Ukrainian Refugees Bring a Taste of Home to Midland, Michigan
Sergey Pokanevych and Natalia Iakovleva fled the war in Ukraine and opened a scratch-bakery in Midland, Michigan that’s become a neighborhood fixture.
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From a Refugee Camp in Turkey to a Beloved Food Cart on Vashon Island
Safa Jneidi and Iyad Alati fled Syria and rebuilt their lives on Vashon Island, turning a halal food cart into a beloved local business.
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A Refugee Doctor Built the Clinic His Younger Self Needed
Binh Phung arrived as a nine-year-old refugee from Vietnam. Today he’s a pediatrician running a free clinic in Tulsa for refugee and migrant families.
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The Fresno Entrepreneur Making Sure No Kid Sits Out for Money
Jesus Garcia grew up in a Mexican immigrant family in Fresno with little money for the sports he loved. Today his High Performance Academy serves thousands…