Alesia Radzyminski’s father immigrated from Argentina to the USA; her mother escaped Communist Poland, finding opportunity - and each other - in the USA.
With humble family origins that track through Austria and Canada to Milwaukee, Kay Koplovitz rose to become the first woman founder of a major television network.
Bernard Schwartz has German-Russian heritage. He and his brother enlisted during WWII - his brother was the sole survivor of an attacked bomber and had to hide his Jewish heritage after being captured.
Former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson is the great-grandson of a slave who put himself through university and founded a baptist church. But there’s more to Secretary Johnson’s story…
Vera Blinken was born in Budapest, survived WWII, then escaped from behind the Iron Curtain to the US as a refugee. Read her story of hope, perseverance, and love of one’s chosen country.
Wan Chi Cheng’s family fled famine and political suppression in Mao’s China, ultimately moving to America in search of education, security, and freedom.
