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Master of ceremonies for the opening program at the State Capitol on April 1, Jerry Franklin, president and CEO of Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc.
Louise Blalock, chief librarian of Hartford Public Library, and Harland Henry, director of community outreach for the State of Connecticut Office of the Secretary of State
(l. to r.) Mr. Liu Biwei, consul general of the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China; Mr. Rabindra Nath Panda, consul for education and culture of the Consulate General of India; Mr. Alfonso Panico, honorary vice consul of the Consulate General of Italy; Mr. Yuzo Sekigawa, consul for information and cultural affairs of the Consulate General of Japan in Boston World of Words honorary chairperson Diane Smith and Alfonso E. Panico, honorary vice consul of the Consulate General of Italy
"Why We Came and What We Brought" essay contest winners (l. to r.): Crystal Kapocsi, grade 8, John F. Kennedy Middle School, Enfield (3rd Place); Sanjeev Khadka, grade 8, Sedgwick Middle School, West Hartford (1st Place); Klaudia Konopka, grade 6, Enfield Street School, Enfield (2nd Place)
Luncheon speaker Okey Ndibe is a novelist, editorial writer, and associate professor of English at Simon's Rock College in Great Barrington, MA
Consul general Hon. Liu Biwei of the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China exchanged a gift book with Francine Aloisa, director of Somers Public Library
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