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Unheard Story of Deaf Immigrant

Communication is one of our biggest challenges as an immigrant. But exactly how big of a challenge it is for someone born deaf and had to...

Refugee Creating Refuge for Sexually Abused Children

Tabitha Mpamira founded EDJA as an independent NGO to combat child abuse, sexual assault, and domestic violence in rural Uganda when the...

What You Need to Learn as a Minority Leader

Dr.Magda Marquet is the first woman inducted into the Connect Entrepreneur Hall of fame. San Diego business journal names her one of the...

Shabnam on our Immigration Law and It's Shortcomings

Shabnam had a dream of becoming a lawyer to fight inequality. Graduating in 2011, she wondered whether or not starting her practice was a...

Born Twice, Story of A CEO

With love for science and a strong affinity for business, Dr. Kleanthis Xanthopoulos moved from Greece to Sweden and ultimately to the...

Brainwashed to Harvard, Story of a Forensic Pshychiatrist

Michael Takamura migrated with his mom from South Korea when he was 5 years old. The two of them struggled! Leaving behind family,...

Surviving Intense Hardships using Refugee's Method

One of favorite Empowering conversationZ guests was Homa Taghizadeh a woman born and raised in Afghanistan, the country that women’s...

Dr. Doris Baker's Guide into Learning a New Language

Dr. Doris Maria Luft Santos Baker was born in Brazil and migrated twice before coming to the States, learning 4 languages and...

How to Succeed as an Immigrant: Dr. Nelson Chau

Dr. Nelson Chau is a successful immigrant with contributions in discovering and developing multiple pre-clinical RNA based therapeutics....

What lead to Salma's Success as an immigrant?

During my interview with Salma Sarwary (episode 2), she shares a snapshot of her immigration journey where she witnessed a man being...