Photo: Eric Miyasato Raised by foreign born parents, my sister and I grew up with expectations to graduate from college and have a lucrative career as a doctor or a lawyer. If not this, then at least marry one! Our parents just wanted the best for us. They did not want us to experience the hardships that came along with being financially unstable. For them, education was the solution to financial freedom. Maybe they are right, but […]
Photo: Eric Miyasato Summer Shiigi learned early in life that the achievement of your goal is assured the moment you commit 100% of yourself to it. She watched her parents become successful business owners and experts in their respective fields. “Whenever I walk through downtown, I would meet people who know my Dad and they would share with me how much they admire him. That’s the kind of legacy I want to leave,” says the Mid-Pacific Institute graduate and […]
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