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MA Alumna at The White House


Congratulations to Barbara Wong MA '95 Executive Director of CityArts Providence who was at the White House on Monday, November 10th to accept from First Lady, Michelle Obama a 2014 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award in recognition for the extraordinary work carried out at CityArts - a Southside Providence community-based arts center. In the First Lady's opening remarks at this ceremony the she spoke of how the awardees were "changing the trajectory" the lives of the youth they served. We all know that is so true of CityArts.

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L/r City Arts Student, Barbara Wong, Jane Chu, NEA Chairwoman

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