues surrounding immigration. Inspired by her grandmother's immigration story as a daughter of Holocaust survivors, Ms. King is driven to share stories of displacement and advocate for immigrant and refugee support and solidarity.
Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the accomplishments of Cecelia King. Her dedication and leadership have served not only her community but have guided her to be an effective social changemaker. Ms. King carries these esteemed values as she joins the next generation of leaders of our Nation.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 115
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