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Immigrants Of The Week: Lukasz Zbylut, Coldplay, and Hiam Abbass

by Greg Siskind

IMMIGRANT OF THE DAY: LUKASZ ZBYLUT - STUDENT

Talk about our country lucking out. Lukasz Zbylut arrived only five years ago from his native Poland as a seventh grader who didn't speak any English. The Brooklyn teen was featured on the Today Show because he did something quite remarkable. He applied to seven Ivy League schools for college and was admitted to all seven. Which school landed Lukasz? Harvard.

Good luck Lukasz!

Hat tip to reader Nelson for telling me about Lukasz.

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IMMIGRANTS OF THE DAY: COLDPLAY - MUSICAL GROUP

The hottest band on the planet is arguably Coldplay. The four Brits - Chris Martin, Jonny Bucklan, Guy Berryman and Will Champion have just released their latest CD, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, and on June 23rd will kick off a big tour of the US. They'll start in New York City and include a live concert on the Today Show.

Coldplay had a major hit a few years back with the song Clocks which one Song of the Year at the Grammys, one of the first songs my kids requested I download for their MP3 players.

Here's there new hit song Vida la Vida from the new CD.

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IMMIGRANT OF THE DAY: HIAM ABBASS - ACTRESS

A few months back I wrote about a new movie that was getting rave reviews called "The Visitor." It just came to Memphis and I had the chance to see it this evening. The movie was an incredibly poignant, beautifully filmed story about immigrants in New York. One of the major parts is played by Hiam Abbass, an Israeli Arab actress who plays a Syrian immigrant in the film. I hope the Academy Awards remember the brilliant performance of Ms. Abbass and the fine work of the other actors as well (I'll try and include them in later posts). The film itself is deserving of greater recognition and I suspect that given the outstanding reviews it's getting, it will eventually reach a wider audience.

Here's a trailer from the movie. If you haven't seen it, you're missing a great film.

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About The Author

Greg Siskind is a partner in Siskind Susser's Memphis, Tennessee, office. After graduating magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University, he received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Chicago. Mr. Siskind is a member of AILA, a board member of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, and a member of the ABA, where he serves on the LPM Publishing Board as Marketing Vice Chairman. He is the author of several books, including the J Visa Guidebook and The Lawyer's Guide to Marketing on the Internet. Mr. Siskind practices all areas of immigration law, specializing in immigration matters of the health care and technology industries. He can be reached by email at gsiskind@visalaw.com.

The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the opinion of ILW.COM.

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