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The co-founder of P.F. Chang’s shares his recipe to success
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Philip Chiang always wanted to be an artist, but life had other plans for him. At 67, he is the co-founder and consultant for the 200-plus Chinese restaurant chain, with a nearly $1 billion revenue, P.F. Chang’s. Chiang’s parents left China in 1949 to flee Mao Zedong’s communist dictatorship, and so Chiang spent most of… Read more
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A language lover uses her passion to help immigrants succeed
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Elizabeth Schwartz, a 64-year-old native New Yorker, has always had a fascination with languages. She majored in French in college, she has traveled to four continents, and she is proficient in Spanish. She also earned a master’s degree in speech language pathology. After working with children with disabilities for 20 years, and then after getting… Read more
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Jazz piano legend advises to talk less and listen more
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Bertha Hope has been surrounded by music all her life. Her father Clinton (Henry) Rosemond was a dramatic baritone singer who traveled all over Europe to perform, she married two legendary jazz musicians – pianist, Elmo Hope and bassist, Walter Booker, and she herself became an award-winning jazz pianist. In late 2014, after a full… Read more
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From reporter to teacher to US Hispanic Heritage historian
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Miguel Perez, 64, always wanted to be a journalist from as young as he can remember. Since moving to the U.S. from Havana, Cuba as a refugee, in 1962, he has accomplished that dream – and then some. In 1978, he graduated from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and has worked as a reporter… Read more
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Award-winning author celebrates 60 and how writing saved her from her emotions
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On a typical day, Sandra Cisneros likes to wake up gently, without an alarm clock, around 9:30am. She stays in her pajamas until 1pm, and then starts writing on her covered terrace until sunset, while surrounded by her five small dogs. Her peaceful lifestyle mirrors her delicate demeanor. This past Saturday night, however, was a… Read more