Browse Items (175 total)
- Collection: Contemporary United States
Kyung Jun
A native of South Korea,Kyung Jun earned a degree in cosmetology and is a leader in the Korean community in Northern Virginia.
Alexandria
Patience Kamau
A native of Kenya, PatienceKamauis a member of the staff at the University's Center for Justice and Peacebuilding.
Harrisonburg
Pryalal Karmarkar
A native of Bangladesh,Pryalal Karmarkar is co-founder of Prio Bangla, a major cultural arts festival in Northern Virginia.
Northern Virginia
Baraka Kasongo
A native of Rwanda,Baraka Kasongo is a lieutenant with the Roanoke City Fire Department and the founder of Volatia Language Network, which provides interpretation and translation services.
Roanoke
Aliaa Khidr
A native of Egypt, Aliaa Khidrteaches Arabic at the University of Virginia andco-founded a series of programs introducing Islam and Qur'an to the local community at alocal Islamic Center (Masjid).
Charlottesville
Nhi Le
A native of Vietnam, Nhi Le is the founder of aVietnamese literary society and center for the preservation of Vietnamese culture in Northern Virginia.
Northern Virginia
Chris Little
A native of Ireland, Chris Little co-founded a successful software and human resource consulting company.
Charlottesville
Dr. Juan Montero
A native of the Philippines, Dr. Juan Montero is the founder of the Chesapeake Care Free Clinic and Montero Medical Missions.
Chesapeake
Jacques Mushagasha
A native of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jacques Mushagasha is the founder and current president of the Alliance for Good Government and Peace in Africa in Harrisonburg.
Harrisonburg
Gankhuyag (Ganna) Natsag
A native of Mongolia, Gankhuyag (Ganna) Natsag is world renowned as a master of the ancient Buddhist ritual known as Tsam.