An American Story

Wilmer Valderrama to Release Memoir, An American Story, with Harper Select on September 17, 2024

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星期一, 四月 8, 2024

NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Harper Select announced they will publish An American Story: Everyone's Invited, the debut memoir from Wilmer Valderrama, on September 17, 2024. The book tells the remarkable true story of a young immigrant from Venezuela who had a dream to change the world, a talent for entertaining, and a determined spirit to build a new life, taking as many as possible with him on the journey.

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  • NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Harper Select announced they will publish An American Story: Everyone's Invited, the debut memoir from Wilmer Valderrama, on September 17, 2024.
  • An American Story weaves Valderrama's personal stories with those of the remarkable people he's met along his philanthropic journey.
  • It's a view of America through an immigrant's eyes, in both its stunning unmatched wonders and all its native challenges.
  • Both editions of the book will be available in hardcover, eBook, and audiobook with Valderrama narrating.

MVG Studios Walks the Line: Inside the Texas Border Crisis

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星期六, 二月 17, 2024

EAGLE PASS, Texas, Feb. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MVG Studios (MVG) is filming the 4th episode of Unconstitutional: An American Story, a new educational docuseries covering a variety of issues affecting Americans. Filming will take place Feb. 19-20 in Eagle Pass, Texas. Episode 4 will cover the migration crossing at the U.S. border and the constitutional crisis occurring between the state and federal government. MVG crews will interview residents that live near the border towns, local politicians, businesses, and gather footage and evidence of illegal border crossings. On Feb. 19, MVG will host and livestream "The Voice of Free Enterprise" podcast between 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. at the Wagon Wheel restaurant at 1824 Del Rio Boulevard, Eagle Pass, Texas. The podcast aims to bring American citizens together and gather varying viewpoints, without a party line focus, to help educate citizens so they can make informed decisions. Food and refreshments will be provided. The public, politicians and media are invited to attend. To learn more, request an interview or get involved, please contact Frankie Cicala at 732-281-9280 or [email protected].

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  • Episode 4 will cover the migration crossing at the U.S. border and the constitutional crisis occurring between the state and federal government.
  • MVG crews will interview residents that live near the border towns, local politicians, businesses, and gather footage and evidence of illegal border crossings.
  • In the fight against the fentanyl crisis, Texas law enforcement has seized over 454 million lethal doses of fentanyl during this border mission.
  • Delmedico is the CEO and founder of MVG Studios, the film production company behind the docuseries: Unconstitutional: An American Story.

Discussing Slavery in Classrooms -- #1 New York Times Bestselling Author's New Book Shows the Way

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星期五, 十二月 30, 2022

NEW YORK, Dec. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 3, 2023, Kwame Alexander, the #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of The Crossover, The Door of No Return and The Undefeated, will kick off a national tour at Judy Blume's in Key West, Florida for An American Story, a bold children's picture book that explains American slavery through the voice of a teacher who is struggling to help her students understand its place in history.

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  • Kwame Alexander's An American Story releases Jan. 3 and will help educators and parents start the conversation.
  • "I wrote this book after a rather difficult parent-teacher conference back in my daughter's fourth grade school year," said Alexander, whose book The Crossover is a forthcoming Disney+ television series.
  • "An American Story is for all teachers and parents trying to find their voices, trying to share a lesson that we all find so difficult to discuss.
  • Dare Coulter (she/her) is an award-winning artist, muralist, and sculptor whose primary artistic objective is to create positive imagery of Black people and families.