Toru Oba – Stone Mason
Toru Oba (@toruobasculptor) grew up in the countryside of Northern Japan. He was the youngest in the family and his father died when he was[…]
Sanjay Suchak
Sanjay Suchak (@sanjaysuchak) is an Indian American editorial, higher education, and music photographer. Born & raised in Buffalo, NY, Sanjay pursued photography in high school[…]
Sylvie Bowman
Sylvie Bowman (18) from this year’s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration earlier this month at @dairymarketcville I was raised equally Asian and white. I found[…]
Stephanie Soh
Stephanie Soh, born & raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, is the daughter of a Chinese father and Singaporean mother. When she was 8 years[…]
Myo Quinn
Original post by @n.o.m.s.piration on Instagram Meet Myo, @myo.k.quinn , the co-creator of @pear_charlottesville Born to Korean immigrants, Myo was raised in Paraguay and first lived in the[…]
Ton Dinh – Saab Specialist
Ton Dinh, owner and operator of International Imports, a Saab repair and sales shop, has a long history of working on Saabs. He worked as[…]
Dr. Olivia Schenck – Dermatologist
Dr. Olivia Schenck practices at @uvahealth as a general dermatologist. After attending Princeton University, Olivia matriculated to @uvaschoolofmedicine. With the support of her mentors, she matched to Northwestern[…]
Alley Naylor – Traveling Nurse
Alley Naylor is a traveling nurse who was born and raised in Columbia, MD and moved to Charlottesville, VA in 2012. Her mom, Jen (aka @themamabirdfarm aka[…]
Dhara Goradia
Born & raised in Charlottesville, VA, Dhara Goradia (@d_goradia) paved her future with versatility while continuing to learn about her heritage. Her parents, Dhanvant &[…]
Kit Ashi
Born and raised in Bangkok, Thailand Kit Ashi had a strong affection for the culinary arts. While all of her childhood friends watched cartoons, Kit[…]