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To celebrate Immigrant Heritage Week 2012<\/strong> (established in 2004 by Mayor Michael Bloomberg<\/strong>, IASNY<\/strong> (Immigrant Artists and Scholars in New York) will be having its annual showcase event “New York with an Accent” <\/strong>at the storied Nuyorican Poets Caf\u00e9 <\/strong>in the East Village<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For the first time, IASNY has established an award to be given to an inspiring immigrant New Yorker in recognition of his\/her achievements. The 2012 IASNY Trophy for Excellence <\/strong>will be awarded to actress Jennifer Lim<\/strong> for her starring role in the Broadway production of CHINGLISH<\/strong> by David Henry Hwang<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Featuring performances by IASNY members and NYC artists committed to multicultural dialogue, this annual event promises to embody the vision of IASNY as a forum for the exchange of ideas, the fostering of an immigrant voice, and a showcase the talents in New York City’s (immigrant) community.<\/p>\n

NEW YORK WITH AN ACCENT<\/strong> will be held Saturday, April 14, 3-6 pm at Nuyorican Poets Caf\u00e9<\/strong>, located at 236 East 3rd Street between Avenues B and C<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A native of Hong Kong<\/strong>, Jennifer Lim now resides, works and dreams out of New York City. After graduating with a Bachelor’s degree from Bristol University <\/strong>in the U.K., she was accepted to the prestigious Yale School of Drama, where she received her MFA in Acting. She is a “<\/strong>half & half” (half Chinese, half Korean)<\/strong> who speaks Cantonese and Mandarin fluently and, when the need arises, enough Korean to warm a plate of japchae. <\/p>\n

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