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September 17, 2021

Mexican Immigrant Opens Flooring Showroom in Reno

Miguel Estrada
Co-owner, Best Hardwood Flooring
Miguel Estrada’s personal story mirrors the rise of Reno. After coming here from Mexico City in 1993 at age 18, he…
September 17, 2021

Mexican Immigrant Starts Her Own Remediation Business in Reno

Teresa Sidle
Owner, All Eagle LLC
When Teresa Sidle came to Reno from Mexico in 1984 as a shy teenager, she never could have imagined she’d be the owner of…
September 17, 2021

Kenyan Refugees Shares Story of Immigrating to Reno

Eugene Nduwimana
Refugee
Eugene Nduwiwana shares the story of his family’s emigration from Kenya to the United States:

I learned that Reno would be my new home 30 days before my…
September 17, 2021

Mexican DREAMer Finds Success Starting Catering Business in Reno

Gustavo Velasco
Owner, GUsTO Catering & Meals
See Gustavo highlighted in the Reno Gazette Journal

Gustavo Velasco had just graduated from Reed High School when a family friend asked him…
September 16, 2021

Mexican Immigrant Becomes Special Ed Teacher in San Francisco

Edith Arias
As a teen in the late 1980s, Edith Arias moved from México to San Francisco with her mother and two siblings. Her mother was fleeing domestic violence and…

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