We congratulate the 2021 ALA Recognition Award recipients, who were nominated by their local Latvian communities for their service and accomplishments:
Bitte, Māra (Detroit, MI)
Briede-Bilsēna, Anita (Chicago, IL)
Čikāgas Latviešu bērnudārzs un pirmsskola “Stariņš” (Chicago, IL)
Daukšs, Mārtiņš (Cleveland, OH)
Doherty, Ingrīda (Seattle, WA)
Ejupe, Līga (Chicago, IL)
Ejups, Imants (Chicago, IL)
Foltzer, Karīna (Cleveland, OH)
Gonzalez, Dr. Līga (Grand Rapids, MI)
Gotlaufa Orozko, Sandra (San Diego, CA)
Kursietis, Andris (Milwaukee, WI)
Kūlīte, Zinta (Portland, OR)
Kusiņa, Daina (Seattle, WA)
Legzdiņš, Jānis (San Diego, CA)
Liepiņa, Ariana (St. Petersburg, FL)
Lūsis, Karmene (St. Petersburg, FL)
Norberga, Aija (St. Petersburg, FL)
Plūme, Mārīte (Chicago, IL)
Pūliņš, Juris (Chicago, IL)
Pūliņš, Uldis (Chicago, IL)
Putenis, Mārtiņš (New York, NY)
Reins, Dāvis (Los Angeles, CA)
Rituma, Aleksandra (St. Petersburg, FL)
Rupnere, Māra (New York, NY)
Smiltiņa, Irēna (Portland, OR)
Smiltiņš, Ilmārs (Portland, OR)
Šmidchena, Ilze (Chicago, IL)
Ubāns, Juris (Portland, ME)
Vilemsons, Aivars (St. Petersburg, FL)
Vilmanis, Ilmārs (St. Petersburg, FL)
Vizule, Anda (Gaŗezers, MI)
Vizulis, Kārlis (Gaŗezers, MI)
Zālīte, Linda (New York, NY)
Zilaote, Zanda (Cleveland, OH)