Browse Items (175 total)
- Collection: Contemporary United States
Rasheed Qambari
A native of Kurdish Iraq, Rasheed Qambari, owns a carpet-cleaning business in Harrisonburg.
Harrisonburg
Atif Qarni
A native of Pakistan, Atif Qarni is currently the secretary of education for the Commonwealth of Virginia
Prince William County
Pedro Sanchez and Loida Tema
Natives of Mexico and Guatemala, Pedro builds and repairspoultry shipping crates on Eastern Shore, and Loida is raising their four children.
Eastern Shore
Zhiyi (Joycee) Wang
A native of China, Zhiyi (Joycee) Wang is a recipient of the Fairfax County 2018 Student Peace Award.
Reston
David Weir
A native of Northern Ireland, David Weir works as a baker in Reston.
Reston
Elena Zemmel
A native of Tajikistan, Elena Zemmel works at University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
Charlottesville; Native of Tajikistan
Marguerite Bailey Young
Marguerite B. Young has dedicated her life to education, community service, and accessible health care.
Fredericksburg
Angela Edwards Roberts
As a judge in Richmond’s Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, Angela Edwards Roberts has been a forceful advocate for vulnerable youth and families within the criminal justice system.
Richmond
Mavis Claytor–Ford
The first African American to earn a nursing degree from the University of Virginia, Mavis Claytor–Ford focused on geriatric care during her 30-year career at the Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Salem
Warren Wesley Buck III
Nationally recognized physicist Warren Wesley Buck III helped create Hampton University’s doctoral program in physics and works to attract a diverse student population to the field.
Hampton