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Ethnic spur A senior at a Lower Moyamensing high school received an award for promoting racial accord.
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East Passyunk Avenue and the Italian Market are host locations for an artistic look at immigrant life.
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uong Nghe Ly does not deem himself a role model, but if he continues to effect change, he may have to alter his perspective. The 19-year-old Vietnamese student at South Philadelphia High School, 2101 S. Broad St., claimed the Princeton Prize in Race Relations for helping his school to minimize its recent history of racial intolerance. One of two Philadelphia region winners, the resident of the 2200 block of South Beechwood Street has overcome his former fear of confronting authority to strengthen his school’s overall community.
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Sports
Hungry Huskies A West Passyunk baseball team capped Senior Day with two impressive feasts. By Joseph Myers................Page 40
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RA Friedman peers through one of the slits of his zoetrope. The photographer captured local seniors’ images for placement within his creation, which relies on a hand crank to shift the images. S ta f f P h o t o b y G r e g B e z a n i s
he cultural contributions to South Philadelphia from numerous nationalities are receiving their historical due thanks to seven artists. Through the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, the Journeys South project is highlighting the immigrant experience that has provided the area with reputable diversity. A $200,000 grant from The Heritage Philadelphia Program funded Journeys South, a by-product of the Mural Arts Program’s 2004 to ’07 My North Philly undertaking that produced seven murals. “We wanted to capture the stories of the waves of immigrants who have come through this part of the city,” director Jane Golden said May 5 in front of A Man’s Image, 1722 E. Passyunk Ave., of creating and naming the endeavor that gives homage to ancestral upkeep and runs through June 11. “These works give the stories of resilience and triumph from a location that is always on the move.” Two particular pieces prove GoldSee JOURNEYS SOUTH page 11