Adnan Barqawi, outgoing commander of the Corps of Cadets at Virginia Tech, addresses the Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) state convention in Richmond on May 30, 2009. Barqawi became an American citizen on April 17 and will teach elementary school in the Mississippi Delta as part of the Teach for America program.a new citizen and descendent of Palestinian refugees born in Kuwait, who brought the house down with his speech given from the heart with a clear love of his new country and its founding principlesL:
"Impossible is nothing but a small word thrown around by low men who
would rather live in a world that is given to them than explore the
opportunities that they have before them."
"I have learned the meaning of individual responsibility. That no one is in charge of my welfare except myself."
"I have learned that diversity is the embracing your new culture rather than expecting the culture to embrace you."
"i don't call myself a Arab American...i call my self an American..."
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