THE AMERICAN TAPESTRY

A project in Albuquerque, NM by Wendy Clarke
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An interactive project with photos and stories of naturalized citizens inspiring the public to contribute their own photo and story.
Backers: 43
Average Pledge Per Backer: $235

Funded: $10,119 of $10,000
Dates: Feb 21st -> Mar 23rd (30 days)
Project By: Wendy Clarke
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Latest News

FINAL POSTER FOR KICKSTARTER

March 21st - via: kickstarter.com
  44 HOURS TO GO - NO MORE PHOTO OF THE DAY THIS IS THE POSTER THAT IS ONE OF THE GIFTS FOR FUNDING THIS PROJECT             PLEASE HELP ME REACH MY GOAL !         THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO DONATED! (Read More)

PHOTO OF THE DAY

March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
photo taken by Wendy Clarke of Li Jiang originally from China and now an American Citizen ONLY 65 HOURS TO GO  -  IT'S THE LAST PUSH                   PLEASE HELP ME REACH MY GOAL (Read More)

PHOTO OF THE DAY

March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Photo taken by Wendy Clarke of Arabieth Amekdad originally from Syria and now an American citizen ONLY 3 DAYS TO GOONLY 2 MORE PHOTOS TO SEEPLEASE GIVE SOMETHING AND HELP ME REACHMY KICKSTARTER GOAL.  THANKS  -  WENDY   (Read More)

PHOTO OF THE DAY

March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
photo taken by Wendy Clarke of Prosper C. Umudu originally from Nigeria and now an American Citizen ONLY 4 DAYS LEFT TO FUND THE AMERICAN TAPESTRYPLEASE HELP AND SUPPORT THIS PROJECT GET OFF THE GROUND AND INTO THE CLOUD  (Read More)

PHOTO OF THE DAY

March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
 COUNTDOWN:    5 DAYS TO GO  photo taken by Wendy Clarke of Elias Rogue Mendoza and his family ORIGINAL POEM BY EMMA LAZARUS   The plaque on the Statue of Liberty Only a few more days to go to reach my goal - I'm over the half way point !... (Read More)

PHOTO OF THE DAY - 5 DAYS TO GO

March 16th - via: kickstarter.com
photo of Ksenija Hadzimuratovic, refuges from Bosnia - now American citizens We are half way to the goal and only 5 days to go.            Please help to get this project launched.  Here is Ksenija's story In beautiful ancient city of... (Read More)

PHOTO OF THE DAY

March 15th - via: kickstarter.com
photo of Luz M. Becerra with her children at the LA Convention Center just after she became an American Citizen  THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS ONLY 6  DAYS TO GO TO REACH THE FINAL GOAL (Read More)

PHOTO OF THE DAY

March 14th - via: kickstarter.com
photo of Tomas de Jesus and his wife just after he became a citizen of the USA                             ONLY 1 WEEK TO GO!           6 more "photo of the day" updates to go -                                  ... (Read More)

PHOTO OF THE DAY

March 13th - via: kickstarter.com
photo by Wendy Clarke of Eden Michael originally from Eritrea          What really makes America great is it's                           culture of inclusion (Read More)

PHOTO OF THE DAY

March 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Photo of J. Guadalupe Ortega Ocegueda and family from Mexico ONLY TEN DAYS TO GO  -   YIKES  -  PLEASE  SHARE (Read More)

PHOTO OF THE DAY

March 11th - via: kickstarter.com
photo by Wendy Clarke of YESENIA RAYMUNDO ORIGINALLY FROM MEXICO YESENIA SAID IT WAS IMPORTANT TO HER TO BECOME A CITIZEN:  "TO HAVE MORE RIGHTS" (Read More)

PHOTO OF THE DAY

March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
photo taken by Wendy Clarke of Xiang Gu new citizen originally from China        THE AMERICAN TAPESTRY   -   PLEASE SHARE                    LESS THAN 2 WEEKS TO GO (Read More)

PHOTO OF THE DAY

March 9th - via: kickstarter.com
photo taken by Wendy Clarke of Iliasu Abubakar originally from Ghana As I'm going through all the photos, I'm finally putting names and country of origin together with the photos.  This is a long and tedious job but rewarding as I'm getting the... (Read More)

PHOTO OF THE DAY - INTERNATIONAL WOMANS DAY

March 8th - via: kickstarter.com
photo taken by Wendy Clarke of new citizen with her mother and daughter  It's getting near the end of the fundraiser and I'm only at 20%.  Please share with your friends and encourage them to donate.  Every little bit helps. Thank you all -... (Read More)

SURPRISE ! NEW PHOTO AND STORY OF THE DAY

March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
      This is the first new story an photo submitted to                       THE AMERICAN TAPESTRYLUDMILA LOPUKHOVA  I was a principal dancer with the Kirov ballet in Leningrad. I met my future husband because he was making a... (Read More)

PHOTO OF THE DAY

March 6th - via: kickstarter.com
PHOTO TAKEN BY WENDY CLARKE AT THE LACC      THE AMERICAN TAPESTRY   -   PLEASE SHARE                              ONLY 2 WEEKS LEFT (Read More)

PHOTO OF THE DAY

March 5th - via: kickstarter.com
photo taken by Wendy Clarke of new citizen  ONLY 2 WEEKS LEFT OF KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN --------  PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS  (Read More)

THE AMERICAN TAPESTRY - Photo of the day and another story

March 4th - via: kickstarter.com
PHOTO TAKEN BY WENDY CLARKE OF DORIS - NEW CITIZEN  STORY BY DORIS Way back in 1983 my brother John and his American wife Linda wanted us to come for a vacation. So we planned to come for 6 weeks. My brother then lived in Long Beach. Between him,... (Read More)

PHOTO OF THE DAY

March 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Photo of New Citizen taken by Wendy Clarke     THE AMERICAN TAPESTRY  -  PLEASE SHARE - (Read More)

PHOTO OF THE DAY

March 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
    THE AMERICAN TAPESTRY  -  TAKEN AT LACC                         photo by Wendy Clarke           PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS    (Read More)

PHOTO OF THE DAY

February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Photo of new citizen taken by Wendy Clarke   WHAT A GREAT TIE  -  PLEASE SHARE  -  THANKS (Read More)

PHOTO OF THE DAY

February 27th - via: kickstarter.com
PHOTO TAKEN BY WENDY CLARKE - AT THE POMONA FAIRPLEX           24 DAYS LEFT  -  PLEASE SHARE -  THANKS (Read More)

KRIS's STORY

February 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Kris at LACC photo by Wendy Clarke I was born in Tehran, Iran on December 17, 1967.  In 1977,  when I was 10 years old my family decided to immigrate to the United States. My parents decided to move to the States in search of better opportunities... (Read More)

Today's New Citizen photo for poster

February 26th - via: kickstarter.com
     photo by Wendy Clarke of new Citizen at LACCONLY 24 DAYS LEFT  PLEASE CONSIDER BACKING (Read More)

ANOTHER PHOTO TAKEN BY WENDY CLARKE FOR POSTER

February 25th - via: kickstarter.com
photo taken at LACC  ONLY 25 DAYS LEFT  PLEASE CONSIDER FUNDING (Read More)

ANOTHER PHOTO TAKEN AT LACC BY WENDY CLARKE FOR POSTER

February 24th - via: kickstarter.com
photo taken at LACC of new citizen  27 DAYS TO GO  -  PLEASE SUPPORT + SHARE (Read More)

one of the photos for the poster

February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
photo of new citizen that will be in the poster  28 days to go  PLEASE SUPPORT  Tell your friends (Read More)

The American Tapestry Poster

February 21st - via: kickstarter.com
i will add a poster of THE AMERICAN TAPESTRY to the reward of any amount.  I've been trying to come up with a gift idea. As the project in its current form is Internet based, I used my LOVE TAPE video and DANCING DONKEY prints as rewards, but I will... (Read More)

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