Date: Saturday, May 3, 2014
Time: Noon to 4:00 PM
Location: ImaginOn
Address: 300 East Seventh Street, Charlotte, NC 28202

Cost: FREE

 

 

 

 Mary* was brought to the U.S. from Peru when she was only 7 years old. She grew up and attended school in the United States. She didn't know that she was any different than her schoolmates. She participated in all school events, just like all other children. However her prospects for either education or career were limited without a "green card". 

In high school, Mary and Minh* fell in love. They dated for many years. They attended proms together. Minh is also a member of an immigrant family. He was born in France, but  is of Vietnamese origin. His parents were both born and raised in Vietnam. He became a naturalized U.S. Citizen in 2002.

Mary and Minh were married in 2007. They now have two sons together. Mary came to the IH legal clinic in 2009 and has been our client since that time. When Mary became a Permanent Resident, she was able to attend the school she wanted and find employment. She became a registered nurse and now works in a hospital. Mary became a naturalized citizen of the United States on August 15, 2013. Despite all the difficulties she encountered, she managed to graduate from a nursing school and find a job she really enjoys. She and Minh have two beautiful boys.

* Names and countries of origin have been changed to protect client identities. 

 International House is happy to introduce Dennis Lazarus, one of its newest volunteers in the Citizen Diplomacy program (CDP)!  

Dennis will be working as CDP's community partnership advocate. Dennis recently retired from the  United Nations Development Program (UNDP), where he worked for 27 years. During his career, he was assigned to various duty stations in Afghanistan, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Lesotho, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Somalia and at UNDP's Headquarters in New York. In addition, Dennis had been elected and appointed to international school boards, including the American Embassy School (AES) New Delhi, India and Jakarta International School (JIS) in Indonesia. Dennis looks forward to volunteering with  International House and promoting diversity in Charlotte as a community partnership advocate. Welcome, Dennis!

 

  

Congrats Dr. Maha!

 

Congratulations to Dr. Maha Gingrich, one of International House's board members! 

   

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