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A 21-year-old from rural Argentina travels 5,000 miles to learn — and teach — tolerance

JL;DR SUMMARY Agustina Cruz, a 21-year-old from rural Argentina, traveled to Washington, D.C., becoming the first recipient of the White Rose Award for her advocacy for marginalized Roma families. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustHuman RightsSocial MediaArgentinaToleranceMarc StanleyUs Holocaust Memorial MuseumAgustina CruzWhite Rose AwardRoma Advocacy

Places mentioned

Palpalá, San Juan, Argentina
"which is more than 900 miles southeast of her hometown of Palpalá, a small city of 60,000 people located in Jujuy, a region known for soaring rock formations."
Buenos Aires, Argentina
"Before this year, she had never even been to Buenos Aires, which is more than 900 miles southeast of her hometown"
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"when she became the inaugural recipient of the White Rose Award, a prize administered by the U.S. Embassy in Argentina and the Buenos Aires Holocaust Museum."
United States
"The project had a diplomatic goal, in addition to the educational goal for the recipient."

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