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First female Asian elected official on the East Coast continues to give back and speak up

By Kristina Puga May 27, 2014 Stories
First female Asian elected official on the East Coast continues to give back and speak up

Ellen Young is not one to stay still, or stay quiet. The 62-year-old volunteers as the first, and only, Asian member of the Grievance Committee for the Second, Eleventh, and…

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Harlem cook realizes dream and opens vegan soul food restaurant

By Kristina Puga May 21, 2014 Stories
Harlem cook realizes dream and opens vegan soul food restaurant

Owning her own restaurant is something Brenda Beener has wanted for a very long time. “I didn’t even realize it, until I started talking to people,” says Beener, who is known…

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Bodybuilder and life coach says, “Spend time with yourself”

By Kristina Puga May 14, 2014 Stories
Bodybuilder and life coach says, “Spend time with yourself”

    Dr. Josefina Monasterio spent her childhood climbing mango trees in her rural hometown, Punta de Mata, in western Venezuela. She says she was always athletic – competing in…

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Horticulturist dedicates his life and career to PA’s Longwood Gardens

By Kristina Puga May 7, 2014 Stories
Horticulturist dedicates his life and career to PA’s Longwood Gardens

“If I had to choose between going blind or going deaf – that’d be tough,” says Colvin Randall, 63. Randall works at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania – located…

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How an immigrant built a restaurant empire in NYC

By Kristina Puga April 30, 2014 Stories
How an immigrant built a restaurant empire in NYC

When one sees Jimmy Sanz walking hastily along West 4th Street in New York City, one wonders where this retired-aged man is running off to in his tweed suit and…

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