2. Natalie Portman, born NetaLee Hershlag, immigrated from Israel in 1984. She won an Academy Award and is probably best known for her acting in the updated Star Wars trilogy. Will Smith, actor and singer Selena Gomez, singer and actress

4. Albert Einstein was born in Germany in 1879 and immigrated to the US in 1933. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 and is best known for his mass- energy equivalence theory, E=MC². Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist Rachel Carson, marine biologist and conservationist

6. David “Big Papi” Ortiz, moved from the Dominican Republic after US scouts recruited him to play Major League Baseball when he was a teenager. He became a naturalized citizen in 2008. Peyton Manning, NFL quarterback Serena Williams, tennis player

8. Wyclef Jean, a well known Hip Hop recording artist, was born in Haiti and moved to the US when he was nine years old. He supports aid efforts to Haiti with the start of his charitable organization, Yéle Haiti. Taylor Swift, singer and actress Jennifer Lopez, actress, singer, and producer

9. Madeline Albright, Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Former Secretary of State Felix Frankfurter, Former Supreme Court Justice

10. Madeline Albright, former Secretary of State, immigrated from Germany and then from England to the US in 1948, escaping Nazi persecution in WWII. Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State, immigrated from Germany in 1938 with his family fleeing from the Nazis. Felix Frankfurter, former Supreme Court Justice for 23 years, moved from Austria to the US in 1938 when he was 12 years old.

11. What famous immigrants can you add? Who do you personally know that is an immigrant? and

12. Share-out!

13. Why do you think it’s important to think about the contributions immigrants make to America?

14. Imagine you are welcoming an immigrant student for the first time to America. What would you tell them about America? What are you proud of as an American? What might you caution them about?

15. Theme: “Why I Am Glad America is a Nation of Immigrants” Format: Any written entry (essay, poem, story, interview, etc.) that reflects the theme Word Count: Up to 500 words Judging Criteria: Theme, presentation, creativity and message How to Submit: Read flyer and website for details CALLING ALL 5 TH GRADERS TO WRITE! 2015 CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST

16. The winning entry is… … sent to the national office and judged by well-known journalists, immigration judges and award winning authors … read into the Congressional record AND… a flag is flown over the Capitol in the winner’s honor the winner reads their entry at a 700+ person event that celebrates immigration in Washington, DC on June 19, 2015. (We’ll fly you and two guests). But wait, there’s more… PRIZES!