Homework, exams, Friday Night Football, and Saturday at the Movie- these are the thing a typical American high school student thinks about. For seniors thoughts of college applications and campus life maybe the new focus. The last thing a teenage – an American teenage should think about is status – immigration status.
For the 2 million undocumented students in the United States that is their reality, that thought consumes them. In the documentary Papers we see just that- teenagers fighting for their chance at the American dream. Papers fellows five students in their quest to become a part of a country they have called home for many years. To live and grow up here is to be American. Where you are born is irrelevant if all you know of home are these United States. The movie is powerful, and at time emotional.
We all go through what seems to be the most trying times in of our lives during the formative years of life. When you are a teenage, all your energy goes into trying to figure out who you are, who you are going to be. More importantly– what all these life changing decisions are going to mean for your future. The last thing you need is another obstacle. Like status – the status to work, the status to attend college – the status to live here freely. It isn’t fair, that status keeps this young law abiding citizens from living a normal life.
The movie illustrates undocumented youth in a way that is relatable. The youth in the film are no different then other American youth. Like many families before them, for the millions of kids living under these circumstances– the reason their parents came to this country, the reason they’ve risked everything was -opportunity. Denying them that chance is refuting the history of this country. A country that was formed on the labor and support of immigrants. There is
a reason it is called the American Dream. There is a reason so many want to come here.
The American dream can belong and should belong to all those who want it, who have worked hard for it. Productive high school student who have stay out of trouble deserve the right to continue their pursuit for happiness and success, like that provided to all people in America.
If you care about immigration reform and Latino youth in this country, Papers is a must see. I like to call myself an advocate for immigrants and immigration reform. To that extent an advocate to all Latinos causes. Accordingly, I thought I was already knowledgeable on the issues. Papers open my eyes to so much more. Please join others in the fight and watch the movie. There are screening happening all over the country make sure to catch the next viewing in your area. Better yet, hosting a viewing in your city, hometown, or for you organizations. Just watch it!
For more information please visit the movies website at www.papersthemovie.com
My baby boy turned 3 years old today. Makes mommy a little sad he is growing so fast. I need him to be a baby a little while longer because mommy is simply not ready. 
- THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release March 2, 2010
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, 2010
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
Countless women have steered the course of our history, and their stories are ones of steadfast determination. From reaching for the ballot box to breaking barriers on athletic fields and battlefields, American women have stood resolute in the face of adversity and overcome obstacles to realize their full measure of success. Women’s History Month is an opportunity for us to recognize the contributions women have made to our Nation, and to honor those who blazed trails for women’s empowerment and equality.
Women from all walks of life have improved their communities and our Nation. Sylvia Mendez and her family stood up for her right to an education and catalyzed the desegregation of our schools. Starting as a caseworker in city government, Dr. Dorothy Height has dedicated her life to building a more just society. One of our young heroes, Caroline Moore, contributed to advances in astronomy by discovering a supernova at age 14.
When women like these reach their potential, our country as a whole prospers. That is the duty of our Government — not to guarantee success, but to ensure all Americans can achieve it. My Administration is working to fulfill this promise with initiatives like the White House Council on Women and Girls, which promotes the importance of taking women and girls into account in Federal policies and programs. This council is committed to ensuring our Government does all it can to give our daughters the chance to achieve their dreams.
As we move forward, we must correct persisting inequalities. Women comprise over 50 percent of our population but hold fewer than 17 percent of our congressional seats. More than half our college students are female, yet when they graduate, their male classmates still receive higher pay on average for the same work. Women also hold disproportionately fewer science and engineering jobs. That is why my Administration launched our Educate to Innovate campaign, which will inspire young people from all backgrounds to drive America to the forefront of science, technology, engineering, and math. By increasing women’s participation in these fields, we will foster a new generation of innovators to follow in the footsteps of the three American women selected as 2009 Nobel Laureates.
Our Nation’s commitment to women’s rights must not end at our own borders, and my Administration is making global women’s empowerment a core pillar of our foreign policy. My Administration created the first Office for Global Women’s Issues and appointed an Ambassador at Large to head it. We are working with the United Nations and other international institutions to support women’s equality and to curtail violence against women and girls, especially in situations of war and conflict. We are partnering internationally to improve women’s welfare through targeted investments in agriculture, nutrition, and health, as well as programs that empower women to contribute to economic and social progress in their communities. And we are following through on the commitments I made in Cairo to promote access to education, improve literacy, and expand employment opportunities for women and girls.
This month, let us carry forth the legacy of our mothers and grandmothers. As we honor the women who have shaped our Nation, we must remember that we are tasked with writing the next chapter of women’s history. Only if we teach our daughters that no obstacle is too great for them, that no ceiling can block their ascent, will we inspire them to reach for their highest aspirations and achieve true equality.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 2010 as Women’s History Month. I call upon all our citizens to observe this month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities that honor the history, accomplishments, and contributions of American women.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this second day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand ten, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth.
Item Title
[National Woman's Party activists watch Alice Paul sew a star onto the NWP Ratification Flag, representing another state's ratification of the 19th Amendment]
Author/Creator
Photographer: National Photo Co., Washington, D.C.
Created/Published
[ca. 1919
Notes
Summary: Photograph of six National Woman's Party members gathered around and watching Alice Paul stitching ratification flag. Mabel Vernon (seated far left), Alice Paul (seated center], Anita Pollitzer (standing, right).
Title derived by Library of Congress staff.
Today on the first day of March 2010, I want to remind all that it is Women’s History Month!
On my blog this month I plan on sharing a little everyday on the topic. I have been thinking about starting a series called “Because of her…” Everyday I will share a story on a woman that has helped in changing history. Not only in the fight for women’s right, but also women who have done amazing things for the betterment of mankind.
Hope you come back to check out what awesome woman I feature tomorrow and everyday this month.
To Learn more on Women’s History Month, please visit the websites listed below:
The National Women’s History Projects
Women’s History Month Teaching Resource
Women Blogs I like: That promise to have lots to say this month on Women’s History
I started running almost two 
months ago. The initially reason was to lose weight by training for the 5K on March 27th. After starting and coming into my eight week, I love it. I love how after every run I feel empowered to do anything. Meaning I have this energy I carry with me I didn’t have before. I love that I look forward to running, and the overwhelming sense of accomplishment. I love running with all the women on Saturday morning. I love everything about it. And for me it isn’t about running faster, hard, or beating last weeks time. It is that I am learning to run, I am learning to love it!
When I am running I feel good, less stress, more in control. I am not letting anything happen to me, I like who I am when I run. This is my choice and for once it is working out.
So, for anyone out there that is thinking about running, hiking, biking, or walking outdoors. I hope this is inspiration to you, you can do I know you can. Just try it, you’ll see.
Till tomorrow,
Carolyn
- Take Ben to music class
- Work on a – Walk Plan for my community. Trying to get more of my our neighbors to become active in the community as a way to fight back against all the crime that has occur in recent months. The “walk plan” is our neighbor watch plan, rather than having people just patrol the community. We want to make it healthy activity. I will be presenting this plan on Thursday at the neighbor meeting. Wish me luck, it’s a tough crowd.
- Work on Newsletter for the Latina Group I belong to. Not a big deal I am actually almost done.
- Work on my history paper – again almost done. Due Thursday. I am looking forward to this deadline after this paper is done. I am off for a week, before school starts again on March 8.
- Run a total of 2 and a half hours. This task is becoming one of favorite. I didn’t think I could do, but after every run I am so proud of myself for just leaving the house and getting it done. 5k is now only 4 weeks away.
- Start planning Benny’s 3rd birthday. This makes me a little sad, he is growing up so fast. My baby will be a little boy soon.
That is it for this week, lets see what kind of trouble I will get into next week. 
Till next time – Carolyn
Yesterday I got the opportunity to hear President Cater speak via Oglethorpe University. It had always been a 
dream of mine to hear him speak. This experience was amazing, not only did I get to hear him, I was sitting only 10feet away. How cool!!
I wasn’t allow take picture or shake his hand. Never the less it was awesome!
I love President because after countless interviews and reading his book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid. I get from him, of course I don’t know – I have had the chance to ask. I get from him that right is right. It does not matter what that may do to your career, what it did to him politically, what it may mean in life. Right is right. President Carter does, I feel what he thinks is right. It was a pleasure seeing him yesterday. I look forward to hopefully seeing him again. I live in Georgia, so it’s very likely. 
See ya later…
(born Feb. 14, 1847, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, Eng.—died July 2, 1919, Moylan, Pa., U.S.) U.S. minister and suffragist. She arrived in the U.S. with her family in 1851. By age 15 she was a frontier schoolteacher, and in 1880 she became the first woman minister of the Methodist Protestant Church. She took up the causes of temperance and woman suffrage in 1885 and became an important spokesperson for both. She earned a medical degree the next year and later served as president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (1904–15). She performed home-front war work during World War I, for which she received the Distinguished Service Medal in 1919. She died shortly before women gained the right to vote.
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