[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 13, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E723-E724]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNIZING CECELIA ``CECE'' KING

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 13, 2022

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise to pay 
tribute to Cecelia ``Cece'' King, on the occasion of her appointment as 
a John Robert Lewis (JRL) Scholar by The Faith & Politics Institute 
(FPI) in recognition of her civic engagement and desire to create 
effective social change.
  Ms. King was born in New York, New York and attended Riverdale 
Country School. During her time in high school, Ms. King was appointed 
as a voting member on Manhattan Community Board 8. She sat on the Land 
Use, Small Business, and Youth, Education, and Libraries Committees, 
and was a constant advocate for her community. During her junior year, 
Ms. King spent a semester at the School for Ethics and Global 
Leadership in Washington, D.C.
  Ms. King now studies Arabic and Geography as a student at Dartmouth 
College, where she continues her dedication to social equity. Ms. King 
has been an active member of the Coalition for Immigration Reform and 
Equality at Dartmouth and the Sexual Violence Prevention Project. As a 
major in Geography, Ms. King has studied global movements and 
displacements, and together with her fellow students, some of whom were 
refugees themselves, formed the Dartmouth Displaced Students and 
Scholars Initiative, which aims to support displaced students on 
campus.
  Outside of her education, Ms. King continues her service. She has 
worked as an interpreter for asylum seekers through legal clinics in 
New York and Texas, created a documentary film about the challenges 
COVID-19 posed to artists, and is a founding-member of

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Curious Cardinals, an e-learning startup that develops personalized 
learning models for students.
  The FPI has recognized Ms. King's dedication by selecting her as one 
of their 2022 JRL Scholars. Each year, the FPI selects 20 civic-minded 
student leaders through a competitive application process. The JRL 
Scholars & Fellows Program is designed for undergraduate scholars and 
graduate student fellows to examine Lewis's nonviolent philosophy from 
a historical perspective; define its principles and strategies; and 
identify their applicability to modern times and movements, current 
issues, and everyday life. The JRL Scholars & Fellows will become a 
nationwide network of emerging leaders who will be inspired to create 
positive societal change from the revolutionary nonviolent perspective 
that was employed with success in the Civil Rights Movement.
  As a JRL scholar, Ms. King will focus her scholarship project on 
issues surrounding immigration. Inspired by her grandmother's 
immigration story as a daughter of Holocaust survivors, Ms. King is 
driven to share stories of displacement and advocate for immigrant and 
refugee support and solidarity.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
accomplishments of Cecelia King. Her dedication and leadership have 
served not only her community but have guided her to be an effective 
social changemaker. Ms. King carries these esteemed values as she joins 
the next generation of leaders of our Nation.

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