Toru Oba – Stone Mason

Jul 15, 2022 | People

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 only 10 years old. While going to high-school in Tokyo he knew he had to do something with his life. He got up and moved to...

Sanjay Suchak

Jun 23, 2022 | People

Sanjay Suchak (@sanjaysuchak) is an Indian American editorial, higher education, and music photographer. Born & raised in Buffalo, NY, Sanjay pursued photography in high school as a hobby. He later started his professional career after college, assisting a...

Sylvie Bowman

May 25, 2022 | People

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 value in working hard and excelling in my academics, and I cherished learning kung fu,...

Stephanie Soh

Aug 26, 2021 | People

Stephanie Soh, born & raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, is the daughter of a Chinese father and Singaporean mother. When she was 8 years old, her family packed up as her father followed a job opportunity to China, where she went to International schools in southern...

Myo Quinn

Aug 16, 2021 | Food, People

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 US while attending college. After graduating, she officially...

Ton Dinh – Saab Specialist

Jul 15, 2021 | People

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 a mechanic for BSR, Charlottesville’s original Saab franchise dealership. Following Brown’s purchase of the franchise, Ton opened...