Category: Immigrants

  • Mohammad, Tailoring and Alterations

    November 7, 2023
    Mohammad fled Afghanistan with his wife and three children in 2010. They stayed in Turkey until they resettled in the…
  • Reem Assil, Reem’s California

    August 28, 2023
    In 2010, the dream of Reem’s was born at the doorstep of a street corner bakery in Beirut, Lebanon. Founder…
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    Ana Guerrero, FirstGen_Resilience

    July 28, 2023
    Ana Yessica Guerrero is a social entrepreneur who dedicates her life to empowering first-generation Latinx students to reach their full potential. She…
  • Elfie Weiss, Hotcakes Bakes

    July 14, 2023
    Elfie’s father used to work as a pastry chef when he was a young man in order to pay for…
  • Milagros Escuela

    Milagros Escuela, MamaArepas

    April 25, 2023
    Milagros Escuela is the owner of MamaArepas, along with her husband, Fidel Lozada. They have worked tirelessly to bring Venezuelan…
  • Mina Wilcox, Art Mina

    February 17, 2023
    Mina Wilcox comes from a long line of entrepreneurs. Her grandfather was a printmaker, and her parents ran a restaurant in Japan.…
  • Reina Morales & Agustin Gomez, Tingo’s Plumbing

    December 28, 2022
    Despite the language barrier, Reina Morales and Agustin Gomez have been able to bring their business to success with the…
  • Jorge Ochoa, Leonora Goat Dairy

    October 26, 2022
    Meet Jorge Ochoa, owner of a goat dairy farm called Leonora Goat Dairy. Jorge grew up in Mexico where his…
  • Yordanos Asmelash Haile, Asmara Cafe

    August 12, 2022
    Asmara Cafe specializes in traditional brewed Eritrean and Ethiopian coffee and food such as chicken kilwa, foule and sambusas. Owner…
  • Lupita Vidals, Producciones Arcoiris

    January 14, 2022
    Dreams like those of Lupita and many more; resilient, brave, hard working women who fight every day in solidarity so…