Melissa Strozza was 5 years old when she and her family moved to the United States in the early 90´s. They were living in Cartagena, Colombia, but there was a tough situation in the 80´s and 90´s. Colombia went through a big civil war, so jobs were hard to ... Read More »
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Tasmia Hussain: Artist from Pakistan
In 2000, Tasmia Hussain came to the US from Pakistan as a 21 year old with her mother who had set up a medical transcriptions practice with a local software company. Her mother later worked for the Department of Homeland security as a Security and Cloud Architect and now runs an IT company, Sure Secure Solutions which provides Security and ... Read More »
Giovanna Belforti, Ambassador’s Secretary & Marika O’Baire-Kark
A day came when an informant betrayed their subterfuge to Nazi soldiers and the family had to run to the foothills and take refuge in a cave for weeks or months. Giovanna Belforti lived on an affluent estate in Piacenza, Italy near Milan. In one of life’s ironies, Giovanna’s father designed weapons that were used by the Italian army in ... Read More »
Andrew B. Kim: An Extraordinary Life
Andrew B. Kim led no ordinary life. As a child, his family had lived through the Korean War in Seoul of South Korea, when Japanese occupation had forced the Kims into brutal suffering. Though waves of hardship hit his family time and time again, Andrew’s parents pushed him and his older sister to strive for opportunity in better places. “There ... Read More »