CONGRATULATIONS to Keri Pilgrim-Ricker, the 2019 Oregon State Teacher of the Year! Keri brings great intentionality, dedication and ingenuity to to her work with students and colleagues at Churchill HS in Eugene, Oregon.

And a shout out to Sean Egusa, friend and community leader who helps to bring people together in many ways! Thanks for all you do.

At Oregon Nikkei Endowment Banquet tonight met John Tateishi, former National Redress Director of Japanese American Citizens League. John fought racism and injustice of internment of Japanese Americans during WWII & continues to make that fight for all Americans today. An honor!

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To Understand U.S. Mass Shootings, Look Abroad nyti.ms/2hODjP5

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Thank you, Portland and the Rose Parade coordinators for the honor to ride in this year’s event! Felt a lot of love and appreciation for educators.

Congratulations to all of the wonderful teachers that surround me tonight,I am absolutely honored, and humbled to receive an award of such prestige and am so proud of everyone’s hard work around me. Congradulations again! #NTOY18

Teacher of the Year hands Trump messages from young immigrants, hopes he reads them wapo.st/2IaldoX?tid=ss_tw-am…

Parents and teachers see hope in the empowerment and voice of our students. Couldn’t agree more! (Washington Week 2018)

Genuine welcome and wish of congrats from 2nd Lady Karen Pence, an art educator of many years.

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Trump gives Teacher of the Year award to educator who teaches immigrant, refugee students thehill.com/homenews/adminis…

Proud to be escorted by my son and former student, Samuel Bacon-Brenes to the White House. Thanks, Sammy!

2018 National Teacher of the Year from Spokane, Wa., rocked the East Room with a pro-immigrant message!

I #loveteaching when Olivia, Xander, Zoey, Yuumi or any one of my Japanese language students ask for a break in maintaining target language ("May I speak in English, Bacon-Brenes Sensei?"), get turned down and then persist. Success, smiles & fist bumps often follow.