The fight for immigrants’ rights became a much larger part of the film version of “In the Heights” than it was in the musical that opened on Broadway in 2008. A New DirectionĪlthough the Miranda Family Fund has been active for years in donations to the arts community, especially arts education, the donations announced Wednesday mark a new direction. “They know what they need,” Lin-Manuel added. It was important to the Mirandas to make the grants unrestricted, so the money would go to “whatever the organization believes is important,” Luis said. Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer, and Kirsten Gillibrand, said all the recipients were recommended by friends of the family in the field of immigration. Luis Miranda Jr., Lin-Manuel’s father and co-founder of the MirRam Group, a political consulting firm that has worked on campaigns for Democratic Sens. The recipients are Arizona’s Pima County Justice for All, California’s Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition, Michigan’s Arab Community Center for Economic & Social Services, Texas’ Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, Utah Refugee Connection, Asian Americans Advancing Justice in Washington, and both Alianza for Progress and Orlando Center for Justice in Florida. In honor of the Fourth of July, the Miranda Family Fund awarded a total of $225,000 in grants to immigrant rights groups and policy reform advocates throughout the country.
“And I think it’s one of the great things about our country.” 568 OPS.“I think I am in awe of people who can make an impossible leap to leave everything they know behind and start a new life here,” he said. The 24-year-old infielder entered play Sunday owning a. Lin-Manuel was donning a grey t-shirt with a mustard-yellow baseball hat.ĮSPN’s Marly Rivera tweeted a picture of the two Mirandas on the field together before the game. When he realized he was being shown on the broadcast, looking at a TV screen near his seat, Lin-Manuel raised his arm and clapped before giving a salute. The YES broadcast showed Lin-Manuel in the crowd, sitting in what appeared to be club seats. The famous playwright and actor, who is best known for creating and starring in the record-breaking Broadway hit “Hamilton,” was at Yankee Stadium watching the Bombers’ 2-0 win over the Twins. Usually the main attraction performing in front of fans, Miranda was in the audience on Sunday to watch another talented Miranda - his cousin Jose Miranda, an infielder for the Minnesota Twins.
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