文化多彩多姿
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就读于华盛顿州莱克伍德（Lakewood, Washington）皮尔斯学院（Pierce College）的巴基斯坦留学生萨迪亚·巴诺（Sadia Bano），以她的南非同学阿曼达·诺哈姆巴（Amanda Nohamba）为对象拍下这张照片。阿曼达那宝石般色彩斑斓的裙子，展示着她阳光的性格。

萨迪亚说，“【她具有】我最喜欢的个性特征之一”，“她是一个对人有鼓舞力量的女孩——通过她的思维方式和她对待生活的态度”。

这个类别组的照片着重展现那些能够激励学生扩大文化理解的因素。这张照片的摄影人和拍摄对象同在一个认识美国文化并增进与11个国家的同学相互了解的项目中学习。

跳起来

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来自也门的阿里·艾哈迈德（Ali Ahmed ）拍摄了这张他和加纳同学格拉迪斯·安诺尔（Gladys Annor）的照片。对于在两年前离开祖国到美国读中学的艾哈迈德来说，这种文化变迁的经历确实犹如跳入未知。

他充分利用在华盛顿州贝灵厄姆(Bellingham）沃特康社区学院（Whatcom Community College）上学的时光。他说，这个经历“不完全只是读书和做作业”。他喜欢这里提供的交友机会和对学生的支持帮助。他说：“我可以和朋友们一道跳得更高，取得成功。”

这个类别组的照片致力于展现学生交流的含义，他们的探险精神，以及离开家乡的代价。

记忆难忘

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来自巴基斯坦的拉蒂夫·阿卜杜勒（Latif Abdul）在贝灵厄姆海湾目睹这个场景时，不禁泪湿眼眶。他说：“看到这对人，让我想起我的父母。”

拉蒂夫的父母分为了供拉蒂夫和他的六个兄弟姐妹上学，而分居在不同的国家。他在沃特康社区学院留学的同时，他的兄弟姐妹在巴基斯坦完成了学业。他的母亲住在巴基斯坦，但父亲不得不去迪拜（Dubai）做工。他说：“我父亲每两年回巴基斯坦看望我们一次。【我父母】感情很好，但他们为了我们的前途而牺牲了自己。”

这个类别组注重突出能够激励学生增进理解，努力创造更好的明天的事物。

一杯茶

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孟加拉国的艾什拉·哈桑（Eshra Hassan）拍下了这张两个学生——一个来自巴基斯坦，另一个来自南非——在一起饮茶欢笑的时刻。

这张照片的摄影人和拍摄对象都是皮尔斯学院的学生。艾什拉说，共同的传统能够帮助学生们消除隔阂。她说:“没有什么能够比在温柔的春天阳光下就着一杯茶来交流彼此的文化……更理想了。”

这张照片获得观众奖（People’s Choice prize）。

所有这些学生摄影家都参加了西北地区社区学院项目摄影比赛【Northwest Community College Initiative (NWCCI) photo contest】，比赛结果于5月10日公布。西北地区社区学院项目是美国国务院全国社区学院项目的合作伙伴之一。

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Five striking images have been honored by judges of a photo competition for international students attending community colleges in the Northwest region of the U.S.

Rich culture

Sadia Bano of Pakistan, who attends Pierce College in Lakewood, Washington, took a portrait of another student — Amanda Nohamba of South Africa. Amanda’s jewel-toned skirt embodies her colorful essence.

“[She has] one of my favorite personalities,” Sadia said. “She is an inspirational girl figure — the way she thinks and her approach towards life.”

This category was for a photo that shows what inspires a student to spread cultural understanding. Both the photographer and the subject are in a program that exposes them to U.S. culture and also to peers from 11 other countries.

Jumping

Ali Ahmed of Yemen took this shot of himself and fellow student Gladys Annor of Ghana. For Ahmed — who left his homeland two years ago to attend an American secondary school — the cultural-exchange experience has literally been a leap into the unknown.

He makes the most of his time at Whatcom Community College in Bellingham, Washington. It is “not all about reading and doing homework,” he says. He enjoys socializing and the support it offers. “I can jump higher to reach success with my friends,” he says.

The prize in this category is for a photo that speaks to what student exchanges are all about, adventure but also the sacrifices of leaving home.

Memories never die

When Latif Abdul of Pakistan came upon this scene at the bay in Bellingham, it made him cry. “When I saw this couple, I remembered my parents,” he explains.

Latif’s mother and father live in different countries so that they can afford to educate Latif and his six siblings. While he studies at Whatcom Community College, his siblings have graduated from schools in Pakistan, where his mother lives. But his father has had to work in Dubai. “My father came to Pakistan every two years to see us. [My parents] love each other, but they sacrificed being together for our future,” he says.

The prize in this category honors a photo that inspires students to improve understanding and to create a better world for tomorrow.

Cup of tea

Eshra Hassan of Bangladesh took a photo of two students — one from Pakistan and the other from South Africa — sharing a cup of tea and a laugh.

The photographer and the subjects attend Pierce College. Sharing traditions helps exchange students to overcome their differences, Eshra says. “There is no better way to share your culture … than over a cup of tea under the sweet spring sun.”

This photo won the People’s Choice prize.

All of the student photographers entered the Northwest Community College Initiative (NWCCI) photo contest, and winners were announced May 10. The NWCCI program is a partner in the U.S. Department of State’s Community College Initiative, which spans the entire United States.

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