Nasser Kazeminy leads NJK Holding Corporation of Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the investment firm’s founding chairman. In addition to his work in the financial arena, Nasser Kazeminy serves as chairman of the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO), a nonprofit group that helps maintain Ellis Island and works to promote ethnic and religious tolerance and diversity.
NECO held its 2015 Ellis Island Medal of Honor award ceremony on Saturday, May 9, on Ellis Island. The event was led by cohosts Marvin Scott and Tamsen Fadal and featured musical performances by the 82nd Airborne Division All-American Chorus and the Victory Bells, a vocal trio representing the National World War II Museum.
This year, 101 people were recognized as Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipients, including baseball legend Mariano Rivera, U.S. Representative Ted Poe, and journalist Meredith Vieira. The prestigious award recognizes outstanding individuals who work to uphold American values and ideals while preserving and honoring their ethnic heritage. Nobel Prize-winning author Elie Wiesel, Frank Sinatra, Walter Cronkite, Mohammad Ali and six U.S. presidents are among those who have been recognized by NECO since it created the medal nearly three decades ago.
NECO held its 2015 Ellis Island Medal of Honor award ceremony on Saturday, May 9, on Ellis Island. The event was led by cohosts Marvin Scott and Tamsen Fadal and featured musical performances by the 82nd Airborne Division All-American Chorus and the Victory Bells, a vocal trio representing the National World War II Museum.
This year, 101 people were recognized as Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipients, including baseball legend Mariano Rivera, U.S. Representative Ted Poe, and journalist Meredith Vieira. The prestigious award recognizes outstanding individuals who work to uphold American values and ideals while preserving and honoring their ethnic heritage. Nobel Prize-winning author Elie Wiesel, Frank Sinatra, Walter Cronkite, Mohammad Ali and six U.S. presidents are among those who have been recognized by NECO since it created the medal nearly three decades ago.