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ABOUT US PII MISSION

STAFF & BOARD MEMBERS & ADVISORY BOARD
LETTERS OF SUPPORT
DIVERSITY ART & ESSAY CONTEST
2010 WINNING ARTS AND ESSAYS
2011 WINNING ARTS AND ESSAYS
2012 WINNING ARTS AND ESSAYS
CEREMONY PHOTOS
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ABOUT US
M I S S I O N
he Peace Islands Institute (PII) aspires to bring together diferent view points and voices with the
spirit of mutual respect and acceptance in order to develop original and alternative perspectives
on vital issues that our society is facing, generate solutions to these issues, support successful
practices, and as such promote education, friendship, and harmony, hence be an island of peace
for all peoples in the society with diferent ethnical, cultural and religious backgrounds.
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Administration
Zafer Akin, President
Lisa Tobias, VP and Secretary
Prof. Heon Kim, Treasurer
Dr. Servet Tatli, Member
Dr. Osman Kilic, Board Member
Ercan Tozan, Exec. Dir. for NJ
Melikhan Turkileri, Exec. Assistant
Adem Baskaya, Religion Instructor, NJ
Vedat Bayraktar, Religion Instructor, NJ
Ramazan Aygun, Religion Instructor
Dilek Oztoprak, MA, Outreach Coordinator for North NJ
Nuray Yurt, Ph.D., Outreach Coordinator for Central NJ
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LETTERS OF SUPPORT
New Jersey Governor Chris Christy
New Jersey Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr.
Cheif Academic Ofcer of New Jersey Tracy Severns, Ed. D
New Jersey General Assembly
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ART & ESSAY
To contribute to the improvement of diversity, pluralismand
multiculturalismin society, PII organizes the DIVERSITY ART & ESSAY
CONTESTto instill some of these values among the youthof our state
and to give them a forum with various platforms in which they can
express their understanding and analysis of these values.
The contests objective is to make our future leaders aware
of social problems at an early age and to think globally. The Contest
is geared towards having students in middle and high schools think
about andexpress their ownperspectives onissues of diversity as well
as be involved in solving social problems in our community and the
wider world.
Since its inception in 2010 PIIs Art &Essay contest for grades
6-12 has reached a prominent number of submissions each year. The
board later decided to limit the submissions 5 per teacher per grade,
we are exceeding over 800 submissions from various schools in NJ.
Participating students are awarded prizes totaling more than $10,000.
PII encourages all middle school and high school students
from the state of NJ to participate in the Art and Essay Contest be-
cause it:
Helps young minds dene problems related to stable peace and
social harmony, discuss them, and ofer possible solutions from
their own perspectives.
Contributes to achieving a positive impact on society by building
social skills.
Helps students improve research and writing skills that are so es-
sential prior to college years
Spreads common values of mutual understanding in order to
contribute to world peace.
Focuses on coexistence trhough dialogue in this age of global-
ization.
Reminds our future leaders the importance of love, tolerance,
compassion and forgiving.
Has the name Diversity Art and Essay Contest. Diversity is our
wealth. Diversity without dialogue causes hostility; dialogue
without diversity brings distortion.
Diversity Art and Essay Contest has a diferent theme each
year. According to the needs of society and current issues, we work
together with our partners and advisory board to determine the best
theme to make our future leaders work in.
Our past themes were:
2010 - NewJersey Celebrates Diversity
2011 - Who is My Neighbor?
2012 - Poverty: Time to act together
CONTEST
A R T & E S S AY
II helps to make New Jersey a stronger and more prosperous place by advancing the causes
of peace, cross-cultural tolerance and human dignity. PII believes that establishment of dialog
environments is a means to appreciate diverse opinions and eliminate the stereotypes often
assigned to others. In this respect the Art and Essay Contest is very instrumental in building
bridges between New Jersey communities as well as other segments of the larger society.
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ART & ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS
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A R T E S S AY
Middle School
1. Daniel Hoyos, Grade 8, Robert Morris School #18
2. Resham Dhaduk, Grade 8 Franklin L. Williams Middle School 7
3. Kayley Santos, Grade 6, Aquinas Academy
Honorable Mentions
Bruno Duart Grade 7, Barkalow Middle School
Maxwell Kistner, Grade 7, Collingswood Middle School
Ingrid Noriega, Grade 7, Academy of Our Lady
Alexandra Mytnick, Grade 7, Long Branck Milddle School
Kyle Gray, Grade 8, Long Branch Middle School
High School
1. Julie Kang, Grade 11, Bergen County Academies
2. Joseph Park, Grade 11, Boonton High School
3. Michele Chen, Grade 10, Lenape High School
Honorable Mentions
Tian Huang, Grade 11, Bergen COunty Academies
Michael Yuan, Grade 9, Millburn High School
Midoriko Grace Abe, Grade 11, Bergen County Academies
Ashley Wolf, Grade 11, Roxbury High School
Cassandra Brittin, Grade 10, AP Schalick High School
Middle School
1. Kristin Potocki, Grade 6, Grice Middle School
2. Libby Keene, Grade 7, Bergen Arts and Science Charter School
3. LeonelaVega, Grade8, TerenceC. Reilly#7GiftedandTalentedSchool
Honorable Mentions
Rachel Martinez, Grade 7, Frelinghuysen Middle School
Lotta Meriluoto, Grade 6, Frelinghuysen Middle School
Luisa F. Goytia, Grade 8, Robert Morris School #18
Angus Fung, Grade 7, Bergen Arts and Science Charter School
Natalie Levine, Frelinghuysen Middle School
High School
1. Frahana Chowdhury, Grade 11, Hawthorne High School
2. Iman Abdulrau, Grade 10, West Orange High School
3. Rhina Navarro, Grade 11, Hackensack H igh School
Honorable Mentions
Stephen M. Bloshuk, Grade 10, Morris County School of Technology
Kaitlin Brown, Grade 11, Hawthorne High School
Noa Yaakoba, Grade 11, Northern Valley Regional High School
Jules Mbu, Grade 10, West Orange High School
Kevin Cosenza, Grade 11, Hawthorne High School
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A R T E S S AY
Middle School
1. Lauren Park, Elisabeth Morrow School
2. Sabrina Binhashim, Winslow Township Middle School
3. Sujean Gahng, Montgomery Middle School
Honorable Mentions
Vivian Carpintero, Ironbound Catholic Academy
Jacob Long, Pittsgrove Township Middle School
Grace Petrosini, H.W. Mountz School
Paola Bodano Cabezas, West New York Middle School
Rachel Wui, Lewis F. Cole Middle School
High School
1. Yve Lepkowski, Bergen County Academies
2. Auset Sudan, Rosa Parks High School
3. Germetria Clay, School: Henry Snyder High School
Honorable Mentions
Carrie Hindermyer, Hamilton High School West
Carlie Goode, Watchung Hills Regional High School
Aaron Precod, Hillside High School
Hatice Beyza Guc, Pioneer Academy of Science
Shannon Levin, Bergen County Academies
Middle School
1. Katherine Wojciechowski, Clifton T. Barkalow Middle School
2. Campbell Hester, St. Michaels School
3. Maia Iyer, St. Rose of Lima Academy
Honorable Mentions
Andin Ncho, Winslow Middle School
Michael Reingold, Frelinghuysen Middle School
Marie Quintana, Carlstadt Public School
Abhigna Rao, Brooklawn Middle School
Meghan Timmons, Saint Vincent Martyr School
High School
1. Jordana L. Rosenberg, Arthur P Schalick High School
2. Savannah Jackson, Morris Knolls High School
3. Mansi Desai, Absegami High School
Honorable Mentions
Shayma Embaby, Belleville High
Laura Garcia, Hackensack High School
Angus Fung, Englewood Academies
Xavier Samy-Stevens, Liberty High School
Ameena Soliman, Noor Ul-Iman School
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