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- Tags: Education
Julia Garcia
A native of Bolivia, Julia Garciais a leader in the preservation of her native Quechua language and Bolivian folk traditions, especially dance.
Arlington
Themes: Arts and Literature, Education
Solomon Isekeije
A native of Nigeria,Solomon Isekeijeis currently the director of the Division of Fine Arts at Norfolk State.
Norfolk
Themes: Arts and Literature, Education
Aliaa Khidr
A native of Egypt, Aliaa Khidrteaches Arabic at the University of Virginia andco-founded a series of programs introducing Islam and Qur'an to the local community at alocal Islamic Center (Masjid).
Charlottesville
Atif Qarni
A native of Pakistan, Atif Qarni is currently the secretary of education for the Commonwealth of Virginia
Prince William County
Themes: Education, Government and Law
Elena Zemmel
A native of Tajikistan, Elena Zemmel works at University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
Charlottesville; Native of Tajikistan
Themes: Education
Christy S. Coleman
As an innovative public historian, Christy S. Coleman has advocated the power of museums to challenge the dominant historical narrative and to tell a more complex and inclusive history of America.
Williamsburg
Themes: Education
Evelyn Reid Syphax
Evelyn Reid Syphax served the needs of her community as an educator, businesswoman, and local historian.
Arlington County
India Hamilton
As a teacher, India Hamilton continuously pushed for the expansion, implementation, and improvement of educational opportunities for African American students.
King William County
Themes: Education
Fannie W. Fitzgerald
Fannie W. Fitzgerald pioneered the integration of Prince William County Schools amid her 35-year career as an educator in Virginia schools.
Prince William County
Themes: Civil Rights and Reform, Education
Isabella Gibbons
Isabella Gibbons learned to read while enslaved and later educated hundreds of African Americans as a teacher in the freedmen's schools and public schools of Charlottesville.
Charlottesville
Themes: Education