[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17214]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 IN RECOGNITION OF CLEVELANDPEOPLE.COM

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 17, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of 
ClevelandPeople.com, a website designed to promote the more than 100 
different ethnic and cultural people and events in Northeast Ohio.
  ClevelandPeople.com strives to embrace the City of Cleveland's rich 
and ethnically diverse ethnic and cultural groups by promoting the 
``tossed salad model.'' Opposed to the ``melting pot,'' a tossed salad 
model is designed to embrace and maintain unique cultures.
  ClevelandPeople.com's work is an invaluable documentation and 
collection of text, videos and pictures of cultural events that occur 
throughout Northeast Ohio. They truly are creating ``an archive of this 
activity (ethnic and cultural events) that makes Cleveland so unique.''
  In addition to being an archive of cultural events, 
ClevelandPeople.com has proven to be an invaluable resource to 
Northeastern Ohio residents, tourists and people seeking to relocate to 
the area. ClevelandPeople.com has information on nearly every ethnic 
and cultural group in the city and is also a hub for 
ClevelandPeople.com Ambassadors. These ambassadors are leaders among 
the dozens of cultural groups throughout the city and have proven to be 
invaluable contacts for members of the community and people new to the 
area looking to become involved with their respective ethnic groups.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in recognizing the work 
and efforts of ClevelandPeople.com.

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