Fargo Human Rights Commission

2015 MLK Award Recipients

Individual Award - Andrea Jang

Andrea Jang is an amazing advocate of people from many different backgrounds, especially for the New Americans with whom she works closely, as a Community Outreach Coordinator at CHARISM Neighborhood Center. Andrea is constantly thinking of new ideas for assisting refugee members by helping them increase their skills, learn new things, and feel welcome in their new city of residence. Andrea always goes above and beyond to help families from many different ethnicities, while juggling many other duties and responsibilities.

Individual Award - Kristina Heggedal

Kristina Heggedal is an active young member of the Fargo-Moorhead area in various service projects and leadership roles. She demonstrates a commitment to improving the community through engagement with numerous nonprofit and youth-led organizations. These projects include Fill The Dome, Youth Summit, The Fargo Youth Initiative, Philanthropy and Youth (PaY), TEDx and TEDxYouth. Kristina’s work is community focused—she shows up, has fun and is eagerly invested in Fargo to create lasting and meaningful improvements that help build a stronger community.

Business / Nonprofit Organization - Growing Together

Growing Together is a community gardening group composed of more than 100 diverse individuals and families, who grow and share thousands of pounds of produce from community gardens each year. For over eight years, the families, primarily New Americans, come together each week and work in the community gardens. While the produce is the most visible product of this effort, it is the deep friendship, sense of community, and connections to the earth that are developed.