Publisher, event organizer and Asian immigrant historian
In 1991, Charity Bagatsing came to Spokane from Manila, Philippines at age 21.
“Everything I had to start a new life…
July 26, 2021
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July 22, 2021
Filipino Immigrant Uncovers Asian American History in Spokane
Charity Bagatsing
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July 22, 2021
Mexican Immigrant Becomes Community Activist in Spokane
Lupe Gutierrez
Caregiver and Latino rights advocateWhen Lupe Gutierrez followed her American husband from Mexico to Spokane in 1991, she was a nervous mother of three with only a sixth-grade…
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July 1, 2021
Costa Rican Immigrant Community Organizer Supports Vulnerable Communities in Mercer County
Laura Mora
Community Organizer, Latin American Legal Defense and Education FundLaura Mora grew up in a poor Costa Rican farming community, where her father worked in the tobacco fields to…
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July 1, 2021
Immigrant Entrepreneur Employs Dozens of Workers in Mercer County
Barry Zhang
CEO, PrincetelBorn in China, Barry Zhang came to New Jersey in 1988 to study at Princeton University, where he gained a PhD in mechanical and aerospace engineering. Zhang…
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July 1, 2021
Taiwanese Immigrant Engineer Turned Mayor in West Windsor
Shing-Fu Hsueh
Former Mayor of West WindsorShing-Fu Hsueh (pronounced “Shay”) came to New Jersey from Taiwan in 1969 with $300 in his pocket and a heavy accent that required help…
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