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- 11 Jul 2013
- News
Making Lives Better
course. "I think every parent whose child is diagnosed with autism becomes an advocate to some extent," she says. "Everyone goes to the walks, but there are a handful of people who want to take their professional training and use their... View Details
- Profile
Marc Wilson
parents had sacrificed stability for hope, Marc decided on a change in direction: "I wanted to inspire the next generation of engineers." But how? "Sure, I could be an educator and maybe teach a few hundred students at a... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit/Government/Education
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Modupe Akinola: Outreach In Africa
The daughter of Nigerian and Togolese immigrants who settled in New York City’s Spanish Harlem, Modupe Akinola (MBA 2001) was raised to know the value of a strong family and a good education. In light of the sacrifices her parents made to... View Details
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Eric Chavez
Eric Chavez, the son of immigrants who moved from Mexico to find greater opportunity in the United States, “does not take this life for granted.” His parents worked their way up from picking lemons in California to maintaining properties... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
A Day’s Pay
Times (June 3, 2010). “It’s kind of hard to take the farmworker out of the kid and the legislator when you come from farmworker stock and you see what your parents and grandparents have gone through.” As for the future, Florez said public... View Details
- 20 Jul 2017
- News
Pushing the Next Generation Forward
stories of the families we work with are not unlike my story,” says Owusu-Kesse. The son of Ghanaian immigrants, he was raised by his mother in a distressed Worcester, Massachusetts, neighborhood. “I experienced firsthand the sacrifices View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 05 Aug 2015
- News
Nourishing the Next Generation
developed a lot of their food habits, yet,” Kohn says. “If you present them with healthy food options and there is good, positive peer pressure from their classmates, their teachers, and their families, these kids will try new things.” Sometimes, says Kohn, the harder... View Details
- Portrait Project
David Askaryan
trinket. I bought my own candy from the store with a $10 loan from my parents and started selling them at a quarter each – undercutting the monopolistic school fundraiser. Sales were great and I couldn't keep up with demand. I was... View Details
- 01 May 2013
- News
C. Bruce Johnstone, MBA 1966
poignant and very personal. Over the years I have helped counsel students and young alumni on courses and career direction. Some invited me to play golf. I've met their parents and their friends. It's very fulfilling and very satisfying." View Details
- Portrait Project
Scott Spencer
world. The Dad who tiptoes into his kids' bedroom to kiss them on the forehead when they are sleeping. The Husband who sneaks notes into his wife's purse, just to tell her how beautiful she is. The Son who calls his parents to celebrate a... View Details
- Portrait Project
Maharukh Sorabji
memories born of emotion, not premium pricing. I want to put the eastern hospitality and generosity that I have inherited from my parents onto a loom and weave into it what I have spent two years absorbing in business school. The result... View Details
- Portrait Project
Liz Delozier
The floor strips you of any fancy credentials and makes you think right there in your boots. There, it didn’t matter that my parents didn’t go to college, or that I went to a public school. You could solve problems as long as you were... View Details
- Portrait Project
Christine Keung
Nestled between a Mexican fast food stand and a Vietnamese nail salon, my family’s restaurant in El Monte, California was where I got my first business education. I was the typical restaurant kid, helping my parents out after school by... View Details
- Portrait Project
Amanda Yang
and traveling to exotic places. But I was extremely fortunate. After a six-hour open surgery, the entire tumor was removed and I was cured. In several weeks, I recovered thanks to the care of my loving parents and close friends. It was a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Keys to the Kingdom
Yorkers in the future.” Added Rhea, who grew up in Detroit and attended its public schools, “I know what it’s like to be from a place where both parents are working hard to help give their children a better life and access to quality... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Using an online platform to reinvent education
Students can take advantage of the extensive library of more than 6,000 educational videos, 100,000 interactive challenges, and assessments from any computer with web access. Every interaction with the system is logged so that parents and... View Details
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
In Pursuit of Academia
During her time at HBS, Catarina Fernandes (MBA 2012, PhD 2019) and her husband Alberto Fernandes (MBA 2012) became parents to Vicente, 3, and Francisca, 4, who helped their mother accept her Doctoral Program diploma in May 2019. (photo... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Going Public: Herman I. Safin
"but I had been away from my parents and family for such a long time. Going back was the best move I ever made." He credits his parents with giving him the freedom to pursue his own path in life. "Every day,... View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean
- Portrait Project
Vysh Ravikumaran
evening. By the time I woke up in the morning, my dad was back – covered in injuries. The home was wreaked in havoc – our phone lines were ringing, and my parents barely noticed I had entered the kitchen. I want to live life with people I... View Details
- 21 May 2019
- Blog Post
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at HBS
market like a local. In this way, my parents exposed me to so many aspects of their lives while letting me shape my own perspective and identity. My mom is always telling me that because of what we have, “every day is extra.” She... View Details