Akash Patel 🇺🇸🌍👓
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@happyworldinc Founder | @unausa National Council Chair | @actfl Past President | @TEDx speaker RT ≠ endorsements
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I have never felt so empty 😭 I lost my only brother - my young and dynamic 26-year-old twin last night to a plane crash in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was a point of light who brought happiness to thousands around the world. RIP Anand Happy Patel 4.9.18
I love you ❤️
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Surprising my 82-year-young grandfather / mi abuelo this morning ✈️
Thanks
@united
for upgrading us to Business Class. Excited for our adventure! 🇦🇷
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If you’re
#Asian
, you have to be an engineer, lawyer or a doctor…. Nope 👎🏽
I hope my language journey inspires other Asians to follow their passion and their heart ♥️
@AsiaSociety
|
@actfl
|
#langchat
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Thank you, Mr. President 🇺🇸 for recognizing my 4,234 hours of service to making our world a smaller and a happier place for everyone 🌎👓
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Made it to Columbus, Ohio - sharing an Uber to
#CSCTFL23
with our
@actfl
National Language Teacher of the Year
@MagisterLee
& our
@LangConnectsFdn
Deputy Director Erin Whelchel
#langchat
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Ms. Teri Boyd is one of two Spanish teachers
@happyworldinc
is sponsoring on a service trip to Cuba 🇨🇺 this month. We just got upgraded to first class all the way from Oklahoma City to Havana. Thanks
@united
🇺🇸 for treating teachers right 😎
#langchat
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Thank you
#actfl22
for showing representation leads to diversity & inclusion. Honored to serve as the organization’s first polyglot BIPOC Indian immigrant President & to congratulate fellow Texan
@MagisterLee
on being named our National Language Teacher of the Year 🔥
#langchat
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Congratulations
@MagisterLee
on being named our
@actfl
2023 Teacher of the Year. We look forward to working with you next year
@swcoltorg
@TFLA_Tweets
@HowieBermanCAE
#actfl2022
#langchat
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I was once told, “I am glad you didn’t (become a nuclear engineer) You would have blown this place up” in response to “I gave up my pursuit of a nuclear engineering degree to become a teacher” Thank you
@RISD_Equity
for affirming solidarity with Asian Americans
#langchat
#AAPI
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32 years ago today, God gave me my twin brother & my guardian angel Anand Happy Patel. He was taken away from me in a tragic plane crash 5 years ago. He continues to live through the good work of
@Happyworldinc
Happy birthday 🎉 Anand. I hope you continue to watch over us ❤️
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Today marks 5 years since the greatest tragedy of my life - the passing of my only sibling, my twin Anand Happy Patel to a plane crash in Arizona. His death has left a void that will never be filled but it has given me & my family a sense of purpose w
@Happyworldinc
🖤🌎👓
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I’m beyond thrilled to announce I will be serving as a keynote speaker at the 2023 Nobel Fest with
@NobelPrize
laureates and some of the world’s best teachers in Astana, Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 October 5-8
@Happyworldinc
@TeacherPrize
#langchat
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This weekend I had the honor to deliver a keynote address at the National Teacher Leadership conference. Excited to see all that we will do together at
@Happyworldinc
&
@NNSTOY
to promote global citizenship in schools and communities across 🇺🇸
#langchat
#NNSTOY2023
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As a speaker of several less commonly taught languages (LCTLs), it is such a joy to be at the
#NCOLCTL23
conference representing
@actfl
Thank you ED Antonia Schleicher 🇳🇬 & President Goncalves 🇲🇿 for your very warm hospitality
#langchat
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Thank you Atlanta teachers
@CCSDLanguages
for your warm hospitality. Next stop ✈️ New Orleans 🇺🇸
Looking forward to getting thousands of back to school teachers & students connected with the world w
@Happyworldinc
🌎👓
#langchat
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Always stand up for what you believe in… even if it means standing alone.
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Spending some time with mom at my cousin’s engagement before I hit the road again ✈️ 🇮🇳🇺🇸
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Keynoting the Nobel Fest with some of the world’s best teachers has been an honor of a lifetime. Excited to see all that we will do together over the next few months to build teacher capacity in countries worldwide
#langchat
|
#teachersmatter
|
@TeacherPrize
🌍👓
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#SCOLT23
educators - thank you for your warmth. Excited to see all that we will do together to further language education in 🇺🇸
@actfl
@time2talkapp
@juro896
@SraChiles
@SpanishGuerra
@SraShaughnessy
#langchat
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At the
@AsiaSociety
Headquarters in NYC as
@actfl
’s first South Asian immigrant President where I’ll join leading experts on a panel to address global competence in world language learning at the National Chinese Language Conference
#langchat
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My grandma is such a legend 🔥 She donated her eyes to end corneal blindness in India and her body for the advancement of medical science, research & education to the Vasant Pawar Medical College. May her soul Rest In Peace & may she continue to live through her noble act.
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So incredibly excited to work with these nationally & internationally renowned educators to help the
@unfoundation
create and disseminate interdisciplinary lessons for their United to Beat Malaria campaign 🇺🇳🇺🇸 |
#TeachSDGs
|
#langchat
|
#edchat
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TY
@sdotcurry
@cyntmarshall
@vmarie31
@Chime
@EVERFI
for giving my students the platform to share their ideas 💡 & change the world 🌍 @ the first-ever virtual shark-tank style sneaker 👟 pitch competition at
@IgniteDISD
in
@dallasschools
I hope they made your ‘soles’ happy 😃
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Connecting
#csctfl23
educators with Ibrahima 🇸🇳 & Lucas 🇦🇷 Thank you
@psandrock
for the investment you made in me in 2018 - thousands of educators now have the opportunities to bring language education & the
@actfl
5 Cs to life through
@Happyworldinc
🌍👓
#langchat
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Way to build proficiency in your classroom - the joy is contagious in our
@actfl
National Language Teacher of the Year
@MagisterLee
’s session at
#NECTFL23
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@DECTFL
educators having a blast 💥 during my keynote this morning playing mystery hangout & bringing the
@actfl
5 Cs to life with
@Happyworldinc
volunteers from Senegal 🇸🇳 Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 Colombia 🇨🇴 & Argentina 🇦🇷 |
#langchat
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With rising costs of conventions & conferences & an exodus of teachers leaving the profession post-pandemic, what can large organizations w huge profits do to ensure equity and access for all?
#langchat
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It’s
#November
& I’m looking forward to traveling to
#DC
in 3 weeks where I will serve as a featured speaker at
@actfl
‘s national convention. I look forward to empowering educators from across
#America
🇺🇸 to bring the 🗺🌎 to their schools and communities 👓
@FoundationHappy
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Enjoyed keynoting the 5th International Hindi Conference
@IndiainNewYork
🇮🇳🇺🇸 Looking forward to coming back to
@Google
’s NYC office in a couple weeks to speak at the Ignite conference about leveraging technology within STEM education w
@Happyworldinc
🌎👓
#edchat
|
#langchat
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Excited to do a LIVE talk on global citizenship education on
@duolingo
’s main Facebook page with 3 of our
@happyworldinc
Global Ambassadors next week on Tuesday, March 7th at 5 pm central. Join us 🤩
#langchat
@TIME
@actfl
@DuolingoSchools
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Thank you Education Perfect Australia 🇦🇺
@epforlearning
for the invite. Looking forward to addressing the 2023 World Languages Forum
#langchat
Registration information:
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Over the last four weeks,
@miprofeAP
@globalbilitseal
& I worked on connecting over 1000 classrooms from across 🇺🇸 with our
@Happyworldinc
volunteers from over 150 countries to inspire biliteracy, global citizenship & empathy in our youth. So proud of the outcomes! 🌍👓
#langchat
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As the first polyglot Indian immigrant President of
@actfl
I enjoyed keynoting the 5th International Hindi Conference at the Consulate General of
@IndiainNewYork
🇮🇳
They presented two awards to ACTFL & I for our support of less commonly taught languages (LCTLs)
#langchat
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Thank you
@POTUS
for recognizing my 4,324 hours of service making our world a happier and better place for everyone and for recognizing the innovative work we lead at
@Happyworldinc
connecting classrooms virtually with people and places worldwide
#langchat
🌎👓
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Little did I know an idea 💡 I had in school would turn into a national model replicated by THOUSANDS of educators from across 🇺🇸 My heart ♥️ fills with so much HAPPYness every time I see our scholars meaningfully connect & travel (FOR FREE) to places they had only imagined 🌍👓
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Walking around the Taj Mahal 🇮🇳 gave me the much needed solace and peace as I process this difficult month, the passing of my twin brother and that of both of my grandmothers and the many ways my family and I will continue to honor their memories through
@happyworldinc
🌍 👓
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Here at the IGA Lounge in Istanbul 🇹🇷 w Global
@TeacherPrize
Ambassadors
@PhutiRagophala
&
@sanghvi_kavita
who are breaking the glass ceilings. Both were recently recognized by the Presidents of South Africa 🇿🇦 & India 🇮🇳 for their innovative teaching methods
#langchat
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#edchat
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Excited to welcome over 1,000 American grassroots activists & changemakers to the General Assembly Hall at the
@UN
today for our 2023 Global Engagement Summit
Thanks to our amazing
@UNAUSA
ED
@RachelBPittman
for your leadership in advocating for a strong U.S. UN partnership 🇺🇸🇺🇳
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One day before keynoting the NobelFest conference, I was asked to teach a masterclass to 300 teachers in Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 I was delighted to lead a lesson on how to bring language learning & the
@actfl
5 Cs to life with 3 of our Global Ambassadors
@Happyworldinc
🌍👓|
#langchat
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It is an honor of a lifetime to chair
@UNAUSA
’s 2021 Global Engagement Summit committee at the
@UN
🇺🇳 HQs featuring Secretary General
@antonioguterres
& other world 🌎 dignitaries. Registration is still open & free for the Feb 19-20 virtual conference:
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Great day sharing
@Happyworldinc
w language leaders from across 🇺🇸 at
@eduskillsllc
’s annual conference. Joined by friends
@CAL_Linguistics
@TESOL_Assn
&
@usedgov
Thank you Dr. Taylor Tribble for bringing us all together & for your support of our multilingual learners
#langchat
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Thank you
@okhistory
Center for recognizing my work inspiring the global citizen solutionaries of tomorrow w
@Happyworldinc
- together we can end Asian hate & show the world that we as humans have a lot more in common than we are different
#AAPIHeritageMonth
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My twin Anand Happy Patel’s memorial will be held on April 22 at 1 pm at the GSO CommCenter, 2900 N Santa Fe Ave, Moore, OK 73160. Please help me share this invitation & this picture of Happy’s last moments playing w Mariah Coogan’s 🐶 with Happy’s wide network of friends 🙏🏼
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Today marks 4 years since I lost my charismatic & dynamic twin Anand Happy Patel. He would be so proud of all we’ve done over the years to bring ALL people together w
@Happyworldinc
& to give children across 🇺🇸 the unique opportunities to travel without leaving their classrooms👓
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#SWCOLT23
inviting the 500+ attendees to
#actfl23
in Chicago, connecting them w our
@Happyworldinc
volunteers from Senegal 🇸🇳 & Argentina 🇦🇷 & helping them develop lesson plans aligned w
@actfl
Can-Do statements that tie in w global in-classroom learning experiences
#langchat
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Made it to
#ACTFL19
- the 1st person I ran into is my Congresswoman
@RepEBJ
who is an ardent supporter of international & language education. She co-hosted our 2019 Global Citizen Gala at
@FoundationHappy
w
@actfl
President
@sralil
🌍👓
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So excited to emcee the India Food & Arts Festival 2023 in Downtown Oklahoma City tonight. 15,000+ people - the energy here is 🔥
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Made it to Cali,
#Colombia
, the
#salsa
💃 capital of the world. Nicolás, an Afro Colombian was so excited to meet an Indian American and to show me around the city’s celebration of Afro Caribbean culture this weekend 🎉
@modelosomost
🇨🇴
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@grahnforlang
& I are spending the day working with hundreds of amazing
@CCSDLanguages
educators keynoting the Exploring the World through Your Classroom conference.
@Happyworldinc
connected us with volunteers from Argentina 🇦🇷 Colombia 🇨🇴 Senegal 🇸🇳 & Costa Rica 🇨🇷
#langchat
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Made it to Chicago 🇺🇸 - join me tomorrow at 1:30 pm during my plenary at
#NCOLCTL23
where I’ll discuss ways to leverage
@actfl
initiatives & resources to help build bridges
#langchat
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Today is the big day. So looking forward to keynoting the 2023
@NobelFest
at the Museum of the First President of Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
#langchat
|
#teachersmatter
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My happy cubana joined me at my 44th lifetime blood 🩸 donation with
@OurBloodInst
Nothing feels as good as knowing that over 132 strangers are alive today - thanks to my small act of giving 💪🏾
#donateblood
#savelife
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Honored to share our work promoting global citizenship education, peace building & conflict resolution
@UNAUSA
@Happyworldinc
&
@actfl
at the International Day of Peace ☮️ celebrations
@OKCU
TY Respect Diversity Fdn &
@BrahmaKumarisUS
for a beautiful celebration
#langchat
#1OKC
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My WHY for my 43rd lifetime blood 🩸 donation — allowing transfusion care for 3 children at
@OurBloodInst
’s children’s hospitals 💪🏾
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So grateful to be spending the weekend fishing, singing, dancing and celebrating with my amazing ESL 1 & 2 students at one of their ranches
#langchat
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From Colombia 🇨🇴 to Chicago 🇺🇸 this morning with my Spanish / Hindi / Marathi / Yoruba / Portuguese 🇮🇳 🇳🇬 colleagues building bridges w
@actfl
&
@Happyworldinc
🌎 👓
#langchat
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Back in NYC with fellow
@TIME
Innovative Educator Joann Blumenfeld to keynote the 2023 Ignite STEM conference w
@Princeton
&
@Google
| Enjoyed sharing the many ways
@Happyworldinc
is transforming K-12 STEM education & interdisciplinary learning via telecollaboration
#edchat
🌍👓
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May no mother ever have to endure the pain of losing their child👩👦& may we honor all mothers everyday who are separated from their children, mothers who care for children not their own, single mothers, child mothers & mothers who lost their children to violence, wars or injustice
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Thank you Paula, Rachel & Farah for the investments you made in youth like me. TY for reminding young people from around our country 🇺🇸 that they, too, could stand at this podium 🇺🇳someday & press our leaders to make our world a brighter, a happier & a better place for everyone!
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Made it to
#Mobile
🇺🇸 for
#SCOLT23
- thank you
@time2talkapp
for a fun tour of the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park
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It was an honor to represent
@Happyworldinc
@OTripleC
&
@EpicCharter
Schools at the Nobel Fest X Global Education Teachers Summit in Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 with Nobel Laureates & winners Ambassadors of the Global
@TeacherPrize
#langchat
|
#teachersmatter
🌍👓
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We’re off to a surprise destination for her birthday 🥳 ✈️
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Off to Turkey 🇹🇷 & Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 to keynote the 2023 Nobel fest with
@NobelPrize
laureates & winners / Ambassadors of the
@VarkeyFdn
Global
@TeacherPrize
Thank you
@keishiathorpe
for your visionary leadership & support of our teaching profession.
#langchat
|
#teachersmatter
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On my way to teaching my ESL class
@OTripleC
I ran into my old friend
@CNN
Hero &
@TIME
100
@Sister_Rosemary
at the screening of her movie 🎥 Sewing Hope. Thank you Sister for being a guiding light for the war torn children & women you care for
#langchat
@TeacherPrize
#edchat
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Central States
@actfl
board dinner with
@MadameShelton
@lucashoffman
&
@ajramirezsensei
Thank you
#csctfl23
Chair Amanda Ramirez for an outstanding conference in Columbus, Ohio 🇺🇸
#langchat
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Texas
@UNAUSA
delegation with
@SenTedCruz
's office advocating for full funding of
@UN
Regular Budget & Peacekeeping Dues to achieve US foreign policy goals & to counter the influence of China & other authoritarian regimes
#USAforUN
🇺🇳🇺🇸
@imma_sh
@EmotionsDoctor
@PoorFoundation_
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The haldi ceremony is a significant prewedding event in almost every Indian regional wedding celebrated one day prior to the wedding day where the closest family, relatives & friends come together to apply turmeric paste (haldi) on the bride + groom's face & body 🇮🇳🇺🇸
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Soaking up some vitamin sea 🌊 with good friends before addressing the Assembly of Delegates tomorrow at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (
@actfl
)
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Honored to be 1of3 teachers in DISD to receive over $10,000 in cash from
@Rotary
#Dallas
for serving beyond our classrooms. I’m so glad I quit
#engineering
in 2009 to follow my true
#passion
& a rewarding career in
#teaching
& social entrepreneurship. The rest is history ❤️🌎👓
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Getting to Cayo Coco can cost over $150 by private taxi from Havana. I took a motorcycle ($7), a máquina (shared Cuban taxi $2) and a workers’ bus ($1) to get to the island. All the drivers just assumed I was Cuban because of my native Spanish speaking skills & my dark skin 😂 🇨🇺
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Paid a surprise visit to the US 🇺🇸 México 🇲🇽 border school Preparatoria Municipal de Nuevo Laredo & interviewed with Mexican state Tamaulipas’ top newspaper El Mañana about the role of global citizenship education in peace building + conflict resolution
#langchat
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Great meeting you
@LockeBrandon
congratulations on your election to the
@actfl
board
#ACTFL22
#langchat
#Boston
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